Planning application
Boyd Rice Solicitors 6 Mill Street, Newtownards, BT23 4LU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of rear ancillary storage building from storage to office space, including elevational changes - Non-compliance with Condition No. 03 of Planning Approval LA06/2024/0290/F to allow use at first floor as office accommodation (Amended Proposal)
As published by the council, reference LA06/2025/0540/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2025/0540/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 19 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Conway Square
- Postcode
- BT23 4LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2025
Received by Ards and North Down
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24 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ards and North Down took a median of 81 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
AB Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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