Planning application
Existing access road and an adjacent field, 100m north-east of the existing Game of Thrones Studio Tour Development 245 Castlewellan Road Banbridge BT32 3SG with access onto the Ballievey Road, opposite and 60m south east of No 5 Ballievey Road.
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a 150-space car park for the sole and exclusive use of patrons of the Studio Tour, new access point to existing internal access road, hard and soft landscaping and other associated site works. (further environmental information received)
As published by the council, reference LA08/2025/0589/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA08/2025/0589/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 May 2025
- Validated
- 29 May 2025
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Banbridge East
- Postcode
- BT32 3SG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2025
Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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29 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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25 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy
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52 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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