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Ballycastle Museum, 57-59 Castle Street, Ballycastle

Granted Causeway Coast and Glens LA01/2026/0212/F Full

Works: New dwelling Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Full planning and Listed Building Consent for the conservation and restoration of existing museum building at no.59 Castle Street, expansion into adjoining existing building at no.57 and minor new build extension to rear, to include change of use for no.57 from a commercial premises to a museum / community facility (Amended site address)

As published by the council, reference LA01/2026/0212/F

Application record

Reference
LA01/2026/0212/F
Type
Full
Status
Site Inspection Complete
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Ballycastle

Site history

Applications at this address on the Causeway Coast and Glens register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • Ballycastle Museum, 57-59 Castle Street, Ballycastle

    Full planning and Listed Building Consent for the conservation and restoration of existing museum building at no.59 Castle Street, expansion into adjoining existing building at no.57 and minor new build extension to rear, to include change of use for no.57 from a commercial premises to a museum / community facility (Amended Site Address)

    Submitted 10 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Received by Causeway Coast and Glens

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

56 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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  • Ballycastle Museum, 57-59 Castle Street, Ballycastle

    LA01/2026/0213/LBC Submitted 10 Feb 2026 0.1 miles away

    Full planning and Listed Building Consent for the conservation and restoration of existing museum building at no.59 Castle Street, expansion into adjoining existing building at no.57 and minor new build extension to rear, to include change of use for no.57 from a commercial premises to a museum / community facility (Amended Site Address)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Extension 48 docs
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    LA01/2026/0214/DCA Submitted 17 Feb 2026 0.1 miles away

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