Planning application
St Patricks Primary School 16 St Patricks Road, Downpatrick, BT30 7JG
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Proposal
2no. single storey extensions to the main school building with 18no. additional parking spaces provided including amendments to existing and proposed hard and soft landscaping.
As published by the council, reference LA07/2026/1070/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA07/2026/1070/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Strangford
- Postcode
- BT30 7JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newry, Mourne and Down register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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LA07/2026/0491/F Awaiting decision
St Patricks Primary School, 16 St Patricks Road, Downpatrick, BT30 7JG
Permanent modular building which will provide 2no. additional classrooms
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Newry, Mourne and Down
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Consultation Open
Previously Valid.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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 206 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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McGurk Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2018 · Belfast
34 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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