Planning application
St Francis Primary School, 18 Chapel Lane, Castlewellan, BT31 9PQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of new multi-purpose hall
As published by the council, reference LA07/2025/1238/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA07/2025/1238/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Ballyward
- Postcode
- BT31 9PQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newry, Mourne and Down register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA07/2026/0690/DC Granted
St. Francis Primary School, 18 Chapel Lane, Castlewellan BT31 9PQ
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 of LA07/2025/1238/F
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Newry, Mourne and Down
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22 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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LA07/2026/0690/DC Granted
St. Francis Primary School, 18 Chapel Lane, Castlewellan BT31 9PQ
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 of LA07/2025/1238/F
Who's behind it
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KnoxClayton Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Newry, Mourne and Down granted permission on 4 February 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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