Ards and North Down Borough Council

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Services and Information

Bins and recycling

Information about waste, recycling, bin collection dates and how to order a new bin in Ards and North Down

Leisure

Information on leisure centres, activities and sports development

Planning

How we shape the borough through planning. ** NEW FEES - As of 17 June 2019 new planning fees will come into effect. See "Contact Our Planning Office" link within. **

Pets, pests and pollution

Information and advice about pets, pests and pollution

Building control

The council is responsible for enforcing building regulations

Community

The council considers investment in the local community to be a critical part of its purpose and corporate vision

Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

The Registrar registers births, deaths and marriages, and performs marriages and civil partnerships in Ards and North Down. By appointment only.

Car parking

Information on council run car parks

Community planning

Community planning involves different agencies in Ards and North Down working together

Play parks, pitches and playing fields

Play parks, sports pitches and playing fields in the Borough

Performance Improvement

Information about the Council's Performance.

Arts and Heritage

Information on arts and heritage in Ards and North Down

Capital Projects

Information about investment projects in Ards and North Down

Public Rights of Way

Borough Magazine Summer 2019

View the latest edition of the Borough Magazine

Public toilets

Details of locations across Ards and North Down

A Fairtrade Borough

A simple way to make a difference

Grants

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Highlights

Four people with the new all-terrain wheelchairs that are available in Groomsport

Groomsport Becomes Ards and North Down’s First Inclusive Beach

Groomsport beach has taken delivery of the first phase of beach mobility equipment, making it the first inclusive beach in Ards and North Down.

Graphic of dog with event details

Summer Fun for Cool Canines event in Bangor!

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has joined forces with Ards and North Down Borough Council to run a ‘Summer Fun for Cool Canines’ event in Bangor on Tuesday 27 August.

Chefs pictured outside Donaghadee lighthouse

Temperatures to get Red Hot for Donaghadee Lights Up Festival!

Food, boat and historical tours plus a free concert that’s headlined by the incredible Red Hot Chilli Pipers and an impressive fireworks display are set to raise the temperatures in Donaghadee from 5-8 September!