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26 Church Street Downpatrick BT30 6EH

Awaiting decision Newry, Mourne and Down LA07/2025/1603/F Full

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Proposal

Change of use from vacant former opticians practice to legal practice. No alterations are proposed, beyond repairs and painting to existing elevations, doors, window frames, sills, and portico.

As published by the council, reference LA07/2025/1603/F

Application record

Reference
LA07/2025/1603/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Cathedral (Newry, Mourne and Down)
Postcode
BT30 6EH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Newry, Mourne and Down

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 6 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Consultation Open

    Previously Valid.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Newry, Mourne and Down took a median of 206 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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ARdMackel Architects Agent, an architecture practice

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Newry, Mourne and Down for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Newry, Mourne and Down decided full applications in a median of 232 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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