39 Portaferry Road, Newtownards, BT23 8NN
Approved on 28 May 2026
4 conditions
Proposal
Retention of change of use from sui generis (car sales) to retail (bulky electrical goods), access, parking and ancillary site works
- Received
- 24 October 2025
- Ward
- Conway Square
- ReceivedReceived24 Oct
- ValidatedValidated24 Oct
- Consult.Consultation21 Nov
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided28 May
Decided in 216 days (council typically 84)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39 Portaferry Road, Newtownards, BT23 8NN. Ards and North Down has handled 2,525 applications of this type. This one was decided in 216 days, 19 weeks longer than Ards and North Down's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Conway Square. 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 8NN
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Newtownards
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 27 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 31 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 21 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- bell | rolston
Publicity
- First advertised
- 13 November 2025
- Last advertised
- 27 November 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14372697
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20218 Jul
Change of use from car showroom (sui generis) to storage and distribution (Class B4) with associated trade…
WithdrawnFullLA06/2021/0884/F - 20218 Jul
2No. high-level fascia signs with associated external lighting, 1No. mid-level banner sign, 4No. post panel…
WithdrawnAdvertisement consentLA06/2021/0860/A - 201722 Mar
Proposed upgrading of existing facilities to provide new showroom plus car sales / offices plus stores /…
ApprovedFullLA06/2017/0388/F
Source: Ards and North Down
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