Planning application
32-34 Main Street, Bangor, BT20 5AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of vacant ground floor retail unit (A1 class) to community exhibition and meeting space associated with the Queen's Parade redevelopment (D1 class)
As published by the council, reference LA06/2024/0919/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2024/0919/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Harbour
- Postcode
- BT20 5AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2024
Received by Ards and North Down
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8 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Ards and North Down granted permission on 8 January 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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