Lands incorporating Castle Hill, extending from Mill Street to Community Hall at 14 Castle Hill, existing path south of 3 Castle Hill from Castle Hill to Castle View, Lands to the front of 2-6 and 3-7 Dunbarton Street, Existing Path from Dunbarton Street to Riverside Walk, Lands from the front of Health Centre Castle Street, extending to Bridge Street/Wall Road Junction, and incorporating the car park at Bridge Street, lands to the front of 2-6 and 1-7 Mill Street, Gilford.

1. 12 Jan 2026

   Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 March 2026, 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.

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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 3, 5 & 7 Mill Street, Gilford, Craigavon, BT63 6HQ

  LA08/2025/1394/F Submitted 31 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing two-storey buildings and erection of new two-storey building comprising two ground floor retail units, internal bin storage, one first floor apartment and all associated siteworks.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 20 docs

• 5m south of No.2 Dunbarton Street, Gilford, BT63 6HJ

  LA08/2024/0977/F Submitted 21 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Installation of Northern Ireland Centennial Stone

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 1 and 4 Banbridge Road, Gilford, Craigavon BT63 6DJ

  LA08/2024/0673/DC Submitted 10 Jun 2024 250 yards away

  Discharge of Condition No. 11 of LA08/2017/0912/F. Condition No. 11 states: "The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the remediation measures as described in Section 6.2 of the WYG Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment. Gilford Petrol Filing Station. Ref. A099612. V1.1. dated April 2020, have been implemented to the satisfaction of the Council The Council shall be given 2 weeks written notification prior to the commencement of remediation work." Condition No. 13 states: "After completing the remediation works under Conditions 11, 12 and 14; and prior to occupation of the development, a verification report shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the council. This report shall be completed by competent persons in accordance with the Land Contamination Risk Management (LC:RM) guidance. 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." Discharge of Condition No. 14 of LA08/2017/0912/F. Condition No. 14 states: "Evidence shall be presented in the Verification Report that all fuel storage tanks (and associated infra-structure) have either been retained for use and been integrity tested under high pressure or have been fully decommissioned and removed in line with current Guidance for Pollution prevention (GPP 2) and the Pollution Prevention Guidance (PPG27) or have been fully decommissioned, backfilled with concrete and left in-situ, and the quality of surrounding soils and groundwater has been verified. Should contamination be identified during this process, Condition 10 shall apply."

  Granted Conditions 7 docs

• Gilford Primary School, Castle Hill, Gilford, Craigavon, BT63 6HH

  LA08/2026/0173/F Submitted 13 Jan 2026 300 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~21 Apr

  Erection of a double modular classroom with toilet facilities and associated site works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 16 docs

• 7A Bannview, Gilford, BT63 6JX

  LA08/2026/0418/F Submitted 15 Apr 2026 300 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun

  Erection of 7 no. dwellings comprising of 6 no. semi detached and 1 no. detached along with associated site works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 18 docs
  Several homes

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

  LA08/2025/1452/PAN Submitted 25 Nov 2025 0.3 miles away

  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.

  Granted 6 docs
  Domestic

• LA08/2025/0534/DC Granted

  100 CORNAKINNEGAR ROAD KILMORE LURGAN BT67 9JP

  Proposed discharge of condition 2 of planning approval LA08/2020/1280/F. Condition 2 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough 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. Reason: To ensure that archaeological remains within the application site are properly identified and protected or appropriately recorded.

  Received 2 May, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/0579/DC Granted

  29 Derryclone Road, Craigavon, BT67 0BN

  Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 of planning ref: LA08/2025/0799/F which read: Conditon 3: Within twenty four hours prior to demolition, the existing buildings on the site shall be checked for bat presence by a competent ecologist and all demolition works shall be monitored by a competent ecologist. A report of the demolition shall be submitted to the Planning Authority for approval in writing within 2 weeks. Reason: To ensure protection to bats and their roosts. Condition 4: No demolition of buildings or structures shall take place between 1 March and 31 August inclusive, unless a competent ecologist has undertaken a detailed check for active bird’s nests immediately before demolition and provided written confirmation that no nests are present/birds will be harmed and/or there are appropriate measures in place to protect nesting birds. Any such written confirmation shall be submitted to the Planning Authority within 6 weeks of works commencing. Reason: To protect breeding birds.

  Received 27 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 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.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 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.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 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

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Conditions