Phase 3, Rivenwood Boulevard, Newtownards.

1. 26 Jun 2025

   Received by Ards and North Down

2. 2 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Ards and North Down granted permission on 9 July 2026, 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.

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• Phase 3, Rivenwood Boulevard, Newtownards

  LA06/2026/0650/DC Submitted 16 Jul 2026 0m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

  Discharge of condition 2 of approvalLA06/2025/0566/F: All hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with details shown on Drawing No.06C of LA06/2021/0061/F; the approved planting plans Drawings No.28B of LA06/2021/0061/F and No.29B of A06/2021/0061/F, and the approved planting schedule (except in so far as they relate to the proposed SuDS Pond which shall be carried out in accordance with details to be subsequently approved under condition no. 17) and the appropriate British Standard or other recognised Codes of Practice. Prior to the occupation of any dwelling details of the proposed phased implementation of all hard and soft landscaping works must be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council. The hard and soft landscaping works shall be implemented in accordance with the details and timings agreed in the approved phasing plan. All hard landscape works shall be permanently retained in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the provision, establishment and maintenance of a high standard of landscape.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs
  Domestic

• Phase 3, Rivenwood Boulevard, Newtownards

  LA06/2026/0649/DC Submitted 16 Jul 2026 2m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

  Discharge condition 4 of LA06/2025/0566/F: No dwelling shall be occupied until the final details of the equipment to be provided in the play park shown on Drawing No. 06C of LA06/2021/0061/F is submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council. No more than 100 of the dwellings hereby approved shall be occupied on the site until the proposed play park has been provided in accordance with the approved details. The play park shall be permanently retained thereafter and shall not be used for any purpose other than a play park. Reason: To ensure the provision of a play park within the site.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs
  Domestic

• Phase 3, Rivenwood Boulevard, Newtownards

  LA06/2026/0648/DC Submitted 16 Jul 2026 5m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

  Discharge of condition 5 of LA06/2025/0566/F: A final landscape and play park management and maintenance plan for the development, including long term design objectives, performance indicators, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscaped areas including the play park, other than small, privately owned domestic gardens, (except for trees or other vegetation retained in the public interest) shall be submitted to and approved by the Council in writing prior to the commencement of development. The landscape and play park management plan shall be carried out as approved in perpetuity. Reason: To ensure the provision and maintenance of public open space within the site.

  Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 3 docs

• Phase 3, Rivenwood Boulevard, Newtownards

  LA06/2026/0647/DC Submitted 16 Jul 2026 6m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

  Discharge of Condition 7 of previously approved application LA06/2025/0566/F which states:- A final Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to and agreed by the Council prior to any development activity including ground preparation or vegetation clearance. The final CEMP must identify the perceived risks to the aquatic environment, potential pollution pathways and mitigation measures to negate such risks. The final CEMP must, as a minimum, include the mitigation measures included within the outline CEMP as well as: a) Construction Method Statement(s) – including details of construction and excavation and timing of works; b) Pollution Prevention Plan – including details of a suitable buffer of 10m between the location of all construction works, refuelling, storage of excavated spoil/oil/fuel/substrate/construction materials/machinery, concrete mixing and washing areas and any watercourses or any surface drains present on or adjacent to the site. c) Site Drainage Plan; including details of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), foul waste disposal, surface water disposal/treatment and silt management measures; d) Spoil Management Plan; including location of spoil storage areas outwith the 10m buffer zone, management and handling of spoil and details of the reinstatement of excavated spoil; e) Environmental Emergency Plan; including details of emergency spill procedures and regular inspections of machinery onsite; f) Water Quality Monitoring Plan; g) Details of mitigation measures to protect badgers; h) Details of the appointment of an Ecological Clerk of Works and their roles and responsibilities. The final approved CEMP shall be fully implemented and adhered to during the construction phase to the reasonable satisfaction of the Council. Reason: To ensure effective avoidance and mitigation measures have been planned for the protection of the water environment and designated sites.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• Lands to West of Nos. 110 & 110A-110D Movilla Road; North of Nos. 6-10 (evens) Cloverhill Park Nos 1 3 & 10 Cloverhill Crescent Nos 5 7 & 8 Deanswood Crescent Nos 12-26 (evens) Edenvale Crescent Nos 58 & 87 Stratheden Heights Nos 7 8 10 & 12 Kensington Park & Nos 2 2A & 4 Earlswood Drive; East of Nos 15-27 (odds) Cronstown Cottage Avenue; South of No 8 Cronstown Lane & North of Phase Two of "Rivenwood" Newtownards

  LA06/2026/0185/DC Submitted 3 Mar 2026 114m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr

  Discharge of Conditions 2, 6 and 7 Of Planning Application LA06/2021/0061/F

  Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs

• Lands to West of Nos. 110 & 110A-110D Movilla Road; North of Nos. 6-10 (evens) Cloverhill Park Nos 1 3 & 10 Cloverhill Crescent Nos 5 7 & 8 Deanswood Crescent Nos 12-26 (evens) Edenvale Crescent Nos 58 & 87 Stratheden Heights Nos 7 8 10 & 12 Kensington Park & Nos 2 2A & 4 Earlswood Drive; East of Nos 15-27 (odds) Cronstown Cottage Avenue; South of No 8 Cronstown Lane & North of Phase Two of "Rivenwood" Newtownards

  LA06/2026/0562/DC Submitted 19 Jun 2026 114m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Discharge of Condition 17 of previously approved LA06/2021/0061/F, Prior to the commencement of any development, the following information must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, in consultation with DFI Storm Water Management Group SuDS Sub-Group and DFI Rivers. • A Detailed Drainage Design, in which all recommendations and findings in the McCloy Consulting SuDS Review, dated July 2022, are addressed in full. • A Detailed Landscaping Plan for the area of open space containing the SuDS Pond. • A Detailed SuDS Management and Maintenance Plan. • A third-party peer review of the detailed design, and Management and Maintenance Plan carried out by a competent expert in SuDS design. • A final Drainage Assessment, compliant with FLD 3 & Annex D of PPS 15, which demonstrates the safe management of any out-of-sewer flooding, emanating from the surface water drainage network, and is the subject of an authorised Article 161 Agreement, in a 1 in 100 year event. The agreed SuDS design, and mitigation measures shall be fully implemented as approved to the satisfaction of the Council prior to the operation of the SuDS and associated drainage network and shall be retained in perpetuity thereafter. The agreed SuDS Management and Maintenance Plan shall be carried out as approved to the satisfaction of the Council in perpetuity. Reason: To safeguard against surface water flood risk

  Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

• LA06/2026/0644/F Granted

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