Proposal: Winning and Working of Minerals (Greywacke) at lands comprising the existing Quarry Plant Site and subsequent restoration via infilling with imported Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW), with final restoration to biodiverse habitats.
Location: Lands at North Down Quarry, 61 Ballybarnes Road, Newtownards BT23 4TQ.
Prospective Applicant: Northstone Materials Ltd
Please find below information in relation to this project. The public are invited to review the information and provide comments and ask questions regarding the project.
To obtain a hard copy please contact Quarryplan Limited by calling 028 44 832904 or email info@quarryplan.co.uk or by writing to Quarryplan Ltd, 10 Saintfield Road, Crossgar, Downpatrick, BT30 9HY.
Comments or questions on the project can be submitted to Quarryplan for a period of up to four weeks until 5pm on the 22nd October 2026 via email, telephone, the ‘Comment of the proposal’ section below or in writing using the details provided above.
Please note that all comments made to the prospective applicant and its agent are not representations to Ards and North Down Borough Council or the Department for Infrastructure. If the prospective applicant submits an application there will be an opportunity to make representations on that application to the Council, or as the case may be the Department, at a stage within the planning process.
The information presented at the hosted event is available to view by clicking the links below:
Comment on the Proposed Winning and Working of Greywacke at Lands within North Down Quarry and Restoration using Imported Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW)
To comment on, to provide feedback or to request more information on the proposed development, please complete the form below.
Closing date for comments is 5:00 pm 22 October 2026