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

Please Note: The consultation period for the draft Plan Strategy ended at 5pm on Monday 22 Sept 2025 and therefore any representations received after this date will not be considered.

*From Monday 3 November 2025 onwards, if you wish to inspect the LDP draft Plan Strategy and its associated documents, or inspect a representation or submit 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. 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 Consultation

The Planning Department wants your views on the draft Planning Application Validation Checklist.

This checklist applies to outline, full, and reserved matters planning applications.

The draft checklist and online survey are available here.

The consultation runs for six weeks, from Monday 31 March to Monday 12 May 2025.

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 of the Environment.

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.