Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea has been housing over 100 asylum seekers since the start of the year.
Plans for an extension to a Midlands IPAS centre have been rejected.
Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea has been home to around 160 asylum seekers since January this year despite significant protests at the time.
Swiftcastle Ltd wanted a three-storey extension to the side of the existing building comprising of 60 new bedrooms, as well as a single storey kitchen.
Tipperary County Council rejected the plans on the grounds they were in contravention with the county development plan on residential development.
In an objection submission Roscrea Chamber of Commerce says there were over 600 refugees residing in Roscrea as of May 2024, accounting for 24 per cent of the entire refugee population in Tipperary.
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