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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Northern Ireland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Derry City and Strabane District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
62 approved · 0 refused · 2 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2026 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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32 Bracken Hill, Strabane, BT82 8FH
Received 9 Sept 202617 Eskaheen View, Derry, BT47 2EP
Received 26 Aug 2026immediatley North of No.21 Magheracoltan Road, Newtownstewart, BT78 4LF
Received 2 Aug 2026Former Bog Inn Public House, opposite No. 66A Westland Street, Derry
Received 4 Aug 202643 Templeard, Ballynagard, Londonderry, BT48 8FE
Received 11 May 202664 Drum Road, Ardmore, Londonderry, BT47 3RW
Received 19 Jul 202669 Great James Street, Londonderry, BT48 7DG
Received 7 Jul 2026Former PSNI Station, 5 Castlefin Road, Castlederg, BT81 7BT
Received 27 Jul 2026Lifford Road, approximately 138 M. West from the entrance to the filling station
Received 24 Jun 202632 Grainan Drive, Derry, BT48 7TX
Received 16 May 2026Banagher Presbyterian Church Hall, 8 Ballyhanedin Road, Feeny, BT47 4TG
Received 5 Jun 2026Lands situated 9 M. South West of 218 Tamnaherin Road, Cross, L'Derry, BT47 3HX
Received 29 Sept 2026Glenelly Road, approximately 197 M. West from the entrance to a disused gravel pit
Received 24 Jun 202646 Woodbrook West, Londonderry, BT48 8PZ
Received 6 May 2026Former Tillie & Henderson Factory Site Bounded by Abercorn Road, Tillies Brae & Foyle Road, Derry, BT48 6SQ
Received 16 Sept 20265 Dunmore Gardens, Derry, BT48 9NJ
Received 9 Jul 2026Spar Stores, 24 Belt Road, Derry, BT47 2LW
Received 27 Jul 2026Former Bog Inn Public House, opposite No. 66A Westland Street, Derry
Received 12 Aug 202617 Browning Drive, Londonderry, BT47 6HN
Received 22 Jun 20261 Lawrence Hill, Londonderry, BT48 7NJ
Received 12 Aug 202689 Norburgh Park Londonderry BT48 0RG
Received 16 Jul 202621 Bearney Road Strabane BT82 8NT
Received 16 Jun 2026Dunnes Stores Unit, 201 Foyleside Shopping Centre, Orchard Street, Londonderry, BT48 6XY
Received 23 Jun 202695 Slieveboy Road, Londonderry, BT47 4AS
Received 18 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Northern Ireland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Derry City and Strabane District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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