53 Downpatrick Street Rathfriland Down BT34 5DQ

1. 29 Feb 2024

   Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

2. 12 Mar 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Condition Not Discharged

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

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• 10 Caddells Lane, Rathfriland, Newry, BT34 5PX

  LA08/2026/0371/F Submitted 11 Apr 2026 51m away

  Internal and External alterations and change of use from existing retail unit (Use Class A1) and existing garage/store (Use Class B2/B4) to form 2 No. dwelling units (bedsits) (Use Class C1)

  Withdrawn Full applications 13 docs
  Several homes

• 3 Caddells Lane, Rathfriland, BT34 5PX

  LA08/2023/2091/F Submitted 5 Apr 2023 77m away

  Conversion of ground floor bar, lounge, off sales and kitchen area to 6No. ensuite bedrooms, 1No. two ensuite bedrooms suite, provision of new reception area for hotel use and Breakfast/Coffee Shop.

  Withdrawn Full applications 24 docs

• 3 Caddells Lane, Rathfriland Newry, BT34 5PX

  LA08/2024/0965/F Submitted 27 Aug 2024 77m away

  Retention of a temporary change of use from a hotel (sui generis) to a hostel (Use Class C2) for up to 3 years, to include two new window openings in the rear elevation and the conversion of the ground floor bar, lounge, off sales and kitchen area to 6 No. ensuite bedrooms, 1 No. two ensuite bedroom suites, the provision of new reception area and the provision of a breakfast/coffee shop

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 18 docs

• 20 Church Square, Rathfriland, Newry, BT34 5PT

  LA08/2025/0653/F Submitted 14 May 2025 126m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jul

  Proposed 2no 1 bed apartments at first floor over part of existing public house.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 18 docs

• Iveagh Primary School 17 Castle Hill, Rathfriland BT34 5NH

  LA08/2025/1424/F Submitted 4 Nov 2025 176m away

  Demolition of existing primary school building and replacement with a new 10-class primary school building; installation of photovoltaic panels to roof; erection of covered bicycle shelter; erection of bin store enclosure; and provision of site landscaping including new internal road configuration, car parking, bus and car drop off areas, pedestrian crossing points, hard and soft surface play areas, lamp standards and other associated site works. The proposed works also include temporary alterations to the existing school building, involving partial demolition and reinstatement of external elevation, in advance of the complete demolition of the existing building; temporary classroom and office buildings; temporary hoarding; and temporary use of access onto Downpatrick Road to facilitate phased construction of the development

  Granted Full applications Demolition 106 docs

• 18m South of 2 Main Street, Rathfriland BT34 5PS

  LA08/2024/0839/F Submitted 30 Jul 2024 197m away

  Installation of Northern Ireland Centennial Stone

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• LA08/2026/0943/DC Awaiting decision

  Lands at No.19 Church Road extending from the rear of No's. 1 - 17a Church Road and south and east of Glen Dimplex premises Lurgan Road, Portadown.

  Discharge of condition 08 of LA08/2019/1595/F as it relates to sites 15 and 16; the condition reads as follows: After completing any remediation works required under Conditions 5, 6 and 7 and prior to occupation of the development, a verification report shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Council. This report shall be completed by competent persons in accordance with the Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination (CLR11). The verification report shall present all the remediation and monitoring works undertaken and demonstrate the effectiveness of the works in managing all the risks and achieving the remedial objectives.

  28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/0935/DC Awaiting decision

  Nos 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 Hunter's Lodge, Drumnakelly, Lurgan, Craigavon BT66 6NB

  Discharge of Condition No.4 of LA08/2026/0498/F which reads: Within three 3 calendar months of the date of this decision, the developer shall submit to the Council for its written approval a landscaping scheme showing the location, numbers, species and sizes of trees and shrubs to be planted. The scheme of planting as finally approved shall be carried out during the first planting season after the Council’s final approval of that landscaping scheme. Trees or shrubs dying, removed or becoming seriously damaged within the lifetime of the development, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species unless the Council gives written consent to any variation. Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and to ensure the provision, establishment and maintenance of a high standard of landscape.

  26 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/0919/DC Awaiting decision

  Lands at and immediately south and west of 1 Clare Road, Clare, Tandragee, BT62 2EY

  Discharge of conditions 5 and 6 of LA08/2023/2288/F - Demolition of existing dwelling, erection of 4no. semi-detached two-storey dwellings, erection of retaining walling, creation of new access onto Cloghoge Road, and associated site works

  24 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/0739/DC Decided

  Land incorporating no.41 Lisdown Road and lands approximately 40 metres north-west of no.41 Lisdown Road, Armagh, BT60 4PU

  Discharge of condition 15 of planning approval ref: LA08/2024/0999/O, which states: No site works of any nature or development shall take place until a programme of archaeological work (POW) has been prepared by a qualified archaeologist, submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by the Council in consultation with the Historic Environment Division. The POW shall provide for: • The identification and evaluation of archaeological remains within the site; • Mitigation of the impacts of development through licensed excavation recording or by preservation of remains in-situ; • Post-excavation analysis sufficient to prepare an archaeological report, to publication standard if necessary; and • Preparation of the digital, documentary and material archive for deposition. Reason: To ensure that archaeological remains within the application site are properly identified, and protected or appropriately recorded.

  3 Jul 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/0909/DC Awaiting decision

  Lands north of Mandeville Road and 50m west of nos. 1, 7, 11 and 12 Mandeville Manor, Portadown, BT62 3UP

  Discharge of condition 08 of LA08/2023/3101/F which reads: No site works of any nature or development shall take place until a programme of archaeological work (POW) has been prepared by a qualified archaeologist, submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by the Council in consultation with Historic Environment Division, Department for Communities. The POW shall provide for: • The identification and evaluation of archaeological remains within the site; • Mitigation of the impacts of development through licensed excavation recording or by preservation of remains in-situ; • Post-excavation analysis sufficient to prepare an archaeological report, to publication standard if necessary; and • Preparation of the digital, documentary and material archive for deposition.

  20 Aug 2026 Conditions