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32a Lawrence Hill, Londonderry, BT48 7NJ

Awaiting decision Derry City and Strabane LA11/2026/0409/F Full

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Proposal

Retention and Completion of Redevelopment Works to provide 5no. Apartments (27no. Bedrooms in total) for Student Accomodation, including bin/bike storage and associated site works.

As published by the council, reference LA11/2026/0409/F

Application record

Reference
LA11/2026/0409/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Northland
Postcode
BT48 7NJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Received by Derry City and Strabane

  2. 4 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 July 2026, 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 97 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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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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Documents

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

15 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 full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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