Planning application
4 Station Square Helen's Bay BT19 1TN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from first floor apartment (Class C1) to ancillary office space associated with ground floor Dental Practice (Class D1).
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0658/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0658/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Helen's Bay
- Postcode
- BT19 1TN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ards and North Down register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA06/2022/0856/F Granted
4 Station Square Helen's Bay BT19 1TN
Change of use from class A1 (Hairdressers) to class D1 (Dental Hygienist) at ground floor
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Whittaker & Watt Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Newtownabbey
Active · incorporated 2012 · Newtownabbey
22 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Ards and North Down granted permission on 26 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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