Lets Go Hydro, 1 Mealough Road, Belfast, BT8 8GB

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• LA05/2025/0907/PAN Granted

  Lets Go Hydro 1 Mealough Road, Belfast, BT8 8GB

  Proposed development of additional sport, leisure and tourism facilities at the existing Let’s Go Hydro resort, comprising: a centre of excellence for padel tennis (with ancillary lounge and bar), new gym and wellbeing facility, replacement of existing marquee padel tennis building with purpose built steel frame padel tennis building, golf driving range and indoor golf simulator facilities, together with internal signage structure, relocation of existing glamping pods/safari lodges/house boat and associated access, parking, fencing, netting, floodlighting, landscaping and site works

  Decided 7 May 2026

1. 13 Aug 2024

   Received by Lisburn and Castlereagh

2. 14 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Condition Discharged

4. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Lisburn and Castlereagh granted permission on 14 January 2025, 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.

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.

• Lands approximatley 120 metres north east of 6 Mealough Road, Carryduff

  LA05/2023/0006/A Submitted 3 Jan 2023 100 yards away

  Temporary erection of advertisement hoarding for a period of 3 years (retrospective)

  Granted Advertising 12 docs

• Lands south of Mealough Road and C.80m east No 6 Mealough Road, Carryduff

  LA05/2023/0215/DC Submitted 7 Mar 2023 250 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 14 and 15 previously approved under LA05/2022/0086/F (Archaeological Works)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 14 Mealough Road, Belfast, BT8 8HP

  LA05/2025/0742/F Submitted 6 Oct 2025 350 yards away

  Conversion of existing attached garage to living accommodation

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Lands North of Blenheim Park and Queensfort Court West of Saintfield Road and South of Mealough Road Carryduff accessed from Mealough Road South of the reservoir and East of No.6 Mealough Road (Part of BMAP Zoning CF03/05).

  LA05/2024/0198/DC Submitted 8 Mar 2024 350 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 7, 2 and 3 of planning approval Y/2009/0114/F- Condition number 7: Summary of condition requirements: Condition 7 states: “The vehicular accesses, including visibility splays and any forward sight distance, shall be provided in accordance with Drawing No: P115/R10-3p beading the LCCC date stamp 29th January 2019, prior to the commencement of any other works of development proposals hereby permitted. The area within the visibility splays and any forward sight line shall be cleared to provide a level surface no higher than 250mm above the level of the adjoining carriageway and such splays shall be retained and kept clear thereafter.” This condition was written to control access from the site onto the Mealough Road which was intended to be upgraded. A separate planning approval referenced Y/2009/0034/F permitted the construction of the Mealough Road improvements and was commenced. The condition requires visibility splays and forward sight distances to be provided in respect to the upgraded Mealough Road. Accordingly, it relates the planning permission and the approved site access to that scheme. Condition number 2: Summary of condition requirements: Condition 2 states: “No development shall commence until the site access from Mealough Road, including visibility splays has been provided in accordance with approved Drawing No. 09/B date stamped 13th February 2019.” This condition was written to control access from the development onto Mealough Road before the approved road improvements took place. However, development of the planning permission did not take place until after the upgrading of Mealough Road was completed and the condition was not engaged. Condition number 3: Summary of condition requirements: Condition 3 states: “No development shall commence until a temporary traffic management plan and construction sequence has been submitted to and agreed with DfI Roads for any works carried out prior to the upgrade of the Mealough Road as approved under Y/2009/0114/F.” This condition also relates to development works carried out at the site prior to the upgrade of Mealough Road. The works to upgrade Mealough Road were fully implemented and the road was opened ahead of the commencement of Y/2009/0114/F in accordance with condition 7 and condition 3 was never engaged. 1. A Certificate of Completion in respect to the Mealough Road improvement works: The road upgrade works were completed on 29th April 2022, which is confirmed by the Certificate of Completion issued on 30th April 2023 following the expiry of the 12-month defects period. 2. As-built drawing of the Mealough Road improvement works including the site access: An as-built drawing has been issued by RPS that shows the site access and related visibility splays and forward sight distance in accordance with condition 7. 3. Road Agreement and Bond in respect of the development spine road: On 29th November 2022 a road agreement and bond enabling construction of the internal development spine road was entered into by the Mealough Consortium Limited. This establishes that no development took place at the site prior to the Mealough Road upgrade works being completed and it confirms that condition 7 was complied with while conditions 2 and 3 were not engaged.

