Planning application
Approximately 105 metres South East of 16 Ardbarren Road, Clare, Castlederg, BT81 7QT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 54 application to vary condition No. 4 of planning permission LA11/2026/0009/F which reads 'The development hereby permitted shall be limited to storage of up to 500kg of a combination of Hazard Type 3 (HT3) and Hazard Type 4 (HT4) fireworks, often labelled as 1.3G and 1.4G respectively' to read 'The development hereby permitted shall be limited to the storage of up to 500kg of a combination of Hazard Type 3 (HT3) and Hazard Type 4 (HT4) explosives and pyrotechnic articles associated with professional firework displays, comprising: UN0066 – CORD, IGNITER; UN0105 – FUSE, SAFETY; UN0335 – FIREWORKS; UN0336 – FIREWORKS; UN0431 – ARTICLES, PYROTECHNIC for technical purposes; UN0432 – ARTICLES, PYROTECHNIC for technical purposes; and UN0454 – IGNITERS'
As published by the council, reference LA11/2026/0603/S54
Application record
- Reference
- LA11/2026/0603/S54
- Type
- Section 54
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 16 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 16 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Glenderg
- Postcode
- BT81 7QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Aug 2026
Received by Derry City and Strabane
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 October 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 92 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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