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Lands approximately 25 metres east of Observatory Gate Lodge, College Hill, Armagh

Awaiting decision Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon LA08/2025/0089/F Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retention of new access arrangement, gates, vehicular ramp and pedestrian footpath

As published by the council, reference LA08/2025/0089/F

Application record

Reference
LA08/2025/0089/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
21 Jan 2025
Validated
19 Feb 2025
Ward
The Mall

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2025

    Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

  2. 19 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon took a median of 105 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon decided full applications in a median of 118 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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