Planning application
LA08/2026/0222/F
Forest Lodge Care Home, 1 The Little Forest, Portadown, Craigavon BT63 5DX
Proposal
Erection of a 2-storey extension to an existing care home to provide a new platform lift and staircase to first floor and new 3 m high perimeter fencing & gate throughout.
As published by the council, reference LA08/2026/0222/F
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
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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LA08/2026/0387/DC Awaiting decision
Development site on lands 52m north-west of nos. 48-50 Killycomain Road, 40m south-east of nos. 26-32 Bachelors Avenue, Portadown (with access onto Killycomain Road).
Discharge of Condition No. 23 & 24 of planning approval LA08/2023/2031/F which state: Condition number 23: If during the development works, new contamination or risks are encountered which have not previously been identified, works shall cease and the Council shall be notified immediately. This new contamination shall be fully investigated in accordance with the Land Contamination: Risk Management (LCRM) guidance available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-contamination-how-to-manage-therisks. In the event of unacceptable risks being identified, a remediation strategy shall be agreed with the Planning Authority in writing, and subsequently implemented and verified to its satisfaction. Reason: Protection of environmental receptors to ensure the site is suitable for use. Condition number 24. After completing any remediation works under Condition No. 23, and prior to occupation of the development, a verification report shall be submitted in writing and agreed with the Council. This report should be completed by competent persons in accordance with the Land Contamination: Risk Management (LCRM) guidance available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-contamination-how-tomanage-the-risks. The verification report shall present all the remediation, waste management and monitoring works undertaken and demonstrate the effectiveness of the works in managing all the risks and wastes in achieving the remedial objectives. Reason: Protection of environmental receptors to ensure the site is suitable for use.
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LA08/2026/0536/DC Awaiting decision
Lands 52m north-west of nos. 48-50 Killycomain Road, 40m sout-east of nos. 26-32 Bachelors Avenue, 44m south of 16 and 18 Bachelors Avenue, Portadown (with access onto Killycomain Road)
Discharge of condition 33 of LA08/2023/2031/F which reads: Prior to the commencement of retailing from the development hereby approved a Service Management plan for the site shall be agreed in writing with the Council. This plan shall include limiting the HGV service times to outside of peak hours of 0815 to 0915 and 1700 to 1800 and the Service Management plan shall be carried out as approved.
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LA08/2026/0535/DC Decided
Lands 52m north-west of nos. 48-50 Killycomain Road, 40m sout-east of nos. 26-32 Bachelors Avenue, 44m south of 16 and 18 Bachelors Avenue, Portadown (with access onto Killycomain Road)
Discharge of condition 34 of LA08/2023/2031/F which reads: No development shall take place until a Wastewater Impact Assessment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, in consultation with NI Water, with the Wastewater Impact Assessment demonstrating that the development can be served by the public sewerage system or that acceptable alternative provision for disposal of sewerage has been made. Any mitigation measures contained therein shall be implemented prior to the commencement of the development herby permitted, or in accordance with a programme to be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Council.
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LA08/2026/0461/DC Awaiting decision
Lands 52m north-west of nos. 48-50 Killycomain Road, 40m sout-east of nos. 26-32 Bachelors Avenue, 44m south of 16 and 18 Bachelors Avenue, Portadown (with access onto Killycomain Road)
Proposed discharge of condition 3 of planning approval LA08/2023/2031/F. Condition 3 states: Prior to occupation of the development hereby permitted, a landscape management and maintenance plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. The plan shall set out the period of the plan, long term objectives, management responsibilities, performance measures and maintenance schedules of all areas of landscaping. The landscape management plan shall be carried out as approved. Reason: To ensure successful establishment and ongoing management and maintenance (in perpetuity) of the landscaped areas in the interests of visual amenity.
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LA08/2026/0453/DC Awaiting decision
Lands 52m north-west of nos. 48-50 Killycomain Road, 40m sout-east of nos. 26-32 Bachelors Avenue, 44m south of 16 and 18 Bachelors Avenue, Portadown (with access onto Killycomain Road)
Proposed discharge of condition 16 of planning approval LA08/2023/2031/F. Condition 16 states: No development shall take place until details of the means of ventilation, including details of its method of construction, odour control measures (if applicable), noise levels, its appearance and finish have been submitted to and approved in writing by the council. A three-stage extraction ventilation system shall be installed to include: - • Filtration • Electrostatic Precipitation • Chemical Neutralisation Alternatively, the services of a suitably qualified ventilation engineer shall be employed to produce a scheme designed to achieve a level of odour commensurate with the level of odour control required following their completion of a risk assessment for odour. Reason: In the interests of residential and visual amenity.
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