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Galgorm Castle Estate, Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT42 1HL

Granted Mid and East Antrim LA02/2025/0653/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Restoration of church for Class D use (exhibition / 60 seat performance space); restoration of castle, stables and courtyard for hotel and restaurant use (including change of use of business units); restoration of walled garden and castle pond; restoration and extension of ploughman's house for class D use (exhibition / 120 seat performance space) with external spectator space; and associated access, parking and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0653/PAN

Application record

Reference
LA02/2025/0653/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Acceptable
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
22 Aug 2025
Decided
5 Sep 2025
Ward
Galgorm
Postcode
BT42 1HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 5 September 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Mid and East Antrim's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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