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8 Castle Street, Londonderry, BT48 6HQ

Granted Derry City and Strabane LA11/2025/0288/F Full

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of Use from Offices to 2 no. 1 Bed Apartments & 2 no. 2 Bed Apartments on First and Second Floors

As published by the council, reference LA11/2025/0288/F

Application record

Reference
LA11/2025/0288/F
Type
Full
Status
Site Inspection Complete
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
16 Apr 2025
Validated
25 Apr 2025
Ward
City Walls
Postcode
BT48 6HQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2025

    Received by Derry City and Strabane

  2. 25 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Birney Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Derry City and Strabane granted permission, 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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