Nos 46/47/49/50/51/52/53 & 54 Merchants Quay Newry plus Nos. 9/11/13/15 & 17 Cornmarket Newry Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Proposed demolition of nos. 48-54 Merchants Quay and provision of a mixed-use development comprising the retention, refurbishment, alterations to and change of use of the Listed Building (47 Merchant’s Quay) for 2 no. townhouses and change of use of 46 Merchant’s Quay for 1 no. ground floor office with 2 no. apartments above, plus the erection of 24 no. additional residential units in a mix of apartments and duplex apartments (to give 26no. residential units in total), plus 2 no. retail units with car parking, communal amenity space, landscaping, bin and cycle stores and associated site works (amendments to planning permission ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Mar 2027, from Newry Mourne Down's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 35

Plans & drawings 20

PDF WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Other Supporting Information · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 03-Proposed Site Plan Site Layout or Block Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 02-Existing Site Plan Site Layout or Block Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 04-Site Plan Extract Site Layout or Block Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 REV A-Existing Site Plan Site Layout or Block Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 03 REV A-Proposed Site Plan Site Layout or Block Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 01 REV A-Location Map Site Location Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 01-Location Map Site Location Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 14-Block G Plans and Elevs Elevations and Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 06 Block C Floor Plans & Elevs Elevations and Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 07-Block D Floor Plans & Elevs Elevations and Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 08-Block E Plans & Elevs Elevations and Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 09-Block F Ground & First Floor Plans Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 10-Block F Second & Third Floor Plans Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 15-Landscape Plan Landscaping Proposals · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 05-Existing Contextual Elevations Existing Elevations · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 11-Block F Proposed Elevations Proposed Elevations · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 12-Block F Proposed Elevations Proposed Elevations · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 13-Block G Existing Plans and Elevs Existing Elevations and Floor Plans · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 16-Contextual Elevations Concept Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Ballybot
Applicant
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Agent
Studiorogers Architects

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 91-day target. Newry Mourne Down usually decides full applications by day 169.

Day 20149 days to the predicted decision (day 169)
9%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
475decided in the last year

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Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15240915
Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
21 Oct 2026