Planning application
5 Killough Road, Downpatrick, BT30 6PX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Detached modular outdoor activity building
As published by the council, reference LA07/2026/0500/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA07/2026/0500/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Cathedral (Newry, Mourne and Down)
- Postcode
- BT30 6PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Newry, Mourne and Down
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29 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 June 2026, 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 187 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Michael Smith Building Design Agent, a design practice registered in Newtownards
Dissolved · incorporated 2006 · Newtownards
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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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 215 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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