A to Z of services

Abandoned Vehicles

We have the power to investigate and remove abandoned vehicles

About freedom of information

The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to access recorded information held by public sector organisations

About the Building Control Service

Contact details for Building Control service

About the Council

About the Council

About the Council Constitution

About Us

Find out more about the Environmental Health, Protection and Development Service

About Us

Protecting the public from Environmental Health Risks

Accessibility

Additional bin capacity

If you need a larger bin, contact the council

Additional certificates

Information about buying additional certificates for life events

Affordable Warmth

Find out more about the Affordable Warmth Scheme

Age Friendly and the Big Plan

Ards and North Down’s Age Friendly Strategy provides a framework to make our Borough a great place to live and grow older.

Air quality

Clean air is essential for health and helps to make the Borough a pleasant place to live

AND Arts Directory

A new Arts Directory for Ards and North Down

Animal Welfare

The animal welfare service can give help or advice about caring for animals

Annual Performance Report

Information on Council's prior year performance.

Applications

Information on how to make an application

Apply

Arc21: recycling working across Council areas

We are a member of arc21, the umbrella waste management group

Ards and North Down Civic Awards

Nominations will open on Friday 7 February

Ards and North Down Community Safety Team

Working to make our community a safer place to live

Ards and North Down Grants Appeals Process

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of a grant application process the Council has a grants appeals process in place.

Ards and North Down in Bloom

Encouraging horticultural excellence, community participation and environmentally sustainable practices

Ards and North Down Leisure

Find out more about Leisure in Ards and North Down

Ards Arts Centre

Ards Arts Centre has exhibitions, performances and artists' talks during the year

Ards Market

Information on Ards Market

Areas of Townscape Character

Supplementary Planning Guidance

Arts and Heritage

Information on arts and heritage in Ards and North Down

Arts Grants

Access and Inclusion Fund 2020/2021

Assisted bin collections

If you feel you are unable to leave your bin to the kerbside for collection, you can apply for an 'assisted lift'

Audit and Assessment Report

Local Government Auditor's report on how the Council discharges its duties in relation to improvement.