Planning application
38b Prospect Road, Bangor, BT20 5DA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retention of existing storage container at rear of property for use as garden room and domestic storage (Retrospective) (Amended plan and additional info)
As published by the council, reference LA06/2025/0742/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2025/0742/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Harbour
- Postcode
- BT20 5DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Ards and North Down
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29 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 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 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cowan Architectural Agent, an architecture practice
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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