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44-46 Main Street, Ballynahinch, BT24 8DN (amended address)

Awaiting decision Newry, Mourne and Down LA07/2025/0549/F Full

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

Proposal

Change of use of offices (Class B1) to childcare facility (Class D1)

As published by the council, reference LA07/2025/0549/F

Application record

Reference
LA07/2025/0549/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
29 Apr 2025
Validated
3 Jun 2025
Ward
Ballynahinch
Postcode
BT24 8DN

Comment by 10 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Newry, Mourne and Down through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Received by Newry, Mourne and Down

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 July 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

13 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 full applications in a median of 214 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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