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13 Portaferry Road, Newtownards, BT23 8NN

Awaiting decision Ards and North Down LA06/2026/0899/F Full

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

Proposal

Change-of-use from dwelling to short-term holiday let accommodation and associated in-curtilage illuminated signage to front of property

As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0899/F

Application record

Reference
LA06/2026/0899/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
30 Sep 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Conway Square
Postcode
BT23 8NN

Comment by 26 October 2026

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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2026

    Received by Ards and North Down

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Crockard Building Design Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

6 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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