Planning application
Desmond Motors Desmond Motors Car Showroom 162 Strand Road Londonderry BT48 7PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed Redevelopment of Desmond's Motors Car Showroom to provide Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) of 553 student bed spaces and ancillary facilities.
As published by the council, reference LA11/2025/0819/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- LA11/2025/0819/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Acceptable
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Madam's Bank
- Postcode
- BT48 7PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Derry City and Strabane
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1 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Acceptable
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MKA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Londonderry
Active · incorporated 2003 · Londonderry
25 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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7 documents on file for this application
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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.
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