Energy unit and warehouses at The Development Is Located at The Os Doors Facility at 106 Syerla Rd, Located approximately 5.3 Kilometres From The Moy

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Mid Ulster Planning on 7 Jul 2026.

LA09/2025/0856/FApproved

The site and surroundings

The site forms part of an established manufacturing business in the countryside, with agricultural land, buildings, roads, vegetation and nearby homes around it.

“Representations: Letters of Support0 Letters Non Committal0 Letters of Objection1 Number of Support Petitions and signatures Number of Petitions of Objection and signatures Summary of Issues Characteristics of the Site and Area The site sits within the wider approx.”

“Fig 2: Site outlined red. The red line application itself is approx. 0.9ha and sits to the eastern half of the wider O & S Doors host site. It comprises primarily two pieces of agricultural land, one to the southeast and other to the north of existing buildings, connected via an existing flat concrete yard providing circulation within the site.”

Officer report

Earlier planning history

The business site has received several permissions for workshops, storage, extensions, access, parking and related industrial uses since 1999.

“Planning History • M/1998/0691 - Retention of joinery workshop to existing kitchen manufacturers business - Granted 21 st January 1999 • M/1998/0888 - Proposed car parking at existing kitchen manufacturing business - Granted 13 th February 1999 • M/2000/0864/F - Proposed demolition of fire damaged workshop and erection of new workshop at existing kitchen manufacturing works - Granted 11 th June 2001 • M/2003/0709/F - Erection of store at existing kitchen manufacturing business -…”

“(revised access) - Granted 4 th November 2016 • LA09/2016/0072/F - Retention of existing industrial/commercial buildings (3,146m2 floor space in total) (revised access) - Granted 4 th November 2016 • LA09/2016/0427/F - Proposed storage building additional 1980m2 (revised access) - Granted 4 th November 2016 • LA09/2016/1767/F - Proposed storage building extension - Granted 5 th July 2017 • LA09/2020/0429/F - Proposed infill extension to…”

Officer report

Who spoke

Councillor Cuthbertson declared an interest after receiving correspondence from people opposed to the application.

The committee vote

Councillor Clarke proposed approval and Councillor Varsani seconded it, after members considered the application and recommendation.

“Members considered previously circulated report on planning application LA09/2025/0856/F which had a recommendation for approval.”

Minutes

The decision

The committee approved the application subject to the conditions set out by officers.

“Resolved That planning application LA09/2025/0856/F be approved subject to conditions as per the officer’s report.”

Minutes

Sources

  • Mid Ulster Planning minutes, 7 July 2026
  • 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 7 July 2026
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

264 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 35 against officer advice.

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