Planning application
66 Castle Lane, Comber, BT23 5EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of 20 dwellings (renewal of outline approval LA06/2016/0253/O). Variation of Condition 11 of planning permission LA06/2023/2277/O to amend the remediation and verification requirements to prior to occupation, to reflect the Updated Remediation Strategy dated March 2026. (Full proposal description available on the NI Planning Portal).
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0285/S54
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0285/S54
- Type
- Section 54
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Comber West
- Postcode
- BT23 5EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Ards and North Down granted permission on 15 June 2026, 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.
About this record
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