Lands at Comber Road, 100m south of Charles Hurst Ltd, 10 Comber Road, Newtownards.

1. 5 Apr 2023

   Received by Ards and North Down

2. 26 Apr 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Ards and North Down granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Lands 75m SW of Castlebawn Roundabout, Newtownards, BT23 4XE

  LA06/2025/0906/F Submitted 14 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Erection of 4No. EV charging stations (8No. EV charging ports) and associated electricity infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping and all other site works

  Granted Full applications 29 docs

• Lands immediately NW of 1 Castlebawn Way, Newtownards, BT23 4DP and circa 100m south of 4 Castlebawn Drive, Newtownards

  LA06/2025/1148/A Submitted 22 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Proposed advertisement associated with drive-thru restaurant to include, 6 no. shop signs, 4 no. digital advertisements, 1 no. totem pole/way finder and 18 no. car park signage

  Granted Advertising 15 docs

• Lands immediately NW of 1 Castlebawn Way, Newtownards, BT23 4DP and circa 100m South of 4 Castlebawn Drive, Newtownards

  LA06/2025/1149/F Submitted 22 Dec 2025 200 yards away

  Erection of 24hr drive thru restaurant with external seating area, associated car parking, and all other associated site and access works (Additional information received)

  Granted Full applications 73 docs

• Lands approximately 30m East of (UHire) Nos. 15 Jubilee Road and West of Nos. 70-54 (even) Weavers Grange Newtownards BT23 4YH

  LA06/2019/1092/F Submitted 30 Oct 2019 250 yards away

  Proposed erection of 21Nos. units in 5 blocks providing a total of 3,290sqm gross floor area (GFA) for industry and business uses; Classes B2 (light industrial) and B4 (storage and distribution) of the Planning (use classes) Order (NI) 2015, including ancillary trade counters, car parking, new access onto Jubilee Road and all associated works

  Granted Full applications 51 docs

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

  LA06/2023/1431/DC Submitted 2 Feb 2023 300 yards away

  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."

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

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

  LA06/2023/1430/DC Submitted 2 Feb 2023 300 yards away

  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."

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• LA06/2026/0762/F Granted

  64 Princess Gardens, Holywood, BT18 0PW

  Single-storey extension to side (demolition of garage)

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA06/2026/0302/F Granted

  87 Station Road, Holywood, BT18 0BP

  Internal and external alterations, conversion of garage, and retrospective ancillary outbuilding (Amended Description and Additional Plans)

  Received 8 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA06/2026/0749/F Granted

  15 Lochinver Avenue,Holywood, BT18 0NQ

  Conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation (including new door/windows)

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA06/2026/0730/F Granted

  20 Bailie Road, Bangor, BT19 7QW

  1.5-storey rear extension to dwelling; new front porch

  Received 8 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA06/2026/0789/F Granted

  26 Holymount Road Newtownards BT23 7DL

  Single-storey rear extension

  Received 30 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications