Lands accessed adjacent to 9 and 10 Turnstone, Portaferry Road, Newtownards. To the rear of 2,3,4 Turnstone View, 5,7,9 Turnstone, 3 Teal Rocks and 50,60,76 Portaferry Road

1. 14 May 2025

   Received by Ards and North Down

2. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

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• Lands accessed adjacent to 9 and 10 Turnstone, Portaferry Road, Newtownards. Approximately 57m South East of 3 Turnstone View, 86m East of 50 Portaferry Road, 59m North East of 60 Portaferry Road and 41m North of 76 Portaferry Road.

  LA06/2025/0291/F Submitted 31 Mar 2025 100 yards away

  Proposed residential development of 16no. detached dwellings. Amended house types from current extant approval ref: X/1995/0731/F (Amended Plans/Documents)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 49 docs

• Lands accessed adjacent to 9 and 10 Turnstone Portaferry Road Newtownards BT23 8GE - Approximately 46.5m north East of 76 Portaferry Road 170m east of 50 Portaferry Road 155m South of south of 27 Lapwing Park and 210m West of 84 Portaferry Road.

  LA06/2022/0983/DC Submitted 22 Sep 2022 150 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 8 of approval LA06/2018/0722/F, which states 'The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a Street Lighting scheme design has been submitted and approved by the DFI Roads Street Lighting Section'.

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• Lands East of 9/10 Turnstone and South of 11-23 Lapwing Park, Newtownards, BT23 8GE

  LA06/2026/0581/F Submitted 25 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  2no. detached dwellings and garages (Change of housetype and amended layout from previous approval ref LA06/2023/1713/F)

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Lands adjacent to 9 and 10 Turnstone and to rear of Nos. 11 -23 Lapwing Park, Newtownards, BT23 8GE

  LA06/2023/1713/F Submitted 19 Apr 2023 150 yards away

  12No. two storey dwellings with detached garages- amended layout and house types from extant approval ref: X/1995/0731/F

  Granted Full applications 54 docs

• 14 Teal Rocks, Newtownards, BT23 8GL

  LA06/2026/0546/F Submitted 16 Jun 2026 0.3 miles away

  First-floor front extension; single-storey extension to side; window on first-floor (Amended Description)

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 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