Planning application
6-8 Main Street, Ballynahinch, BT24 8DN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use to ground floor from A1 Retail to A2 Offices
As published by the council, reference LA07/2026/0655/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA07/2026/0655/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ballynahinch
- Postcode
- BT24 8DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Newry, Mourne and Down
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10 Jun 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 5 August 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
ACA Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Omagh
Active · incorporated 2017 · Omagh
39 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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