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34 Frances Street, Newtownards, BT23 7DN

Awaiting decision Ards and North Down LA06/2025/0600/F Full

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Proposal

Change of use from retail (Class A1) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) including installation of extraction flue (amended description).

As published by the council, reference LA06/2025/0600/F

Application record

Reference
LA06/2025/0600/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
4 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Conway Square
Postcode
BT23 7DN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jul 2025

    Received by Ards and North Down

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 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

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Mark McIntyre Architect Agent, an architecture practice

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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12 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Ards and North Down for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ards and North Down decided full applications in a median of 96 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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