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42 Shipquay Street, Londonderry, BT48 6DW

Awaiting decision Derry City and Strabane LA11/2025/0351/A Advertisement

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Proposal

Removal of existing signs on both Shipquay Street and Union Place Hall. The proposed advertisements consist of 1 externally illuminated sign at the top of shop on Shipquay Street. On Union Hall Place there is 1 matching sign above the window.

As published by the council, reference LA11/2025/0351/A

Application record

Reference
LA11/2025/0351/A
Type
Advertisement
Status
Consultation Open
Received
14 May 2025
Validated
14 May 2025
Ward
City Walls
Postcode
BT48 6DW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2025

    Received by Derry City and Strabane

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 July 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 100 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Birney Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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26 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Derry City and Strabane for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Derry City and Strabane decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 135 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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