Planning application
Directly North of 61 Castle Street, Comber, BT23 5DY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1no. Shipping container to be used as self-tanning booth (Sui Generis use class) and 1no. self-service parcel collection unit. (Amended description and plans).
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0354/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0354/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 25 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Comber West
- Postcode
- BT23 5DY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Apr 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arca Design Agent, a design practice registered in Wilmslow
Dissolved · incorporated 2008 · Wilmslow
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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