Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre and Retail Park South Circular Road, Bangor, BT19 7HB

1. 4 Aug 2026

   Received by Ards and North Down

2. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Ards and North Down took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• 1-15 (odds) Skipperstone Park, 11-33 (odds) Skipperstone Avenue, 1-6 Skipperstone Gardens, and 100-122 (evens) Bloomfield Road South, Bangor

  LA06/2026/0184/DC Submitted 3 Mar 2026 131m away

  Discharge of Conditions 8 and 26 of planning approval LA06/2024/0623/F which state: Condition 8: Prior to the construction of the drainage network, a final Drainage Assessment, compliant with Policy FLD 3 and Annex D of PPS 15, shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council. The final Drainage Assessment must demonstrate the safe management of any out of sewer flooding emanating from the surface water drainage network, agreed under Article 161, in a 1 in 100 year event including an allowance for climate change and urban creep. The drainage network must be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the commencement of use of the development hereby approved. Reason: In order to safeguard against surface water flood risk to the development and manage and mitigate any increase in surface water flood risk from the development to elsewhere. Condition 26: A detailed landscape management and maintenance plan including long term design objectives, performance indicators, management responsibilities, and maintenance schedules for all landscaped areas shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Council prior to the commencement of operation of the development hereby approved. The landscape management and maintenance plan shall be permanently carried out as approved. Reason: To ensure the sustainability of the approved landscape design through its successful establishment and long-term maintenance.

  Decided Conditions 7 docs

• 1-15 (odds) Skipperstone Park, 11-33 (odds) Skipperstone Avenue, 1-6 Skipperstone Gardens, and 100-122 (evens) Bloomfield Road South, Bangor

  LA06/2026/0665/S54 Submitted 22 Jul 2026 134m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

  Demolition of existing dwellings, erection of discount supermarket, provision of access, car parking, landscaping, removal of bus lay-by, relocation of bus shelter, relocation of pedestrian footway between Bloomfield Road South and Skipperstone Avenue, and associated site works (Relocation of existing Lidl supermarket from 97 Bloomfield Road to west of Bloomfield Road South and South of Skipperstone Park. Existing building at 97 Bloomfield Road to be retained but retail use to be extinguished). Variation of Conditions 2 (access) , 3 (splays), 5 (pedestrian path), 6 (road works), 7 (bus stop), 18 (hard surface) and 23 (landscaping) of previously approved application LA06/2024/0623/F (full proposal available on the public portal)

  Awaiting decision Demolition 13 docs

• 107a Bloomfield Road South, Bangor, BT19 7HR

  LA06/2026/0064/A Submitted 22 Jan 2026 156m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~25 Mar

  Reinstate 1no existing freestanding sign with new lighting, 1no new freestanding advertising with lighting, 1no new freestanding LED sign

  Awaiting decision Advertising 9 docs

• 107a Bloomfield Road South, Bangor, BT19 7HR

  LA06/2026/0063/F Submitted 22 Jan 2026 156m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~30 Mar

  New build storage garage

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 5 docs

• Land SE of Unit 63 (Smyths Toys), Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre & Retail Park, South Circular Road, Bangor, BT19 7HB

  LA06/2026/0352/F Submitted 24 Apr 2026 163m away

  Erection of two retail units, amendments to existing car parking, erection of bin storage area, service and internal road re-alignment and associated site works (amendment to planning permission LA06/2024/1053/F)

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Land SE of Unit 63 (Smyths Toys), Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre & Retail Park South Circular Road, Bangor, BT19 7HB

  LA06/2026/0247/NMC Submitted 24 Mar 2026 163m away

  Non material change to approval LA06/2024/1053/F to include elevation changes and subdivision of unit.

  Withdrawn Amendments 4 docs