Lands located approx. 120m east of 284 Bangor Road, Newtownards, BT23 7PH
Approved on 10 July 2025
Council decision: Granted
Proposal
Extension to the Ark Open Farm consisting of indoor play barn, including ancillary café, kitchen, party rooms, retail/reception area, toilets, offices, and storage. New access/egress to Bangor Road, internal roadway, car parking, attenuation pond, landscaping, and all associated site works (Farm Diversification). (Additional supporting information received).
- Received
- 14 June 2024
- Ward
- Glen
- Agent
- Matrix Planning
- ReceivedReceived14 Jun
- ValidatedValidated14 Jun
- Consult.Consultation29 May
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Jul
Decided in 391 days (council typically 84)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Lands located approx. 120m east of 284 Bangor Road, Newtownards, BT23 7PH. Ards and North Down has handled 2,525 applications of this type. This one was decided in 391 days, 44 weeks longer than Ards and North Down's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the BT23 postcode area.
99% of full applications at Ards and North Down Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 12 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BT23 7PH
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Newtownards
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 19 June 2025
- Consultation start
- 8 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 29 May 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 June 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 July 2024
- Committee meeting
- 1 July 2025
- Permission expires
- 10 July 2030
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Matrix Planning
Publicity
- First advertised
- 5 June 2025
- Last advertised
- 19 June 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13050175
- Documents
- 72
Site constraints
Source: Ards and North Down
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