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Lands South of Nos 37-77 Court Street and Nos 1-11 Canal Row, Newtownards, BT23

Granted Ards and North Down LA06/2026/0137/S54 Full

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed residential development of 95 dwellings (reduction in density from 108 dwellings approved under LA06/2019/0603/F) to include roads, parking, infrastructure, landscaping and retention of bawn wall. Vehicular access to site will be from Castlebawn Drive. Variation of Condition 5 of approval LA06/2023/2434/F (Full description available within document titled "Full Proposal Description (Amended)" on Planning Portal).

As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0137/S54

Application record

Reference
LA06/2026/0137/S54
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Decided
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Conway Square

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by Ards and North Down

  2. 18 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Donaldson Planning LTD Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Holywood

Active · incorporated 2017 · Holywood

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

54 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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