Planning

Relocation of Newry Planning Office: From Monday 1 September 2025, the planning office will relocate to Haughey House, Unit 19, Rampart Road, Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry, BT34 2QU. 

If you wish to submit a planning application or make a planning complaint, please visit the new Greenbank Industrial Estate office.

Local Development Plan

If you wish to inspect the LDP draft Plan Strategy and its associated documents, or inspect a representation or a counter-representation during the relevant period, you may do so at: Warrenpoint Town Hall, Church St, Warrenpoint, Newry BT34 3HN and Downshire Civic Centre, Ardglass Road, Downpatrick BT30 6GQ. For further information click here. Further detail is provided in the Council’s revised Statement of Community Involvement.*

More details are in the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and on the Local Development Plan page of the Council website.

Planning Application Validation Checklist

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is pleased to launch its Planning Validation Checklist for the District. The Validation Checklist, which was developed in consultation with the general public and interested parties, will improve both the quality of planning applications and the efficiency of the application process.

The Planning Department has also provided associated guidance notes, to accompany the Checklist, which clarifies the information that should accompany a planning application. All documents are available to view here 

About the Council’s Planning Role

Since 1 April 2015, the Council has taken over most local planning work from the Department of the Environment. This includes:

• Receiving and deciding on most planning applications
• Enforcing breaches of planning permission
• Making tree preservation orders
• Producing a Local Development Plan for Down and South Armagh

You can find more information on how to take part in planning decisions in the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).

The Council's Planning Committee decides on:

• All major planning applications
• Any applications with objections
• All refusals

Local applications that follow planning policy and are not controversial may be decided by the Planning Manager.
Large or regionally important applications are handled by the Department for Infrastructure.

Submitting or Tracking Applications

You can submit planning applications at either:

• Downshire Civic Centre, Ardglass Road, Downpatrick
• Haughey House, Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry

You can also track planning applications, check fees, download forms, and find out if you need planning permission on the Planning Portal.

Recent planning updates can also be found on the Planning Applications page.

Contact Details

You can contact the Planning Service on 0330 137 4036

Email: Planning@nmandd.org 

Details about how your information is used are in the Planning Portal Privacy Notice.