Planning application
LA11/2025/0819/PAN
Desmond Motors Desmond Motors Car Showroom 162 Strand Road Londonderry BT48 7PU
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
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
After the decision
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