Planning application
St Malachys Primary School, 11 Chapel Lane, Armagh, BT61 7EG
Works: Demolition
Relates to LA08/2026/0639/S54
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 02 of LA08/2026/0639/S54 which reads: The demolition consent is granted subject to the implementation of the redevelopment scheme allowed and granted full planning permission under application LA08/2023/1665/F. Until evidence of funding for the scheme is evident and a letter of confirmation is submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, demolition of the buildings and structures on site shall not commence.
As published by the council, reference LA08/2026/0735/DC
Application record
- Reference
- LA08/2026/0735/DC
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Condition Discharged
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Demesne
- Postcode
- BT61 7EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA08/2026/0639/S54 Granted
St Malachys Primary School 11 Chapel Lane, Armagh, BT61 7EG
Section 54 application to vary Condition 2 of demolition consent approval LA08/2023/2006/DCA (Demolition Consent Application for demolition of existing school building and portacabins. Removal of Chapel Lane road frontage walls, railings and gates and partial removal of retaining wall east of the entrance to enable visibility of oncoming traffic) Condition 2 shall be amended to read: The demolition consent is granted subject to the implementation of the redevelopment scheme allowed and granted full planning permission under application LA08/2023/1665/F. Until evidence of funding for the scheme is evident and a letter of confirmation is submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, demolition of the buildings and structures on site shall not commence.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Condition Discharged
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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LA08/2026/0639/S54 Granted
St Malachys Primary School 11 Chapel Lane, Armagh, BT61 7EG
Section 54 application to vary Condition 2 of demolition consent approval LA08/2023/2006/DCA (Demolition Consent Application for demolition of existing school building and portacabins. Removal of Chapel Lane road frontage walls, railings and gates and partial removal of retaining wall east of the entrance to enable visibility of oncoming traffic) Condition 2 shall be amended to read: The demolition consent is granted subject to the implementation of the redevelopment scheme allowed and granted full planning permission under application LA08/2023/1665/F. Until evidence of funding for the scheme is evident and a letter of confirmation is submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, demolition of the buildings and structures on site shall not commence.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon granted permission on 29 July 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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.
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St Malachy's Primary School, 11 Chapel Lane, Armagh, BT61 7EG
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Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
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