Planning applications in BT18
We hold 315 planning applications for the BT18 postcode area, 152 of them submitted in the past year. 95% of decided applications here were approved. A decision typically takes 82 days. The area is covered by Ards and North Down, Belfast, Armagh Banbridge Craigavon.
Councils covering BT18
Recent applications in BT18
Two-storey extension to front; Single-storey extension to rear.
Non-material change to previous approval LA06/2025/0587/F to replace stainless steel flue with brick chimney.
Two Storey Detached Dwelling with Landscaping Improvements & associated siteworks
Two-storey extension to side and rear; Single-storey extension to rear; Single-storey detached garage in side garden.
Single-storey first-floor extension to side.
Replacement of oil boiler with gas boiler; New gas pipe and gas boiler flue.
Improvements to the existing North Down Coastal Path, comprising path widening (to a maximum width of approximately 3 metres), new asphalt surfacing, installation of timber edging and associated environmental enhancement works.
Demotion of rear return with erection of single storey rear-side extension. Conversion of garden shed to garden room. External refurbishment including replacement windows.
Two additional windows within the extension.
Single-storey extensions and new windows to front and side.
Two-storey, and single-storey,rear extensions and two-storey linked annex/garage to rear (including demolition of rear return and outbuilding)
Single-storey extension to side (demolition of garage)
Dwelling and garage - Change of house type to that previously approved under application LA06/2021/0802/F (retrospective)
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage, construction of a two storey replacement dwelling with single storey integral garage and sun terrace at first floor level, detached garden sunroom and associated site works: Variation of Condition 3 of Planning Approval LA06/2023/1960/F regarding design, materials and finishes. [Full details of the description are on the Planning Portal]
Demolition and replacement of first floor internal solid wall with a timber and plaster-boarded stud wall. Levelling of existing floor on both sides of replacement wall and redecoration and reinstatement of existing decorative feature.
Conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation (including new door/windows)
Replacement dwelling and garage including site works. Variation of condition 2 of previous approval LA06/2024/0968/F (obscure glazing). (Full description available on Planning Portal).
Single-storey extension to rear and side
works within the curtilage of a listed building - sunken terrace (retrospective)
Two additional windows to the west elevation.
Conversion and extension of Memorial Hall to dwelling & inclusion of farmland to form new residential curtilage
Single-storey extensions to front and rear; First-floor extension to side (above garage); (Amendments to LA06/2024/0234/F).
2No. dwellings, integral garages & 2m high boundary wall.
Discharge of Condition 9 of Planning Approval LA06/2022/1072/F hich states: “No site works of any nature or development shall take place until a programme of archaeological work has been prepared by a qualified archaeologist, submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by the Council in consultation with Historic Environment Division, Department for Communities. The POW shall provide for: • The identification and evaluation of archaeological remains within the site; • Mitigation of the impacts of development through licensed excavation recording or by preservation of remains in-situ; • Post-excavation analysis sufficient to prepare an archaeological report, to publication standard if necessary; and • Preparation of the digital, documentary and material archive for deposition.”
Two-storey domestic outbuilding (for workshop/gym/artist's studio) with balcony, including demolition of garage and all associated works
Non-material change to previous approval LA06/2023/2406/F to include: Main House - Omit one utility room window and reduce the height to 3 other windows and reduce the height of the garage workshop window on the north-west elevation. Garden studio - relocated on site, a modest increase in plan.
Two-storey rear extension;raised patio to rear (amended proposal)
Replacement dwelling, conversion of 2No. stable blocks into 2No. dwellings.
Dwelling & Garage
Garden room to front (along northern boundary) for ancillary accommodation (amended wording)
Dwelling
Single-storey rear/side extension
Dwelling on a farm
Replacement two storey detached dwelling, existing entrance maintained
Dwelling & detached garage. Demolition of garage to create new access to Croft Road (Change of House Type to approval LA06/2023/2072/F, to include repositioning of dwelling and raising FFL)
Proposed dwelling. Removal of condition 8 of Planning Approval LA06/2026/0269/RM [method of sewage disposal](Full Description available on Planning Portal).
Conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation; two-storey extension to side; single-storey orangery to rear.
Two storey detached dwelling (accessed from Cultra Avenue)
First-floor glazed rear extension
Single storey side extension and detached double garage
To replace a selection of the existing doors with new fire doors
Non-material change to previous approval LA06/2023/2406/F to include omission of 1no. window on northwest elevation, reduction in height of 3no. windows on northwest elevation and relocation of garden room.
Single storey rear extension, replacement gable walls with modifications to windows and doors.
First floor extension to rear. Balcony to rear and front. External enclosed staircase and external alterations.
Single-storey extension to front; alterations to balcony at rear (amended description)
Dwelling on a farm
Non material change to dwellings Site 21(HT-C1(h) as approved under LA06/2020/0823/F. Sites 21 - HT-C1(h) - Minor internal alterations. External elevations generally as approved. Single storey bay window on front elevation changing to two storey, originally approved as single storey. Rear sunroom as approved increased in depth by 950mm.
Demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension
Demolition and replacement of single storey rear extension
Single-storey rear extension; conversion of garage to living space; raised decking; bay window to front.