Storage building at 15A Grange Road, Ballygawley

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Mid Ulster Planning on 2 Dec 2025.

LA09/2025/0627/FApproved

What was proposed

Full planning permission was sought for a storage building at 15A Grange Road, Ballygawley.

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“…the village of Ballygawley and is included within the Grange Road Local Landscape Policy Area (LLPA 4) as designated in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Area Plan. The purpose of this LLPA is to protect the attractively landscaped grounds and residences which make a positive contribution to the visual amenity and character of the village on approaches from the A4 Roundabout.”

Officer report

Earlier permissions

Earlier permissions covered a pallet store, office space, additional first-floor offices and discharge of conditions at the site.

“Planning History LA09/2017/0509/F - Demolition of existing store building and proposed pallet store building with extended yard area and alterations to entrance - 15A Grange Road, Ballygawley, PERMISSION GRANTED LA09/2020/1200/F - Retention of additional office space (amended description) - 15A Grange Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon – PERMISSION GRANTED LA09/2020/1259/F - Additional first floor office space - 15A Grange Road, Ballygawley, Dungannon – PERMISSION GRANTED…”

Officer report

Why officers recommended approval

Officers considered the building compatible with surrounding uses and acceptable for residential amenity, access, traffic, landscape, heritage, flooding and design.

“…rights of way and provides adequate and convenient access to public transport; (j) the site layout, building design, associated infrastructure and landscaping arrangements are of high quality and assist the promotion of sustainability and biodiversity; (k) appropriate boundary treatment and means of enclosure are provided and any areas of outside storage proposed are adequately screened from public view; (l) is designed to deter…”

“…located at no.17 Grange Road which is approx. 40 metres from this proposed development. It is considered that the proposed building would be located a sufficient distance away from the proposal, which will ensure that they are not negatively impacted by the proposal.”

Officer report

Consultees and conditions

Environmental Health provided conditions intended to protect nearby residential amenity from noise and odour.

“Environmental Health have provided a number of conditions which will further mitigate potential concerns with nearby residents. The proposal does not involve an intensification of the existing site thus the existing discharge facilities are considered to be adequate. The proposal includes a building with a design typical for storage use, shown below in figure 1.”

“Approval Conditions Condition 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 5 years from the date of this permission. Reason: As required by Section 61 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. Condition 2 The development hereby permitted shall be used only for the purposes specified in Class B4 - Storage, as defined in the Planning (Use Classes) Order (NI) 2015.”

Officer report

Residents’ views

No third-party objections, support letters or other representations were received.

“Council's statutory duty. At the time of writing, no third party objections were received. Assessment Section 45 (1) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 requires regard to be had to the Development Plan, so far as material to the application and to any other material considerations. Section 6 (4) states that the determination must be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.”

Officer report

The decision

The application was approved subject to the conditions in the officer’s report.

“Resolved That planning application LA09/2025/0627/F be approved subject to conditions as per the officer’s report.”

Minutes

Sources

  • Mid Ulster Planning minutes, 2 December 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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At the meeting

Council
Mid Ulster
Date
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Recommendation
Officers recommended approval
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

This committee's year

105 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 6 against officer advice.

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