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St Matthews Church, 44 Main Street, Richhill, Armagh, BT61 9PW

Granted Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon LA08/2025/1507/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Provision of ramp and landing areas for level access to rear door (north-eastern corner of the building) with associated handrails and balustrades

As published by the council, reference LA08/2025/1507/LBC

Application record

Reference
LA08/2025/1507/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Decided
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Richhill
Postcode
BT61 9PW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • St Matthews Church, 44 Main Street, Richhill, Armagh, BT61 9PW

    Provision of ramp and landing areas for level access to rear door (north-eastern corner of the building) with associated handrails and balustrades

    Decided 27 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

  2. 27 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Pod Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Craigavon

Active · incorporated 2005 · Craigavon

40 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 88% granted

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon granted permission on 27 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    LA08/2025/1506/F Submitted 8 Dec 2025 0m away

    Provision of ramp and landing areas for level access to rear door (north-eastern corner of the building) with associated handrails and balustrades

    Granted Full applications 12 docs
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