Planning application
53 Victoria Road, Holywood, BT18 9BD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 6 of previously approved application LA06/2021/0082/F for Replacement Dwelling (Change of House Type Re: LA06/2018/1010/F) From: “The hedging illustrated along the eastern and northern boundaries illustrated on Drawing No. 02, date stamped 27th January 2021, shall be permanently retained at a height of no less than 2 metres.” To: "As illustrated on Drawing No. 02/A, received on 8th April 2026, hedging along the eastern boundary shall be permanently retained at a minimum height of 2 metres and replacement of hedging along the northern (roadside) boundary, with native beech hedging and shall be permanently retained at a minimum height of 2m."
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0298/S54
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0298/S54
- Type
- Section 54
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Holywood
- Postcode
- BT18 9BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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20 May 2026
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 15 July 2026, 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
FmK Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ballymena
Active · incorporated 2011 · Ballymena
38 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 88% 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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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's median decision took 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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