Current Engagement Opportunities

Shaping the Future of our Villages

Your Village | Your Voice

PLEASE NOTE; Village Plan public engagement drop-in sessions that had been scheduled for Killinchy ( Monday 27 January), Ballygowan (Tues), Lisbane & Lisbarnett (Wed) and Ballyhalbert (Thurs) have been rescheduled following the storm to ensure the safety of all of our residents and the staff attending. New dates for these villages are detailed below.

We want to hear from you on the proposed priorities identified for our Villages.

Ards and North Down Borough Council is embarking on a process to develop a new Village Plan for each of the villages.

The Village Plan is a non-statutory document which outlines the long-term goals, objectives, and vision for the village. The actions identified in the Village Plan help to co-ordinate development efforts, prioritise investment and ensure there is a clear vision for the future of our villages.

The process for developing the new Village Plans includes a number of key stages:

Stage 1 - Public Engagement Process to gather a diverse range of input through various methods, including public workshops, involvement of community groups and local schools, engagement at public events, on-street surveys and online surveys. This approach helped to ensure all members of the community were provided an opportunity to share their views and shape the future priorities for their village.

This is now complete, and a set of proposed priorities have been identified

Current Stage:

Stage 2 - Refine Priorities

The Council invite residents and businesses of the villages to review the proposed priorities that have been identified and let us know what you think.

A series of public engagement drop-in sessions will be hosted in each village. Please see details by village in alphabetical order below:

Ballygowan: Wednesday 5 February 4pm - 7pm Ballygowan Community Centre

Ballyhalbert: Tuesday 4 February 4pm- 7pm Talbot House

Ballywalter: Tuesday 4 February 4pm - 7pm Ballywalter Village Hall

Cloughey: Thursday 6 February 4pm - 7pm The Pavilion

Helen's Bay & Crawfordsburn: Monday 10 February 4pm - 7pm Helen's Bay Golf Club

Killinchy: Thursday 6 February 4pm - 7pm Killinchy Community Hall

Kircubbin: Tuesday 11 February 4pm - 7pm Kircubbin Community Centre

Lisbane & Lisbarnett: Monday 3 February 4pm - 7pm Lisbane Community Hub

Millisle: Wednesday 5 February 4pm - 7pm Millisle Community Hub

Portaferry: Monday 3 February 4pm - 7pm The Market House

Portavogie: Wednesday 12 February 4pm - 7pm Portavogie Community Centre

Registration is not required. This is a drop-in event.

In addition to the drop-in sessions, an online survey will be made available on the day of the drop-in session for each village.

Residents and businesses have until the end of February to access the survey and provide your feedback on the proposed priorities identified for your village.

Groomsport: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/groomsport-vp-2025-35

Carrowdore: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/carrowdore-vp-2025-35

Conlig: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/conlig-vp-2025-35

Greyabbey: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/greyabbey-vp-2025-35

Killinchy: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/killinchy-vp-2025-35

Ballygowan: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/ballygowan-vp-2025-35

Lisbane & Lisbarnett: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/lisbane-lisbarnett-vp-2025-35

Ballyhalbert: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/ballyhalbert-vp-2025-35

Portaferry: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/portaferry-vp-2025-35

Ballywalter: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/ballywalter-vp-2025-35

Millisle: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/millisle-vp-2025-35

Cloughey: https://engage.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/regeneration/cloughey-vp-2025-35

Helen's Bay & Crawfordsburn: Survey available from Monday 10 February

Kircubbin: Survey available from Tuesday 11 February

Portavogie: Survey available from Wednesday 12 February

If you would like to get in touch with a member of our team, please email village.plans@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk or contact us on 0300 013 3333