PLANNING ACT (Northern Ireland) 2011
What is planned?
PLANNING ACT (Northern Ireland) 2011 AND THE PLANNING (Development Management)
REGULATIONS (Northern Ireland) 2015 (Regulation 5(2)(b))
PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Proposal: Part change of use of dwelling (Gilford Castle) and retention of marquee and toilet blocks
to form a conference centre for hosting conferences and other events in conjunction with the
guesthouse use approved by LA08/2025/0710/F and LA08/2025/0709/LBC, with associated
landscaping, parking, improvements to the existing access and site works.
Location: Gilford Castle, 5 Banbridge Road, Gilford, Craigavon, BT63 6DJ and adjacent lands to the
north, east, south and south-west.
A public exhibition and drop in event will be held in Gilford Community Centre, 5 Stramore Road,
Gilford, BT63 6HL from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday 29 th January 2026.
A website containing details of the proposed development will also be available to view from 16 th
January 2026 to 17 th February 2026 at the address
www.otsplanning.com/gilford-castle
Information relating to the proposal and event can also be obtained from O’Toole & Starkey Planning
Consultants. Telephone: 028 9202 6029. Email:
.
Should you wish to comment on the proposal, you can do so via the public consultation website, by
email to
or in writing to O’Toole & Starkey Ltd, 1st Floor, River House, 48 -
60 High St, Belfast, BT1 2BE. Comments should be submitted by 17 th February 2026.
Any comments made to the prospective applicant are not representations to the Council. If the
prospective applicant submits an application, there will then be an opportunity to make
representations on that application to the Council at a later stage.
A public exhibition and drop in event will be held in Gilford Community Centre, 5 Stramore Road,
Gilford, BT63 6HL from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday 29 th January 2026.
A website containing details of the proposed development will also be available to view from 16 th
January 2026 to 17 th February 2026 at the address
www.otsplanning.com/gilford-castle
Information relating to the proposal and event can also be obtained from O’Toole & Starkey Planning
Consultants. Telephone: 028 9202 6029. Email:
.
Should you wish to comment on the proposal, you can do so via the public consultation website, by
email to
or in writing to O’Toole & Starkey Ltd, 1st Floor, River House, 48 -
60 High St, Belfast, BT1 2BE. Comments should be submitted by 17 th February 2026.
Any comments made to the prospective applicant are not representations to the Council. If the
prospective applicant submits an application, there will then be an opportunity to make
representations on that application to the Council at a later stage.
