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42 Great James Street, Londonderry, BT48 7DW

Awaiting decision Derry City and Strabane LA11/2024/0877/F Full

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Proposal

Change of Use from office use to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

As published by the council, reference LA11/2024/0877/F

Application record

Reference
LA11/2024/0877/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
22 Nov 2024
Validated
22 Nov 2024
Ward
Northland
Postcode
BT48 7DW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2024

    Received by Derry City and Strabane

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 January 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Derry City and Strabane took a median of 92 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Agent on file, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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