Planning application
Land south of 61-63 Ballylenaghan Park, BT8 6WR (Zoning MCH 03/10 of dBMAP)
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 35no. apartment units across three blocks in lieu of the previously approved 62-bed nursing home (Planning Ref: Y/2009/0407/F; Appeal Ref: 2019/A0178). The proposal includes the provision of car parking, communal amenity space, landscaping and all associated ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference LA05/2026/0657/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA05/2026/0657/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Knockbracken
- Postcode
- BT8 6WR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Lisburn and Castlereagh
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lisburn and Castlereagh took a median of 94 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast
38 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Lisburn and Castlereagh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lisburn and Castlereagh decided full applications in a median of 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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