Planning application
43-49 Rainey Street Magherafelt
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of the existing unoccupied Market Yard building to the east of the site (Block A as referenced in H/2010/0231/F approval) to provide a facility for dedicated Irish language supported community activity within the town centre.
As published by the council, reference LA09/2026/0276/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA09/2026/0276/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent Granted
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Glebe
- Parish
- Magherafelt
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Ulster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA09/2026/0277/F Granted
43-49 Rainey Street Magherafelt
Provision for dedicated Irish language supported community use with ground floor retail premises to Rainey Street. Incorporating external design proposals closely aligned to previously approved and implemented application H/2010/0231/F.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Ulster
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Consent Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- STAMPED APPROVED PLANS
- LB CONSENT
- DELEGATED REPORT (DEL)
- HED HB RESPONSE
- STANDARD CONSULTATION LETTER
- ACKNOWLEDGE APP NO FEE
- SITE LOCATION 01
- EXISTING SITE LAYOUT 05
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS 06
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS 07
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT 02
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS 03
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 04
- APPLICATION FORM
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Mid Ulster granted permission on 21 May 2026, 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.
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