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Delegated Planning Applications Decided by Appointed Officer – Week Commencing 21St September 2015 Reference No. Applicant Delegated planning applications decided by appointed officer – Week Commencing 21st September 2015 Reference No. Applicant Proposal Site Location Officer Objections Recommendation X/2015/0122/F Mr & Mrs Kevin Proposed conversion and 75 Old Ballygowan Road Approval 0 Smith extension to existing vernacular Comber stone barn to form one dwelling DEA: Comber LA06/2015/0352/F Clanmil Variation of Planning Condition 21 Beechvale Road Approval 0 Developments Ltd 12 relating to drainage works of Killinchy planning permission X/2014/0555/F for the erection of DEA: Comber 5 residential units. X/2015/0110/F SM Developments Proposed residential Site to rear of Orange Hall on Approval 0 (Co Down) Ltd development to include 6 no. 1 Railway Street bed and 6 no. 2 bed apartments Comber (previously approved ref no. X/2009/0519/F) DEA: Comber X/2015/0045/F Boland Reilly Erection of 7 dwellings (Change Sites 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 & Approval 0 Homes Ltd of house type and reduction from 76 St Andrew's Drive 8 approved under Ballyhalbert X/2007/1105/F) DEA: Ards Peninsula LA06/2015/0163/F Mrs Deborah Single-storey extension to rear 16 Mossvale Avenue Approval 0 Connors and side of dwelling and Ballygowan alterations to include rear dormer window DEA: Comber LA06/2015/0157/F Mr and Mrs Proposed rear and side single 2 Ringhaddy Avenue Approval 0 Williamson storey extension to existing Newtownards dwelling and proposed covered access to front. DEA: Newtownards LA06/2015/0084/O M Redmond Dwelling and garage Land to rear of 17 Approval 0 Blackabbey Road Ballywalter DEA: Ards Peninsula LA06/2015/0059/F Mountainburg Ltd Proposed erection of 3 No. Lands to the south of Approval 0 dwellings (previously approved Warnocks Road, adjacent to under X/2003/0144F) 19 and opposite 20, 22, 23 and 25 Gowland Hollow Portavogie DEA: Ards Peninsula LA06/2015/0092/F Phyllis Cox Proposed single storey dwelling 223 Ballywalter Road Approval 0 and garage Millisle DEA: Ards Peninsula LA06/2015/0123/F Mr D Shields One-and-a-half storey dwelling Site to rear of 10 Ballyhenry Approval 0 on a farm Road Comber DEA: Comber X/2015/0068/F Sharon Proposed new dwelling and 15a Rowreagh Road Refusal 0 McClements garage (removal of existing office Kircubbin and storage buildings/workshop) DEA: Ards Peninsula W/2015/0111/F Enid Crowe & Ian Partial demolition of existing 16 Abbotts Wood, Holywood Approval 0 McDonald single storey garage, erection of single storey side and rear DEA: Holywood & extension Clandeboye LA06/2015/0487/F Lewis Bailie Single storey rear extension to 5 Windsor park, Bangor Approval 0 dwelling to allow kitchen extension and patio area DEA: Bangor West LA06/2015/0375/F Mr & Mrs N Proposed rear extension/sun 32 Dorothy Avenue, Bangor Approval 0 McLarnon room and blocking up of existing doorway to rear to form window DEA: Bangor Central LA06/2015/0329/F Sandra Flynn Two storey rear extension to 6 Old Cultra Road, Holywood Approval 0 dwelling to allow dining area on ground floor with bedroom, en- DEA: Holywood & suite and storage above Clandeboye LA06/2015/0255/F Mr & Mrs J Extension to existing dwelling 5 Maxwell Road, Bangor Approval 0 O’Sullivan comprising basement music room, ground floor library, DEA: Bangor West shower room, utility and entrance lobby LA06/2015/0270/F Mr P Davidson Proposed demolition of existing 2 The Brae, Groomsport Approval 1 single storey rear extension and erection of new single storey rear extension, alterations and DEA: Bangor East & associated site works Donaghadee W/2015/0037/A David Jackson External signage 58 High Street, Bangor Consent 0 DEA: Bangor Central LA06/2015/0023/O W McCullough Replacement dwelling and 40m to the north east of no. Refusal 0 garage 103 Main Street, Conlig DEA: Holywood & Clandeboye W/2015/0015/F Mark Pollock Construction of a single dwelling Land adjacent to 23a and 23b Approval 1 Church Avenue, Holywood DEA: Holywood & Clandeboye X/2015/0068/F Refusal Reasons: 1. The proposal is contrary to Policy CTY1 of Planning Policy Statement 21, Sustainable Development in the Countryside in that there are no overriding reasons why this development is essential in this rural location and could not be located within a settlement. 2. The proposal is contrary to CTY 3 of Planning Policy Statement 21: Sustainable Development in the Countryside in that the redevelopment proposed would not bring significant environmental benefits to the locality. 3. The proposal is contrary to Policies CTY1 and CTY3 of Planning Policy Statement 21, Sustainable Development in the Countryside, in that the overall size of the proposed replacement dwelling would have a visual impact significantly greater than the existing building. LA06/2015/0023/O Refusal Reason: 1. The proposal is contrary to Policies CTY1 and CTY3 of Planning Policy Statement 21, Sustainable Development in the Countryside, in that the building has been designed and used for agricultural purposes and there is no structure that exhibits the essential characteristics of a dwelling. .
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