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

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• LA08/2026/0318/LBC Awaiting decision

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

  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. (Amended plans and supporting information received).

  Submitted 24 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA08/2025/1452/PAN Granted

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

  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.

  Decided 22 Dec 2025

1. 23 Mar 2026

   Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

2. 17 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 June 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 full applications in a median of 120 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 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 50 yards 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

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

  LA08/2026/0318/LBC Submitted 24 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~12 Jun

  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. (Amended plans and supporting information received).

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 28 docs
  Domestic

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

  LA08/2024/0673/DC Submitted 10 Jun 2024 300 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

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

  LA08/2025/1394/F Submitted 31 Oct 2025 0.3 miles 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

• 7A Bannview, Gilford, BT63 6JX

  LA08/2026/0418/F Submitted 15 Apr 2026 0.3 miles 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

• 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.

  LA08/2026/0026/DC Submitted 12 Jan 2026 0.3 miles away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~9 Mar

  Discharge of Condition No. 10 of LA08/2024/0141/F. Condition No. 10 states: "No development activity, including ground preparation or vegetation clearance,shall take place until a final Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The approved CEMP shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and all works on site shall conform to the approved CEMP, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. The CEMP shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Constructionmethodology and timings of works; b. Pollution Prevention Plan; including suitable buffers between the location of all construction works, storage of excavated spoil and construction materials, any refuelling, storage of oil/fuel, concrete mixing and washing areas and any watercourses or surface drains present on or adjacent to the site; c. Site Drainage Management Plan; including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), foul water disposal and silt management measures; d. Spoil Management Plan; including identification of spoil storage areas, management and handling of spoil and details of the reinstatement of excavated soil and mitigation measures for badgers and other wildlife; e. Water Quality Monitoring Plan; f. Ecological Mitigation such as vegetation clearance outside of the bird breeding season and pre-construction surveys; g. Environmental Emergency Plan; h. Effective avoidance and mitigation methodologies planned for the protection of the water environment."

  Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs

• LA08/2025/1016/F Granted

  1 Ballynafern Road, Banbridge, BT32 5AE

  Proposed re-roofing of thatched roof with slate

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA08/2025/0570/F Granted

  236 Banbridge Road, Lawrencetown, BT63 6DW

  Conversion and reconfiguration of lawful existing ground floor retail unit (sale of fireplaces, stoves and associated accessories) to provide extension to existing dwelling and demolition of lawful retail buildings (sale of fireplaces, stoves and associated accessories) and separate brick shed. Conversion, reconfiguration and extension to existing building to accommodate the relocation of existing and proposed lawful retail floorspace for the sale of fireplaces, stoves and associated accessories and provision of ancillary storage, car parking, landscaping and all associated site works’.

  Received 9 May, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA08/2026/0190/F Granted

  Lands within the grounds of Clady GAC, 65 Clady Road, Mowhan, Armagh, BT60 2HA

  Erection of changing pavilion incorporating 2 team changing rooms plus accessible changing, meeting room and gym/multi-activity area (existing changing pavilion & storage room to be retained), erection of new entrance wall and gates and associated site works (in substitution for planning approval reference no LA08/2022/1238/F)

  Received 19 Feb, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA08/2026/0271/F Granted

  5 Drummiller Lane, Craigavon, BT63 6BR

  Partial demolition of existing single-storey front block, rebuilding with reduced floor area, and associated alterations to the existing property.

  Received 13 Mar, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA08/2026/0483/F Refused

  25 metres SE of entrance/exit to Tesco Extra building, Tesco Extra, Bridgewater Retail Park, Banbridge, BT32 4LF

  Erection of Timpson pod (for dry cleaning, shoe repair, key cutting, jewellery repairs, watch repairs, engraving, etc. Dry cleaning will not be undertaken within the kiosk, items to be cleaned would be dropped off and collected at the kiosk) with steps for access and provision of 15 No 1m high bollards for protection and a pedestrian crossing and tactile pavement.

  Received 5 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications