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Desmond Motors Ltd, 173 Strand Road/Duncreggan Road, Londonderry, BT48 7PU

Granted Derry City and Strabane LA11/2025/0818/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

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

Proposal

Redevelopment of existing filling station and garage / workshops and ancillary spaces to provide proposed purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) of 344 student bed spaces

As published by the council, reference LA11/2025/0818/PAN

Application record

Reference
LA11/2025/0818/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Acceptable
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Decided
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Madam's Bank
Postcode
BT48 7PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by Derry City and Strabane

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Derry City and Strabane granted permission on 9 January 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Derry City and Strabane's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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