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St Columbanus College Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor, BT20 5PU

Awaiting decision Ards and North Down LA06/2026/0727/F Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Installation of a 12m high and 30m wide ball catch net adjacent to the playing field to prevent footballs from leaving the site and entering neighbouring residential properties in Churchill Park.

As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0727/F

Application record

Reference
LA06/2026/0727/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
29 Sep 2026
Ward
Ballyholme
Postcode
BT20 5PU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ards and North Down register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • St Columbanus College Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor, BT20 5PU

    Proposed upgrade of school facilities to include: new two storey school building (2,257 sqm) to provide modern science, drama and physical education space; and replacement of all-weather pitch with 3-G pitch.

    Decided 29 Jul 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Ards and North Down

  2. 29 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 November 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 81 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Ards and North Down for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ards and North Down decided full applications in a median of 96 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • St Columbanus College Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor, BT20 5PU

    LA06/2026/0660/PAN Submitted 21 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted 10 docs
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