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Marine Biology Station 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1PF

LA06/2026/0261/FFullApproved

Approved on 3 September 2026

Proposal

Demolition of ''lean to' shed and erection of open sided canopies to be erected over new research tanks

Received
27 March 2026
Ward
Portaferry
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 160 days (council typically 84)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Marine Biology Station 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1PF. Ards and North Down has handled 2,522 applications of this type. This one was decided in 160 days, 11 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 12 applications across Portaferry. We hold 399 applications in total for the BT22 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
BT22 1PF
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
District
Ards Peninsula

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 May 2026
Consultation start
10 April 2026
Consultation end
1 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Queens University Belfast

Publicity

First advertised
23 April 2026
Last advertised
8 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14817260
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Ards and North Down

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