Planning application
The Village Centre Community Centre, 7 Ballynahinch Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6AR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed car park to be located at the Hillsborough Visitor Centre, with the proposed car parking spaces to be located around the playing fields to the north side of the site. The proposal will include a total of 53 car parking spaces on site, Including: 44 Regular Parking Spaces, 2 Disabled Access Spaces, 3 Parent and Child Spaces and 4 EV charging spaces with associated landscaping and 5 new external LED lights mounted on 6m steel columns. Lighting will be sensor controlled to reduce light levels when not in use and to switch off lighting outside curfew hours. (Amended description and plans)
As published by the council, reference LA05/2026/0390/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA05/2026/0390/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Hillsborough
- Postcode
- BT26 6AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Lisburn and Castlereagh
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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