The board of management also want to construct a new unisex Toilet/Shower for Assisted Users in the school.

An appeal was lodged last year, with An Bord Pleanála this week overturning the decision by Longford County Planners and refusing the planning permission.

Local objections highlighted issues with the effect the mast would have on the visual amenity.

The plans were approved with three conditions attached.

The development would also consist of a sauna, geo-dome accommodation, accessible parking areas, a sensory dome, and six guest parking spots.

Next Week and Company had been looking for planning permission for a two-storey extension to the Abbeyfield Hotel Eroc Centre.

The entrance to the proposed development entrance would be through the adjoining Meadowbrook Estate, which led to a number of submissions from local residents.

Kelly's Foodstore was one of Leitrim's longest serving businesses before it closed its doors earlier this year.