Glow Up Grant

Closes 1 Aug 2025

Opened 23 Jun 2025

Contact

Regeneration Department

0300 013 3333

glowupgrant@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Overview

Supporting Thriving High Streets 

Glow Up Grant

OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS FROM 9AM ON MONDAY 23 JUNE 2O25

The Glow Up Grant aims to support businesses to upgrade their shopfront to create vibrant, welcoming streetscapes that attract more footfall to the City and Town Centres, thereby boosting local economic activity and enhancing the overall appeal of our borough.

Ards and North Down Borough Council has been awarded £500,000 funding from the Department for Communities for the delivery of this shopfront enhancement grant scheme, this is supported by an additional investment of £50,000 from the Council.

The Glow Up Grant will provide financial assistance to active businesses in the urban centres of Bangor, Comber, Donaghadee, Holywood and Newtownards.

Grants will provide 90% funding up to a maximum amount of £2,500 per property. A minimum 10% financial contribution is required from eligible applicants

The scheme will open for applications on Monday 23 June 2025 and is due to close on Friday 01 August 2025 or sooner should all funding be awarded. 

Please note that the Glow Up Grant operates on a first-come, first-served basis, so early application submission is highly encouraged. 

All successful applicants will be required to complete all works no later than 01 March 2026. 

This is an electronic grant scheme, all communications will be sent via email.

Data Protection

Ards and North Down Borough Council value your right to personal privacy. We comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 / UK General Data Protection Regulation, ensuring that information is collected fairly and lawfully, is accurate, adequate, secure, up to date and not held any longer than necessary.

The personal information provided will be used for the purposes of managing the Grant, including sending of letters of offer and processing claims.

This information will be held for seven years from the conclusion of the program when it will be securely destroyed. Information you provide may be shared with external statutory or regulatory bodies, such as the Northern Ireland Audit Office or relevant Government Department, when there is a necessary and legitimate need to do so, but any personal information you provide to the Council is held securely and used only for Council purposes.

For further information, our Privacy Statement can be viewed at https://www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk/privacy-and-cookies or contact the Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

 

 

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Areas

  • BANGOR
  • COMBER
  • DONAGHADEE
  • HOLYWOOD
  • NEWTOWNARDS

Audiences

  • Businesses

Interests

  • Customer experience