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

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• LA06/2025/1149/F Granted

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

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

  Submitted 22 Dec 2025 Full applications

1. 22 Dec 2025

   Received by Ards and North Down

2. 8 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 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 0m 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 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 82m 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 82m 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

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

  LA06/2025/0906/F Submitted 14 Oct 2025 82m 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

• Tim Hortons, Castlebawn Retail Park, Newtownards BT23 8NN

  LA06/2025/1051/F Submitted 24 Nov 2025 87m away

  Installation of 1no. EV charging Upstand (serving 2no. charging bays) and associated equipment cabinet.

  Granted Full applications 29 docs

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

  LA06/2023/1696/F Submitted 5 Apr 2023 176m away

  Petrol station, retail unit, forecourt, 4 petrol pumps and canopy.

  Granted Full applications 28 docs

• LA06/2026/0560/A Granted

  Unit 1 Bloomfield Retail Park, Bangor, BT19 7JD

  1 Other - High level front elevation (illuminated)- Sign A, 1 Other - Loading Bay sign Sign G,

  19 Jun 2026 Advertising
• LA06/2026/0379/A Granted

  1-3 Main Street, Bangor, BT20 5AF

  3 Illuminated Shop signs

  1 May 2026 Advertising
• LA06/2025/0964/A Granted

  89b Mill Street, Newtownards,BT23 4LW

  2 Painted signs (Retrospective)

  28 Oct 2025 Advertising
• LA06/2026/0341/A Withdrawn

  22A Bangor Road Newtownards BT23 7BY

  Installation of a digital advertisement display to the south elevation

  23 Apr 2026 Advertising
• LA06/2026/0323/A Granted

  Roadside verge between Croft Road and Bangor Road, Holywood (retrospective)

  Erection of 2 Signs - Sponsorship Signage

  17 Apr 2026 Advertising