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Former Faughan Valley High School, 35 Drumahoe Road, Derry, BT47 3SD

Granted Derry City and Strabane LA11/2026/0447/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Works: Extension Demolition

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

Proposal

Renovation, repair and extension of the listed former Faughan Valley School building, to facilitate change of use to a residential care home. Proposals include the demolition of non-listed school extensions, and the phased redevelopment of the wider site for additional care home accommodation, with associated landscaping, access and parking

As published by the council, reference LA11/2026/0447/PAN

Application record

Reference
LA11/2026/0447/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Acceptable
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Decided
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Drumahoe
Postcode
BT47 3SD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Received by Derry City and Strabane

  2. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Determined

    Previously Valid.

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Derry City and Strabane granted permission on 7 August 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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