BREAKING: Appeal for Roscrea IPAS centre extension refused by An Coimisiún Pleanála
The owners of the former Roscrea hotel appealed a refusal by the local authority for planning
A planning appeal on refused plans to extend a direct provision centre at the former Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea has been turned down.
The owners of the former hotel in Roscrea, which closed to the public abruptly in January 2024 amid public protests, Swiftcastle Ltd, applied to Tipperary County Council for planning permission to build an additional 60 bedrooms at the former Racket Hall Hotel which was turned down in September of last year.
An Coimisiún Pleanála have refused to grant planning after the owners appealed to the planning authority,
The application was for a three-storey bedroom wing extension to the side of the existing building comprising 60 new bedrooms, and a single-storey extension which included a kitchen.
The decision was welcomed by local Independent County Councillor, Shane Lee, who led a campaign to object to the development and said the refusal represents "common sense".
"Tipperary County Council's refusal was the right decision," Cllr Lee said.