Planning application
4 Spencer Road, Waterside, Derry, BT47 6AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of change of use from former bank to class C2; Guest house as per the Planning (use classes) Order (NI) 2015
As published by the council, reference LA11/2023/1335/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA11/2023/1335/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 15 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Victoria (Derry and Strabane)
- Postcode
- BT47 6AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Feb 2023
Received by Derry City and Strabane
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27 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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