Castlewellan Road Banbridge

Armagh City, Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council has received an Environmental Statement which
accompanied the following planning application.
District Council Area – Armagh City, Banbridge, Craigavon Borough Council

App No.
LA08/2025/
0588/S54
Location
Existing Game of
Thrones Studio
Tour Development
245 Castlewellan
Road Banbridge
BT32 3SG

Proposal
Tourist visitor attraction for a ‘Game of Thrones” themed studio
tour. A Section 54 application to remove Condition 6 and
amend conditions 22, 33 and 36 of previous planning approval
LA08/2019/1663/F
Condition No 6- remove the 10.25 year time limit;
Amendment to condition 22
Original Condition 22: Prior to commencement of the operations
hereby permitted the Park & Ride facility permitted under
application LA08/2019/1660/F shall be operational and the
operations hereby permitted shall only be used when the Park and
Ride facility is operational.
Proposed Condition 22: The Park & Ride facility permitted
under application LA08/2019/1660/F shall be retained and
made available for parking during the operational hours of the
development hereby permitted.
Amendment to condition 33
Original Condition 33: The development hereby permitted shall
only operate between 08:00hrs and 22:00hrs. The first studio tour
shall begin at 09:30hrs with entry for the last tour no later than
18:30hrs. All visitors and staff must have left the site by 22:00hrs.
Proposed Condition 33: The tourist visitor attraction hereby
permitted shall operate between 07:00hrs and 22:00hrs. The
first studio tour shall begin at 08:00hrs with entry for the last tour
no later than 18:30hrs. Private use of the Studio Tour operating
beyond 22:00hrs shall be limited to 50 events per year, with a
maximum capacity of 600 guests per event. All visitors must have
left the site by 22:00hrs during normal operating hours, or by
01:00hrs during private events.
Amendment of Condition 36
Original Condition 36: All external lighting shall be switched off at
10.00pm, save for lighting required for security details of which
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council and
thereafter implemented.
Proposed Condition 36: All external lighting shall be switched off at
10.00pm during normal operating hours or before 01:00am during
private events, save for lighting required for security details of
which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council
and thereafter implemented.

The planning application and associated Environmental Statement (ES) may be inspected, free of
charge, at the following address:
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Planning Office, Bridgewater House, 23a
Castlewellan Road Banbridge BT32 4AX
The Environmental Statement (ES) also may be inspected and purchased between the hours of 9am
and 5pm Monday to Friday at the following address:
Game of Thrones Studio Tour 245 Castlewellan Road Banbridge BT32 3SG
Copies of the ES are also available for purchase by contacting Resolve Planning, as follows:
Telephone: 028 9099 1225
Email:

contact@resolveplanning.com

The costs are as follows:
Full Environmental Statement: £250
Non-technical Summary: £10
If you wish to make an appointment to inspect the application and Environmental Statement at the
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Planning Office only, please telephone the
Planning Office on 0300 200 7830.
The planning application and Environmental Statement may also be inspected on the PublicAccess
website via the Planning Web Portal (

www.planningni.gov.uk

).
Any person wishing to make representations about the planning application/Environmental Statement
should submit these, in writing, to The Head of Planning, Bridgewater House, 23a Castlewellan Road
Banbridge BT32 4AX
All representations must be submitted to the Council by 4.00pm on Monday 14th July 2025 Please
quote the application reference number (LA08/2025/0588/s54) in any representation.
Mr Damian Mulligan
Head of Planning