53-home residential development at Land adjacent to 185 Ballyronan Road, Ballyronan, Magherafelt
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Mid Ulster Planning on 7 Oct 2025.
Earlier planning approval
An outline approval for the same proposal was granted on 7 October 2021, and this reserved matters application followed its conditions.
“Cookstown Area Plan 2010 SPPS Creating Places PPS1 – General Principles PPS 3 – Access, Movement and Parking PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments PPS12 Housing in settlements A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland Relevant Site Histories: LA09/2020/0007/O – Outline approval granted 7 th October 2021 for same proposal, this application is a reserved matters of this original outline approval and adheres to the outline…”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Roads, water, environmental health and rivers consultees supported approval or identified matters that could be addressed through conditions.
“DFI Roads – Final response dated 21.07.2025 recommending approval with conditions. DFI Rivers – Have requested a discharge 6 to be submitted, this can be conditioned in decision notice should approval be granted. NI Water – Final response dated 09.09.2025 recommending approval with conditions. Mid Ulster District Council Environmental Health - final response dated 06.01.2024 recommending approval with conditions.”
Officer report
Conditions attached
Approval included conditions covering drainage, roads, access, construction impacts, watercourse discharge, boundary planting and open-space management.
“Reason: To ensure there is a satisfactory means of access in the interest of road safety and the convenience of road users. Condition10 The access gradient(s) to the dwelling(s) hereby permitted shall not exceed 8% (1 in 12.5) over the first 5m outside the road boundary.”
“Condition14 A schedule 6 consent for discharge to the watercourse should be obtained from DFI Rivers prior to the commencement of development. Reason: In order to provide/prevent flood risk. Condition15 All existing trees, shrubs and hedges/natural screening on the boundaries of the site shall be permanently retained unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Council.”
Officer report
Committee decision
Members considered the application, proposed and seconded approval, and resolved to approve it subject to the officer’s conditions.
“Members considered previously circulated report on planning application LA09/2024/1123/RM which had a recommendation for approval.”
“Resolved That planning application LA09/2024/1123/RM be approved subject to conditions as per the officer’s report.”
Minutes
Sources
- Mid Ulster Planning minutes, 7 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Mid Ulster's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Date
- Tuesday 7 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
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- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
49 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 3 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.