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Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
221Searchable applications
1Recorded as pending
100%Approval rate · 21 approved or refused records
0Refused applications

21 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jun 2026 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. ValidLA05/2026/0645/F

    Erection of ground mounted solar panels for domestic use

    15 Lough Road, Ballinderry Upper, Lisburn, BT28 2PQ

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  2. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0708/F

    Change of use of an existing warehouse/storage unit to a small-scale hot yoga studio and wellness suite at Unit C, No. 4 Culcavy Road / 23 Lisburn Road, Hillsborough.

    Unit C, 4 Culcavy Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6JD

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  3. DeterminedLA05/2026/0608/PAN

    Proposed holiday park and all ancillary works

    Lands at Ballyskeagh Road, Drumbeg; adjacent / west of nos. 156,158, and 160 Ballyskeagh Road and nos. 12 - 18 The Hermitage

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  4. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0552/F

    Single storey rear extension to provide accessible living accommodation for persons with disabilities

    46 Bests Hill, Belfast, BT8 7WH

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  5. ValidLA05/2026/0748/O

    Proposed replacement dwelling & garage with retention of existing for storage

    Approximately 60m South of 28 Hill Road, Dromara

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  6. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0533/F

    Proposed single storey rear extension to create additional kitchen/living space

    30 Ayrshire Park, Lisburn, BT28 2LT

    Received 20 Jun 2026
  7. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0535/F

    Erection of 1no. dwellings and garage (change of house type on plot 4 previously approved under application Ref: LA05/2022/0018/F)

    126 Hillsborough Road, Lisburn

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  8. ValidLA05/2026/0744/DC

    (4) No site works of any nature or development shall take place until a programme of archaeological work has been prepared by a qualified archaeologist, submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council in consultation with Historic Environment Division, Department for Communities. The POW shall provide for: • The identification and evaluation of archaeological remains within the site; • Mitigation of the impacts of development through licensed excavation recording or by preservation of remains in-situ; • Post-excavation analysis sufficient to prepare an archaeological report, to publication standard if necessary; and • Preparation of the digital, documentary and material archive for deposition.

    existing Millars Lane Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS) at Millars Lane, Dundonald

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  9. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0578/F

    Enlargement of curtilage and erection of horse stables, equipment & feed store, for personal & recreational use

    5 Abercorn Park, Hillsborough, BT26 6HA

    Received 2 Jul 2026
  10. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0663/O

    Site for 2 storey dwelling and garage on a farm

    Adjacent and south of 14 Bushfield Road Moira

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  11. ValidLA05/2026/0619/NMC

    Proposed non-material amendment to planning permission S/2011/0383/F (Appeal Ref : 2011/A0263) comprising minor external and internal alterations to five approved house types (Harrisberg Cottages A, B and C, Chambers Cottage and Estate Cottage A) at Plots 369-379, 382 and 385-386, Ballantine Garden Village. The amendments comprise: changing front entrance door heads from arched to square; introducing brick soldier courses over openings; squaring of dormer and alleyway arched heads; removal of a first floor front window over the alleyway; removal of rear returns/porches with wall straightening and replacement of rear doors and windows with patio doors (reducing floor area); reduction in width of selected rear and kitchen windows; removal of a rear rooflight; removal of brick quoins and velux rooflights to Estate Cottage A; removal of dummy chimneys to Chambers Cottage; and associated minor cill adjustments to suit revised internal layouts.

    Lands South of No's 2-10 Ballantine Walk and east of No's 22-42 Mount Royal, Lisburn

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  12. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0720/F

    Public realm scheme at the ‘Dark Walk and entrance to Royal Hillsborough Fort including footpath widening and resurfacing; erection of totem signage, bollards, lighting and street furniture; restoration of gates; soft landscaping including tree felling and tree planting to improve character of tree-lined avenue; and associated works.

    Royal Hillsborough Fort & Dark Walk The Square, Royal Hillsborough, BT26 6AG

    Received 4 Sept 2026
  13. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0630/RM

    Proposed House on a Farm which has Outline Approval (LA05/2022/0614/O)

    Lands adjacent to 31 Laurelbank Road, Ballynahinch, BT24 7LT

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  14. DeterminedLA05/2026/0637/F

    Single storey rear extension

    69 Dromara Road, Ballynahinch, BT24 8JW

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  15. ValidLA05/2026/0723/LBC

    New ramped access and steps to west of Royal Hillsborough courthouse; internal and external restoration of courthouse; amendments to public realm granted by planning permission ref: LA05/2023/0281/F at lands to west and north of courthouse; and associated works.

    Royal Hillsborough Courthouse The Square, Royal Hillsborough, BT26 6AG

    Received 4 Sept 2026
  16. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0681/F

    Single storey rear extension

    42 Wanstead Road, Belfast, BT16 2EL

    Received 25 Aug 2026
  17. ValidLA05/2026/0763/LBC

    Refurbishment and internal alteration of Sexton’s House to facilitate its continued use as a multi-purpose community hall with tea and coffee facilities, including removal of later non-original stud partitions, kitchen refurbishment, provision of an accessible WC, raising of floor levels to provide level access, alterations to existing openings, and introduction of new internal doors, structural elements and finishes. Limited external alterations are also proposed, including works to an existing window opening to create an emergency exit.

    Sextons House, Main Street, Hillsborough, BT26 6AE

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  18. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0613/F

    Proposed extension to existing wash bay building to provide additional storage

    3 Ballygowan Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6HX

    Received 26 Jun 2026
  19. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0628/F

    Removal of the existing 17.5-metre lattice tower and six existing antennas. Proposed replacement lattice telecommunications tower with a height of 25.0 metres, installed on a 5.4m × 5.4m × 1.0m reinforced concrete base and headframe. The proposed installation will comprise 12 new antennas and 30 associated ERS units mounted on the new tower headframe.

    Pumping Station, approximately 30m from Millmount Road, Dundonald, BT16 2DY

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  20. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0526/F

    Raising of ground levels within an agricultural field, installation of French drains for field drainage, and backfill of the surrounding land with imported inert fill material to create improved drainage and a revised topography.

    Lands 40m West of 164 Ballynahinch Road, Drumalig

    Received 18 Jun 2026
  21. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0538/F

    Attic conversion with rear dormer window to existing detached dwelling.

    4 Farriers Green, Hillsborough, BT26 6GW

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  22. Site Inspection CompleteLA05/2026/0692/F

    Proposed two-storey side extension to existing dwelling.

    19 Ayrshire Meadows, Lisburn, BT28 2DU

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  23. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0620/F

    Erection of 2no agricultural sheds. One for the storage of machinery, feedstuffs, bedding as well as shelter for young animals. The other is feeding and a cattle finishing shed

    On lands approx 280m south east of 3 Mullaghdrin Road, Dromara, BT25 2AQ

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  24. Consultation OpenLA05/2026/0579/F

    The proposed redevelopment of 61A Ravernet Road, Lisburn, comprising the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of eight residential dwellings, together with a new internal access road, parking, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and all associated site development works.

    61a Ravarnet Road, Lisburn, BT27 5NB

    Received 8 Jul 2026

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