Planning application
7 Newry Street, Kilkeel, BT34 4DN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of former amusement arcade to electrical shop store at ground floor (retrospective), & proposed 1 No. 2 bed apartment at first floor and associated bin store at ground floor.
As published by the council, reference LA07/2026/0857/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA07/2026/0857/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kilkeel
- Postcode
- BT34 4DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Newry, Mourne and Down
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 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 187 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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