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Application details

Planning reference

2660520

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

1. Change of use of existing 2 storey building previously known as Hugh Lynch’s Public House (Kilbride street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 RW31 - a protected structure RPS No. 23-386) of 714.7m2 from Public House and Function Room to Guest House. Consisting of 24no. short stay bedrooms with en-suites, communal kitchen & laundry areas, along with 12no. cycle spaces. 2. Existing single storey new build laundry room of 15.6m2 (to the rear of No. 30 Kilbride St, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 XR81) serving as an extension to, and within the curtilage of, the converted premises Hugh Lynch’s Public House (1). The above works (1 & 2) were carried out to convert under S.I. No 306/2022 – European Union (planning and Development ) (displacement from Ukraine Temporary Protection) Regulations 2022 for short term refugee stay and therefore except from requiring planning permission, however it is now the intention to apply for Retention Permission of these completed works. 3A. Change of Use for Ground floor (104.4m2) of Existing 2 storey adjoining unit (to the front of No. 30 Kilbride St, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 XR81) from Retail/Residential use to Guest House, consisting of 2no. short stay bedrooms with en-suites and communal storage rooms. 3B. The First Floor of this unit (to the front of No. 30 Kilbride St, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 XR81) is an Existing 2 bed Residential unit of 98.3m2 with own door access from Kilbride Street on the ground floor – no changes proposed. Total retention for Guesthouse consisting of 26 no. Bedrooms, communal kitchen and laundry facilities totalling 835m2, 12 bay bicycle stands along with 40no. Solar PV panels installed to existing roofs

Location / address

Hugh Lynch’s Public House (R35 RW31) & 30 Kilbride Street (R35 XR81), Tullamore, Co. Offaly., R35 RW31

Application type

RETENTION

Received / registered

5 Oct 2026