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Lands between Saul Road and Ballyhornan Road, located directly south of No. 16 Ardfern Park, Downpatrick BT30 6XZ and directly east of No. 29 Brackenridge Downpatrick, BT30 6SP

Awaiting decision Newry, Mourne and Down LA07/2025/0124/O Outline

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed residential led mixed use development of DK07 zoned housing land comprising c. 1100 dwellings, local neighbourhood facilities, school site (subject to need), new distributor road linking the site from Saul Road to Ballyhornan Road, including the retention of existing wetlands and pondage areas and all associated site works including parking, pedestrian link, cycleway, open space provision and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference LA07/2025/0124/O

Application record

Reference
LA07/2025/0124/O
Type
Outline
Status
Consultation Open
Received
31 Jan 2025
Validated
6 Feb 2025
Ward
Strangford
Postcode
BT30 6XZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jan 2025

    Received by Newry, Mourne and Down

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Newry, Mourne and Down took a median of 188 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

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Documents

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

155 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Newry, Mourne and Down for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Newry, Mourne and Down decided outline applications in a median of 293 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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