Game of Thrones Studio Tour Park & Ride Facility The Boulevard, Cascum Avenue, Banbridge, BT32 4LF

1. 18 Sep 2026

   Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

2. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 November 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.

• LA08/2026/0012/S54 Granted

  Game of Thrones Studio Tour Park & Ride Facility, 25 Cascum Avenue, Banbridge, BT32 4GN.

  Development of a new Park & Ride facility to facilitate the parking of vehicles and the onwards bus transfer of those attending the proposed Game of Thrones Studio Tour at Castlewellan Road and erection of associated reception/ticketing building. A Section 54 application to remove Condition 3 of planning approval LA08/2019/1660/F. Condition 3 states: “The use hereby permitted shall cease on or before 10.25 years from the date when operational use commences. Reason: To enable the Council to retain control over the development.”

  Decided 18 May 2026

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 79 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.

• Game of Thrones Studio Tour Park & Ride Facility, 25 Cascum Avenue, Banbridge, BT32 4GN.

  LA08/2026/0012/S54 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Development of a new Park & Ride facility to facilitate the parking of vehicles and the onwards bus transfer of those attending the proposed Game of Thrones Studio Tour at Castlewellan Road and erection of associated reception/ticketing building. A Section 54 application to remove Condition 3 of planning approval LA08/2019/1660/F. Condition 3 states: “The use hereby permitted shall cease on or before 10.25 years from the date when operational use commences. Reason: To enable the Council to retain control over the development.”

  Granted 9 docs

• Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit5/6 (M&S), and including land adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.)

  LA08/2026/0103/PAN Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Application to merge Units 8 and 9 Bridgewater Retail Park (Approved and Constructed under application LA08/2024/0354/F) to provide Flagship Matalan Retail Store including Change of Use to allow Unrestricted Sale and Display of Retail Goods. Associated Car Parking and Site Works As Necessary.

  Granted 4 docs

• Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Cascum Road, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit5/6 (M&S), and including adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.

  LA08/2025/0866/F Submitted 9 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Retrospective application for the Erection of 1 retail unit (Class A1) to be used for mixed convenience and comparison floorspace (amendment to unit 10 and garden centre (Class A1) as approved under application LA08/2024/0354/F to increase the size of unit 10 from circa 1026sqm to 2052sqm) and proposed repositioning of approved garden centre with Amendments to approved car park layout (amended proposal)

  Granted Full applications 51 docs

• Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Cascum Road, Banbridge, BT 32 4LF ((adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit4 (EZ living), Unit 5/6 (M&S Unit), car parks adjacent and to south of Units 2/3, 4 & 5/6, including land adjacent to, and north east of Units 2/3, 4, 5/6 and including land adjacent to Game of Thrones Car park))

  LA08/2024/1442/DC Submitted 9 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  Proposed Discharge of Condition No.22 of Planning Approval LA08/2024/0354/F. Condition 22 states: Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a final drainage assessment, containing a detailed drainage network design including a demonstration of how out of sewer flooding will be safely managed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council and any mitigation measures contained therein shall be implemented prior to the occupation of any part of the development. Reason: In order to safeguard against surface water flood risk to the development and manage and mitigate any increase in surface water flood risk from the development to elsewhere.

  Granted Conditions 11 docs

• Lands located at Units 8 and 9 Bridgewater Park, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit 5/6 (M&S), Unit 7 (The Food Warehouse), Unit 10 (B&M Bargains) and including land adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.

  LA08/2026/0996/F Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  Full application to merge Units 8 and 9 Bridgewater Retail Park (approved and constructed under application LA08/2024/0354/F) to provide a Matalan retail store including change of use to allow unrestricted sale and display of retail goods, provision of mezzanine floor, elevation changes with associated car parking and site works as necessary including reduction in Game of Throne park and ride.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 23 docs

• Lands located at Bridgewater Park, Cascum Road, Banbridge BT32 4LF (adjacent to Units 2/3 (Home Bargains), Unit 4 (EZ Living) Unit5/6 (M&S), and including adjacent car parking and Game of Thrones car park.

  LA08/2026/0902/DC Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Proposed discharge of conditions 10 & 11 of planning approval LA08/2025/0866/F. Condition 10 states: Prior to commencement of operations hereby permitted, the applicant shall submit to the Council for agreement in writing a Service Management Plan and shall operate in accordance with that Plan. That Plan shall be in broad conformity with the Service Management Plan, as approved under LA08/2019/1660/F. No later than 12 months from the date of this decision, and every year from that date, for the duration of the permitted development, the applicant shall submit a report which assesses the effectiveness of the Service Management Plan, and set out any measures that are proposed to be incorporated into the Service Management Plan. The report shall also set out timescales for the implementation of any new measures identified therein. The report shall be agreed in writing with the Council prior to the implementation of any proposed measures. Reason: To ensure safe and effective movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Condition 11 states: Prior to commencement of operations hereby permitted, the applicant shall submit to the Council for agreement in writing a Transport Management Plan and shall operate in accordance with that Plan. That Plan shall be in broad conformity with the Transport Management Plan as approved under LA08/2019/1660/F. The bus route between the Park and Ride facility and the Studio Tour shall be as approved in the final Transport Management Plan. Reason: To ensure that the most appropriate route is utilised by bus traffic serving the site.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• LA08/2026/0756/DC Granted

  Adjacent to and South of 21 Blue Hill Road, Katesbridge, Banbridge.

  Consent to Discharge condition No 7 - Prior to the commencement of works on site details of proposed sewerage disposal shall be submitted to and approved by the Council and thereafter implemented in accordance with the approved plans.

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/1070/DC Awaiting decision

  122a New Forge Road and lands immediately adjacent to and south-west of 122a New Forge Road, Magheralin, Craigavon, BT67 0QW

  Discharge of condition 2 of planning application ref: LA08/2025/1455/F which reads as follows: 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 & 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 30 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/1069/DC Awaiting decision

  Immediately adjacent to and west of 60 Markethill Road, Tandragee, BT62 2ET

  Discharge of condition 12 of planning application ref: LA08/2023/2916/O and condition 6 of planning application ref: LA08/2026/0400/RM which read as follows: No works shall be carried out on any building to be demolished until a NIEA Wildlife Licence has been obtained and evidence of this has been provided to the Planning Authority in writing. Reason: To protect bats.

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/0876/DC Granted

  11 Drumiller Hill, Dromore, BT25 1EP

  Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval LA08/2025/0985/F which approved a replacement dwelling. Bat survey completed on 27th July 2026 prior to demolition works on the 28th July. Ecologist monitored demolition works and report of demolition works completed 30th July.

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA08/2026/1056/DC Awaiting decision

  Lands 55 metres north-west of 31 Corrigan Hill Road, Dungannon, BT71 6SL

  Discharge of conditions 9 and 10 of planning application ref: LA08/2025/0074/F which read as follows: Condition 9 No development hereby approved shall take place until a Consent to Discharge foul sewage has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, under the terms of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, and thereafter implemented in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the project will not have an adverse effect on the integrity of any European site. Condition 10 No development hereby approved shall take place until the method of sewage disposal has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council and thereafter implemented in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure a practical solution to sewage disposal is possible at this site, to ensure protection to the aquatic environment and to help the applicant avoid incurring unnecessary expense before it can be ascertained that a feasible method of sewage disposal is available.

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Conditions