Two dwellings and garages at 40M Ne of 74 Moneyhaw Road, Drummullan, Moneymore
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Mid Ulster Planning on 2 Dec 2025.
The site and surroundings
The site is within the residential curtilage of No. 74 Moneyhaw Road, beside two roads and enclosed by mature trees.
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“Road bounding the site to the north. The site is located within the existing residential curtilage of No.74 Moneyhaw Road and although it is within the countryside, it appears when traveling along the public road that the development limits of the settlement limits have already expanded.”
Officer report
The officers’ recommendation
Approval was recommended as an exception to policy because the proposal would round off development and existing screening would protect rural character.
“The site is located within the existing residential curtilage of No.74 Moneyhaw Road and although it is within the countryside, it appears when traveling along the public road that the development limits of the settlement limits have already expanded. As the site is within an already urban area, that being the existing residential curtilage of No.74, it is clearly part of rounding off, hence why the application is being recommended as an approval as an exception to policy.”
Officer report
The main planning issue
The cluster lacked a defined focal point, but officers considered the site enclosed, suitable for rounding off and unlikely to harm residential amenity or rural character.
“- the cluster is associated with a focal point such as a social / community building/facility or is located at a cross-roads. The cluster is not associated with any established focal point and given this the proposal fails to comply with this policy criteria. - the identified site provides a suitable degree of enclosure and is bounded on at least two sides with other development in the cluster.”
“CTY 14 - Rural Character CTY 14 states that planning permission will be granted for a building in the countryside where it does not cause a detrimental change to or further erode the rural character of an area. The proposed dwellings will not be unduly prominent in the landscape, nor does it result in build up. It is considered that the site and its environs are suitable for absorbing a dwelling of this size and scale. The detached garages will not damage rural character.”
Officer report
The committee decision
Councillors proposed and seconded approval, and resolved to approve the application subject to the officer’s conditions.
“Resolved That planning application LA09/2025/0977/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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- Tuesday 2 December 2025
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- Officers recommended approval
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- Approved
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This committee's year
105 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 6 against officer advice.
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