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Lands immediately NW of Castlebawn roundabout and west of Castlebawn Drive (approximately 40m west of Burger King drive-through restaurant Castlebawn Retail Park) Newtownards.

Decided Ards and North Down LA06/2023/1431/DC Discharge of Condition

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Erection of a coffee shop drive-through restaurant, car parking, access and associated works. Discharge of condition 3 of LA06/2021/1284/F which states, "Prior to the occupation of the proposed development, the applicant shall provide to the Council, for approval, a Verification Report. This report must demonstrate that the remediation measures outlined in the Contaminated Land Assessment (Phase 1 PRA, phase 2 GQRA and outline remediation strategy) Castlebawn (Hawksbay Retail) Commercial development, Prepared by MCL Consulting, referenced P1702-2 and dated September 2018 have been fully implemented. The verification report shall demonstrate the successful completion of remediation works and that the site is now fit for end-use (commercial end use). It must demonstrate that the identified potential pollutant linkages are effectively broken. The Verification Report shall be in accordance with current best practice and guidance as outlined by the Environment Agency. In particular, this Verification Report must demonstrate that: (a) A final site layout is included which confirms the location and depth of all areas of soft landscaping. All material brought on the site for the soft landscaped cover system shall be accompanied by traceability documentation and shall be demonstrably proven to be suitable for the end use. (b) Gas Protection measures shall be incorporated into the building in line with Characteristic Situation 2 (CIRIA C665) and achieve an end use score of 2.5 under BS8485."

As published by the council, reference LA06/2023/1431/DC

Application record

Reference
LA06/2023/1431/DC
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Determined
Decision
Condition Discharged
Received
2 Feb 2023
Validated
2 Feb 2023
Decided
13 Apr 2023
Ward
Conway Square

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ards and North Down register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023.

  • LA06/2023/1430/DC Decided

    Lands immediately NW of Castlebawn roundabout and west of Castlebawn Drive (approximately 40m west of Burger King drive-through restaurant Castlebawn Retail Park) Newtownards.

    Erection of a coffee shop drive-through restaurant, car parking, access and associated works. Discharge of condition 5 of LA06/2021/1284/F which states, "Prior to development the historical deep borehole must be fully decommissioned and in line with SEPA guidance document Good Practice for Decommissioning Redundant Boreholes and Wells (UK Groundwater FoWMm). Evidence for the decommissioning will be provided in the verification report required for condition 3."

    Decided 5 May 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2023

    Received by Ards and North Down

  2. 13 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Condition Discharged

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

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