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Housing development at Hillcroft adjacent to and north of 2 Hunters Hill Road Gilford 130 metres north and north west of 2 Hunters Hill Road, Gilford, BT63 6AJ

Awaiting decision Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon LA08/2026/0772/S54 Section 54

Works: Trees Major scheme

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Proposal

A Section 54 application, for the development of land without compliance with conditions 5 and 6 of previous planning permission granted under LA08/2019/1351/F (Phase 2 Hillcroft Housing development - Erection of 25 dwellings (7 detached and 18 semi-detached), 5 no. garages and associated site works.) Condition 5 states: If within a period of 5 years from the date of the planting of any tree, shrub or hedge, that tree, shrub or hedge is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the Council, seriously damaged or defective, another tree, shrub or hedge of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place, unless the Council gives its written consent to any variation. Condition 6 states: If any retained tree is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies within 5 years from the date of completion of the development it shall be replaced within the next planting season by another tree or trees in the same location of a species and size as specified by the Council.

As published by the council, reference LA08/2026/0772/S54

Application record

Reference
LA08/2026/0772/S54
Type
Section 54
Status
Valid
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Gilford
Postcode
BT63 6AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 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 118 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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H D Design Agent, a design practice registered in West Byfleet

Dissolved · incorporated 1996 · West Byfleet

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Documents

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What happens while it is decided

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's median decision took 118 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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