Planning application
Woburn House, 120 Ballywalter Road, Millisle and adjacent lands bound by Drumfad Road to the SE and Ballywalter Road to the North located to the West and SW of 26 & 27 Woburn Drive and approximately 215m NE of 25 Drumfad Road, Millisle, BT22
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Demolition Windows or glazing Several homes
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Proposal
Refurbishment and conversion of existing Grade B2 listed Woburn House to 8no. apartments, including demolition to rear of existing building, installation of two new dormer windows to rear . Erection of 4no. dwellings to rear (SW) within new walled garden; Erection of 186no. dwellings on lands SE of Woburn House and associated car parking, works to existing site access onto A2 Ballywalter Road, landscaping, open space, playparks, wastewater pumping station, electricity substation, stabilisation of existing Fort George and all other ancillary works
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0603/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0603/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- ES Required
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Carrowdore
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Status changed to ES Required
Previously Consultation Open.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ards and North Down took a median of 81 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
275 documents on file for this application
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Woburn House, 120 Ballywalter Road, Millisle and adjacent lands bound by Drumfad Road to the southeast and Ballywalter Road to the north located to the west and south-west of Nos. 26 & 27 Woburn Drive and approximately 215m north-east of 25 Drumfad Road, Millisle, BT22.
Proposed enabling development to allow for the restoration and conversion of the Grade B2 Listed Woburn House to apartments through associated new residential development of c. 190 units, landscaping and site works
Granted New dwelling 2 docsMajor scheme -
Woburn House, 120 Ballywalter Road, Millisle, BT22 2HS
100% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Proposed refurbishment and conversion of Woburn House to 8 No. apartments, including demolitions to rear of existing building and associated site works
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 154 docsSeveral homes
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