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Lands at Former Flagship Centre, Main Street, Bangor, BT20 5AU

Awaiting decision Ards and North Down LA06/2026/0803/F Full

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Proposal

Refurbishment (including external alterations, new entrance doors and recladding of existing building) and change of use of Flagship shopping centre from (Class A1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) retail uses, Class A2 financial and professional use, & sui generis food & beverage) to create ‘Marina Village’ a mixed use entertainment and leisure/recreational led scheme to include the following; • The provision of Class A1 shopping and Class A2 financial & professional services; • food & beverage uses (restaurants, public bar, hot food bars); • indoor family leisure uses; sports & recreation (indoor gym and padel courts); • Class B1(a) Offices; • Class D1 Community Uses – Class D1 (a) medical and healthcare provision, Class D1 (c) community centre; and • Creative start-up innovation units (Class B2 light industrial & Class D1 Community/Cultural Uses (to include D1 (c) community space, D1 (d) education and training & D1 (e) artwork display) and associated display and sale of goods (Class A1 (a) and A1 (e)

As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0803/F

Application record

Reference
LA06/2026/0803/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
3 Sep 2026
Validated
24 Sep 2026
Ward
Harbour
Postcode
BT20 5AU

Comment by 15 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ards and North Down through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ards and North Down register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA06/2025/1145/PAN Granted

    Lands at Former Flagship Centre, Main Street Bangor, BT20 5AU

    Proposed renovations and re-purposing of the Flagship Shopping Centre to provide a mixed use Entertainment and Leisure/Recreational led scheme to include the following uses; Food & Beverage (e.g. a Micro-Brewery, Bar/Restaurants, Hot Food Bars); Family Entertainment (e.g. Amusement Arcades, 10-pin Bowling, Crazy Golf, Sports Simulators); Sports & Recreation (Indoor Gym and Padel Courts); Class B Business Use (e.g. B1(a) Offices, B2 / B4 Business Start Ups (light industry and trade counter incubator units)); with supplementary Class A (Shopping and Financial & Professional Services) and Class D (Community, Recreation and Culture) uses

    Decided 4 Feb 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by Ards and North Down

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 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 82 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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TSA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2007 · Belfast

240 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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

29 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 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Lands at Former Flagship Centre, Main Street Bangor, BT20 5AU

    LA06/2025/1145/PAN Submitted 22 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed renovations and re-purposing of the Flagship Shopping Centre to provide a mixed use Entertainment and Leisure/Recreational led scheme to include the following uses; Food & Beverage (e.g. a Micro-Brewery, Bar/Restaurants, Hot Food Bars); Family Entertainment (e.g. Amusement Arcades, 10-pin Bowling, Crazy Golf, Sports Simulators); Sports & Recreation (Indoor Gym and Padel Courts); Class B Business Use (e.g. B1(a) Offices, B2 / B4 Business Start Ups (light industry and trade counter incubator units)); with supplementary Class A (Shopping and Financial & Professional Services) and Class D (Community, Recreation and Culture) uses

    Granted 9 docs

  • 26 HIGH STREET CORPORATION BANGOR DOWN BT20 5BG

    LA06/2022/1185/F Submitted 6 Dec 2022 100 yards away

    Two storey side extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

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