Planning application
First Comber Presbyterian Church Hall, 65-67 High Street, Comber, BT23 5HJ
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
New entrance lobby extension, replacement external windows and doors, new solar panels to roof and internal refurbishment of existing church facilities
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0386/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0386/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Comber West
- Postcode
- BT23 5HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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27 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Site Inspection Complete.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Doherty Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2012 · Belfast
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Ards and North Down granted permission on 27 August 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.
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