Planning: The office at Church Street will re-open to the public for appointments from 1st July 2022

From 1st July onwards our office will be available for pre-booked duty planner appointments, open-file viewings, or register viewings. Please note that appointments (excluding register viewings) must be made a minimum of 2 weeks in advance. To book an appointment please contact the office at planning@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk or by phone on 028 9182 4006 --- between 9am and 3pm. A charge of £10 is payable for an open-file viewing.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW PLANNING IT SYSTEM - OCTOBER 2022

The Department for Infrastructure is overseeing the launch of a new Planning IT system in October 2022, which will be adopted by all NI Councils with the exception of Mid Ulster.

For more DfI information concerning the timetable for the introduction of the new IT system, please click here: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/planning-portal-newsletter

Planning applications recently advertised

Planning applications in Ards and North Down advertised and re-advertised this week.

Search for a Planning Application

Information on the Northern Ireland Planning Portal

Delegated Applications - recommendations accepted by Planning Committee members

Local development applications, where the recommendation by Planning Service was accepted by Planning Committee members, determined by the Head of Planning Amended. Revised Scheme of Delegation published 01 July 2020.

Next Planning Committee

The next monthly planning committee meeting will take place on Tuesday 2nd August. The Schedule was published on Wednesday 20th July BELOW. The deadline for the submission of speaking rights closed at 5pm on Tuesday 26th July

Local Development Plan

Details of the Preferred Options Paper Consultation open from the 17th May to 9 August 2019 available here. --- Please note the LDP Timetable and the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) were agreed on 17 July 2020. The agreed updated Timetable and SCI shall be advertised in the local press wb 30th August and wb 7th September 2020.