Planning application
LA11/2026/0447/PAN
Former Faughan Valley High School, 35 Drumahoe Road, Derry, BT47 3SD
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Derry City and Strabane
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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What happens while it is decided
The process from here
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