Planning application
Retail Park Unit 1 Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre and Retail Park, South Circular Road, Bangor, BT19 7HR
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of existing unit for retail (Class A1) (convenience and comparison goods), including elevation changes and retrospective extension for storage.
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0135/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0135/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bloomfield (North Down and Ards)
- Postcode
- BT19 7HR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ards and North Down register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA06/2025/0987/PAN Granted
Retail Park Unit 1 Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre and Retail Park, South Circular Road, Bangor, BT19 7HR
Use of existing unit for retail (Class A1) (convenience and comparison goods), including elevational changes and retrospective extension for storage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Ards and North Down granted permission on 10 June 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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Unit 1, Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre and Retail Park, South Circular Road. Bangor, BT19 7AX
Retrospective application for a rear extension to retail unit 1(storage only) and alterations to façade (Retail Impact Assessment and other supporting information received).
Granted Full applications Extension 23 docs -
Unit 1 Bloomfield Retail Park, Bangor, BT19 7JD
1 Other - High level front elevation - Sign A, 2 Other - Panels to North Totem Pole - Sign C, 2 Other - Panels to South Totem Pole - Sign B, 1 Other - Directional signage -Sign G, 1 Other - Sign F Loading Bay sign
Withdrawn Advertising 11 docs -
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Retail Warehouse Unit 1, Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor, BT19 7AX
Retail warehousing and leisure development with associated car parking [Variation of Condition 3 of Approval W/1991/0001: - Original Text: The floorspace comprised in the retail warehousing shall be used only for the retail sale and ancillary storage of the items listed hereunder and for no other purpose, including any other purpose in Class 1 of the Schedule to the Planning (Use Classes) Order (NI) 1989, or in any provision equivalent to that class in any Statutory Instrument revoking and re-enacting that order. (a) DIY materials, products and equipment (b) Garden materials, plant and equipment (c) Furniture and soft furnishings, carpets and floor coverings and electrical goods (d) Such other items as may be determined in writing by the Department as generally falling within the category of "bulky goods". Proposed Amended Text: The net retail floorspace hereby approved shall not exceed 618sqm comprising 371sqm for the sale of non-bulky comparison goods and 247sqm of bulky goods. The net floorspace for the sale of bulky goods shall be only for the retail sale and ancillary storage of the items listed hereunder and for no other purpose, including under any other purpose in Class A1 of the Schedule to the planning (Use Classes) Order (NI) 2015:-(a) DIY materials, products and equipment (b) Garden materials, plant and equipment (c) Furniture and soft furnishings, carpets and floor coverings and electrical goods (d) Such other items as may be determined in writing by the Council as generally falling within the category of "bulky goods"]
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1 Other - High level front elevation (illuminated)- Sign A, 1 Other - Loading Bay sign Sign G,
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