Location

Planning Application

The planning application was submitted to Ards and North Down Council, 6/1/23 ref LA06/2023/1336/F, link to planning portal here.

The cohousing development consists of 32 detached and semi-detached homes and a common house. There are a range house sizes from 1 to 5 bedrooms (5x1bed-E, 8x2bed-D, 8x3bed-C, 9x4bed-B, 2x5bed-A). There is a separate 19 unit private housing development also newly submitted to planning to the west, with houses from 3 to 5 bedrooms, this is not part of Portaferry Cohousing.

For detailed drawings of each house type, click the images below.

1 Bed - Elevations and Floor Plan (pdf)

2 Bed - Elevations & Floor Plan (pdf)

3 Bed - Elevations & Floor Plan (pdf)

4 Bed - Elevations & Floor Plan (pdf)

5 Bed - Elevations & Floor Plan (pdf)

Common House

The Planning Supporting Statement, is an extensive document which describes our ethos and approach to the design, it can be viewed here.

Timeline

May 2021 - Meet and greet with neighbours
2021 & 2022 - Architect design process
2021 & 2022 - Community consultation and exhibition of designs
Jan 2023 - Submit Planning Application
2024+ Construction