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SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS
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Bangor
Open Space, Sport and Outdoor Recreation
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North Down Borough Council own and manage a large variety of open space,
sport and outdoor recreational areas throughout the Town of Bangor. This
includes football grounds at Valentine Playing Fields, Bloomfield Road and
Clandeboye, astroturf pitches in Ballykillaire, a number of tennis courts
located at Ward Park and Kingsland, a bowling green at Ward Park and Carnlea
Golf Club.
 
In addition, there are a number of private golf courses including Bangor
Golf Club and Clandeboye Golf Club and there are private facilities at
Bangor Football Club’s pitches at Clandeboye Road in Bangor.
Areas of open space above 1 hectare are listed below and identified for
information only on Map No. 3a - Bangor. Details of these and smaller areas
of open space below 1 hectare are contained in the Open Space, Sport and
Outdoor Recreation Technical Supplement.
Policy for the protection of open space is contained in PPS 8 Open Space,
Sport and Outdoor Recreation.
Policy OS 1 of PPS 8 shall apply to all areas of existing open space whether
or not they are indicated in the Plan Proposals Map for information.
Existing Outdoor Sport and
Children’s Playing Space
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Location |
Outdoor Sport |
Children’s Play Space |
Children’s Casual Play Area |
Total |
Description |
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Valentine Football Grounds, Bangor |
14.51 |
0 |
0 |
14.51 |
Council owned
grass pitches & porous pitch, |
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Ward
Park, Bangor |
6.22 |
0.03 |
0 |
6.25 |
Hard porous
pitches, bowling green, tennis courts & small playground, Council
owned |
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Bloomfield Road Playing Fields, Bangor |
4.39 |
0 |
0 |
4.39 |
4 no. grass
pitches, Council owned |
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Clandeboye Playing Fields, Bangor |
1.56 |
0 |
0 |
1.56 |
Grass pitch
within housing estate, Council owned |
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Ballykillaire Sports Centre, Bangor |
11.07 |
0 |
0 |
11.07 |
Astro turf
pitches, grass pitches, Council owned |
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Connor Park, Bangor |
1.75 |
0 |
0 |
1.75 |
Council owned
grass pitch |
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Kingsland Recreation Grounds, Bangor |
3.28 |
0 |
0 |
3.28 |
Tennis courts,
putting green & miniature golf course, Council owned |
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Owenroe Drive, Kilcooley, Bangor |
0 |
0 |
1.45 |
1.45 |
Large, sloping
grassed area, owned by NIHE |
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Balligan Gardens, Kilcooley, Bangor |
0 |
0 |
1.77 |
1.77 |
Sloping
grassland owned by NIHE |
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Ballyquinton Gardens, Kilcooley, Bangor |
0 |
0 |
2.16 |
2.16 |
Grassed area
owned by NIHE |
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Ballynoe Gardens, Bangor |
0 |
0 |
1.74 |
1.74 |
Grassed area
owned by NIHE |
Existing Private Outdoor Sport and Children’s Play Space
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Facility / Location |
Outdoor Sport |
Description |
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Bangor Golf Club,
Broadway, Bangor |
39.86 |
Privately owned golf course |
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Carnlea Golf Club,
Crawfordsburn Road, Bangor |
36.68 |
Council owned golf course |
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Clandeboye Golf Club,
Tower Road, Conlig |
329.57 |
Privately owned golf course |
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Ballywooley Playing
Fields, Crawfordsburn Road, Bangor |
1.73 |
Bryansburn FC pitch (Council
owned) |
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Clandeboye Park,
Clandeboye Road, Bangor |
1.50 |
Bangor FC pitch |
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Upritchard Park Rugby
Club, Bloomfield Road South, Bangor |
4.47 |
Bangor Rugby Club pitch |
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Bangor Amateurs Pitch,
Clandeboye Road, Bangor |
1.64 |
Bangor Amateurs FC pitch |
Existing Outdoor Sports
Facilities within the Educational Sector
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Schools |
Area |
Description |
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Rathmore Primary
School, Rathmore Road, Bangor |
1.63 |
Private playing fields |
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St. Columbanus High
School, Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor |
2.66 |
Private playing fields & tennis
courts |
Other Public Open Space
Provision
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Name / Location |
Area |
Description |
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Ballyholme Park,
Ballyholme Road, Bangor |
1.36 |
Park with walkways, adjacent to
Bangor Seafront |
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Brice Park, Donaghadee
Road, Bangor |
1.25 |
Small park with playground |
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Ward Park, Castle
Street, Bangor |
15.02 |
Park with bowling green, tennis
courts, pitches, playground & pond |
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Kilcooley Wood,
Ballyhalbert Gardens, Bangor |
5.39 |
Large area of woodland, owned by
The Woodland Trust |
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Kerr Wood West,
Crawfordsburn Road, Bangor |
2.30 |
Narrow woodland, Council owned |
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Carnalea Coastal Path,
Bangor |
6.16 |
Maintained grassed areas &
walkways along the seafront, Council owned |
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Stricklands Glen,
Bangor |
3.18 |
Mature trees, walkways, Council
owned |
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Balloo Wood, Balloo
Avenue, Bangor |
2.53 |
Small woodland, Council owned |
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Bangor Harbour &
Coastal Paths |
8.82 |
Maintained grassed areas,
playground & walkways along the seafront, Council owned |
Proposed Open Space
Following consultation with North Down Borough Council the following site
(BR 33) is identified for open space.
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Proposal BR
33 Open Space
Lands adj to Balloo Industrial
Estate
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3.65 hectares of land adjacent to Balloo
Industrial Estate are identified for the provision of Open Space as
indicated on Map No. 3a – Bangor. |
North Down Borough Council
have identified this land, which is partially owned by the NIHE, as being
required for the provision of amenity open space over the Plan period.
Policy for the control of development on land identified for the provision
of open space is contained in Policy OS 1 as set out in Part 3, Volume 1 of
the Plan.
Upon implementation of the open space proposal, Policy for the control of
development of open space contained in PPS 8 Open Space, Sport and Outdoor
Recreation shall be applicable.
Community Greenways
The Plan Proposals promote the concept of Community Greenways, which seek to
re-establish corridor links between parks and natural areas to create a
network of urban open space. Community Greenways provide places for both
recreation and exercise alongside opportunities for pedestrian and cycle
routes as well as wildlife habitats. Both publicly owned open space and
private lands are included.
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Designation
BR 34 Community Greenways
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Community Greenways are designated in the
following areas as identified on Map No. 3a – Bangor:
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Further details and
descriptions of each Community Greenway are contained in the Open Space,
Sport and Outdoor Recreation Technical Supplement.
Policy for the control of development within a designated Community Greenway
is contained in Plan Policy OS 2 as set out in Part 3, Volume 1 of the Plan.
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