Lands within Castlewellan Forest Park (c. 200m south of The Grange Yard), with access via Castle Avenue and egress on to Bann Road, Castlewellan, BT31 9AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Provision of new visitor attraction (Treetop Walk Mourne) to include arrival building, raised walkway, landmark tower structure with smaller connected tower to include slides and landing block. Proposal also includes amphitheatre / temporary event space, utilities, relocation of the existing children’s play area and all associated development. The proposed development includes widening of the exit onto Bann Road to accommodate 2-way traffic between Bann Road and the entrance to the existing parking area. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 8 Jul 2026.
Documents 31
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 12
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Important details
- Council
- Newry Mourne Down
- Application type
- Full
- Postcode
- BT31 9AF
- Received
- 23 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Castlewellan
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- CARLIN Planning Limited
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 23 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Jul 2026
- Press notice
- 24 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Lands within Castlewellan Forest Park (c. 200m south of The Grange Yard), with access via Castle Avenue and egress on to Bann Road, Castlewellan, BT31 9AF
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