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• Lands North of Blenheim Park and Queensfort Court West of Saintfield Road and South of Mealough Road Carryduff accessed from Mealough Road South of the reservoir and East of No.6 Mealough Road (Part of BMAP Zoning CF03/05).

  LA05/2024/0200/DC Submitted 8 Mar 2024 350 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 25 of Planning Approval Y/2009/0114/F: Summary of condition requirements: Condition 25 states: “Development shall not begin until drainage works have been carried out to the satisfaction of NI Water.” This condition was written to ensure that appropriate drainage infrastructure is installed at the site and was available to dwellings when they became occupied. The condition requires drainage works to be implemented as agreed with NI Water. In responding to and discharging this condition and others and to construct the road imrovements at Mealough Road and Knockbracken Road, the group of four developers at the Mealough lands formed the Mealough Consortium Limited (MCL). MCL has appointed engineers and has submitted firstly a Pre-Development Enquiry (PDE), and secondly an agreement under Article 161 of the Water and Sewage Services (NI) Order 2006. The PDE, dated 13th May 2021 sets out the drainage works that are required, while the Article 161 agreement provides for the construction of sewers, pumping stations, works and accessories that will in the future be adopted. The Article 161 agreement was finalised on 30th November 2022 and bonds have been paid to NI Water. Works subsequently took place. The Article 161 agreement applies to the whole of the Mealough lands in the dBMAP zoning CF 03/05. A copy of the PDE is submitted. A copy of the Article 161 agreement is also submitted; it should be noted that dwellings serviced by the sewers permitted by the agreement are now occupied (mainly developed under the neighbouring permission Y/2007/0445/F).

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• Lets Go Hydro 1 Mealough Road, Belfast, BT8 8GB

  LA05/2025/0907/PAN Submitted 15 Dec 2025 350 yards away

  Proposed development of additional sport, leisure and tourism facilities at the existing Let’s Go Hydro resort, comprising: a centre of excellence for padel tennis (with ancillary lounge and bar), new gym and wellbeing facility, replacement of existing marquee padel tennis building with purpose built steel frame padel tennis building, golf driving range and indoor golf simulator facilities, together with internal signage structure, relocation of existing glamping pods/safari lodges/house boat and associated access, parking, fencing, netting, floodlighting, landscaping and site works

  Granted 3 docs

• LA05/2026/0744/DC Awaiting decision

  existing Millars Lane Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS) at Millars Lane, Dundonald

  (4) No site works of any nature or development shall take place until a programme of archaeological work has been prepared by a qualified archaeologist, submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by Lisburn and Castlereagh City 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.

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Conditions
• LA05/2026/0622/DC Granted

  Lands at 70 Belfast Road, Lisburn, BT27 4AU

  Submission of TSA Cover letter to notify of remediation works commencing in line with the requirements of condition 15 of LA05/2025/0384/F

  Received 30 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA05/2026/0470/DC Granted

  Lands 300m to the south east of 206 Millmount Road Dundonald BT16 1UT and 1-8 Millmount Chase Dundonald BT16 1WL

  Discharge of conditions 23 and 26 previously approved under LA05/2022/0861/F

  Received 29 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
• LA05/2026/0591/DC Granted

  Lands north of Ballymaconaghy Road including No's 14 & 22-24 Ballymaconaghy Road Knockbreckan, Belfast, BT8 6SB

  Discharge of condition 15 previously approved under LA05/2022/1170/F

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
• LA05/2026/0521/DC Granted

  26 Market Square North, Lisburn, BT28 1AG

  Application to discharge conditions 12 and 14 of planning permission LA05/2025/0832/F Condition 12 of the planning permission states: ‘No development shall commence onsite other than site clearance, site preparation and the formation of foundations and trenches, until a method of sewerage disposal has been submitted to and agreed in writing with the council in consultation with NI Water. ’ Condition 14 of the planning permission states: ‘Development shall not begin until the applicant provides evidence, to the satisfaction of the Council, that NI Water has confirmed the proposed works will not affect the existing sewer infrastructure. ’

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions