Synthetic sports pitch at Carryduff Primary School, Belfast
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Lisburn And Castlereagh Planning Committee on 9 Mar 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
A new synthetic pitch at a school
The application sought a new synthetic sports pitch with 6 metre ball-stop fencing, 15 metre floodlighting columns and a new pedestrian entrance onto Church Road.
“LA05/2025/0798/F - New synthetic sports pitch to include 6m high ball stop fencing, fifteen-metre-high floodlighting columns with floodlights and new pedestrian entrance onto Church Road at Carryduff Primary School, Killynure Road, Belfast. (Cont’d)”
Minutes
Members welcomed the investment
Councillors welcomed the application, commended officers on how quickly it had been processed, and said they hoped to see more applications of this type.
“Councillor P Catney welcomed the application and stated that he hoped to see more applications of this type in the future; • Councillor D Bassett concurred with Councillor P Catney and welcomed the investment to the area; • The Chair, Alderman J Tinsley, agreed with the previous comments, commended Officers in the timeliness of the processing of the application, and spoke favourably of the integration of community sports facilities with local schools; and • Alderman O…”
Minutes
Approved unanimously
Having considered the officer's report, the committee agreed unanimously to adopt the recommendation to approve the application.
“Having considered the information provided within the report of the Planning Officer, the Committee agreed unanimously to adopt the recommendation to approve this application.”
Minutes
Sources
- Lisburn And Castlereagh Planning Committee minutes, 9 March 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Lisburn And Castlereagh's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Lisburn And Castlereagh
- Date
- Monday 9 March 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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