Community Involvement

Publication of Statement of Community Involvement  

Please note that we have amended our Statement of Community Involvement and it was agreed by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) on 17 July 2020. Please see the PDF copy below.

Please contact us by telephone on 0300 013 3333 or via e-mail at planning@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk to request a copy.

Community involvement is an integral part of the planning process. As the local planning authority, the Council is required to publish a SCI to show how people can become involved in the planning process. 

Our SCI sets out how the Council intends to engage with the public, stakeholders and Government Departments in exercising its planning functions: preparing the Local Development Plan, deciding planning applications in the Borough, pursuing planning enforcement, and other planning matters.

Download the Statement of Community Involvement Planning Statement of Community Involvement (PDF, 489 KB) (opens new window) or view it at the Council's Planning office - 2 Church Street, Newtownards - during normal office hours.