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LA08/2025/1452/PAN

Gilford Castle, 5 Banbridge Road, Gilford, Craigavon, BT63 6DJ and adjacent lands to the north, east, south and south-west

Decided Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Proposal of Application Notice

Proposal

Part change of use of dwelling (Gilford Castle) and retention of marquee and toilet blocks to form a conference centre for hosting conferences and other events in conjunction with the guesthouse use approved by LA08/2025/0710/F and LA08/2025/0709/LBC, with associated landscaping, parking, improvements to the existing access and site works.

As published by the council, reference LA08/2025/1452/PAN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2025

    Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

  2. 22 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

After the decision

The process from here

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.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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