Next Planning Committee

The Council is currently reviewing the format of its Planning Committee in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and looking at ways to convene appropriately.  We will update this page accordingly with details

once confirmed..

Committee Meetings are normally held in the Council Chamber at 2 Church Street, Newtownards on the first Tuesday of each month and commence at 7:00pm.

From March 2019 audio recordings of each month’s Planning Committee meeting will be made by the Council, with the exception of items discussed ‘In Committee’.

These audio recordings will be posted on the Council’s webpages after the minutes of the meeting have been ratified at full Council. 

You should listen to both recordings, as Items heard at Planning Committee which relate to matters for which the Planning Committee does not have delegated
powers are subject to ratification by the full Council.

All comments made by speakers appearing before the Committee, whether elected representatives, planning agents or members of the public, will be included within the recording.

The lists of planning applications which have been decided by the Planning Committee over the last 8 months are available to view or download below. Should you wish to view a list of applications which was decided more than 8 months ago, please contact the Planning Office.

There will be no Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday 7th April 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

The next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is for Tuesday 5th May and, following the publication of the schedule on 22nd April, the deadline for Speaking Rights requests will close at 5pm on 28th April.

From December 2018's Committee onward speaking rights will be limited to a total of 5 minutes for and 5 minutes against, regardless of the number of speakers.

To read how to request speaking rights, go to "Public speaking at Planning Committee meetings" page.
Public speaking at Planning Committee meetings

From March 2019 audio recordings of each month’s Planning Committee meeting will be made by the Council, with the exception of items discussed ‘In Committee’.

These audio recordings will be posted on the Council’s webpages after the minutes of the meeting have been ratified at full Council. 

You should listen to both recordings, as Items heard at Planning Committee which relate to matters for which the Planning Committee does not have delegated
powers are subject to ratification by the full Council.

 All comments made by speakers appearing before the Committee, whether elected representatives, planning agents or members of the public, will be included within the recording.

The current membership of the Planning Committee, which was reconstituted in May 2019, is available to view by clicking on the attachment at the foot of the page.

 

Download the guidance leaflet BELOW explaining the protocol (Revised January 2019) that the Planning Committee follows when considering planning applications in Ards and North Down.