Empty to Energised Grant Scheme Questionnaire

Closes 1 Aug 2025

Opened 23 Jun 2025

Contact

Strategic Development

03000133333

emptytoenergised@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Overview

Supporting Thriving High Streets

Empty to Energised Grant

As part of the Supporting Thriving High Streets Programme, Ards and North Down Borough Council will be piloting a  Capital Grants Scheme.  The scheme is intended for vacant/derelict property owners in Bangor City and Newtownards Town. 

The grant scheme will provide financial assistance to vacant/derelict property owners who want to renovate vacant/derelict properties and introduce new commercial uses. The pilot grant scheme will positively contribute to revitalising the city/town by bringing vacant commercial buildings back into use. This is the first time a scheme of this nature has been available in Ards and North Down. The Empty to Energised Grant Scheme is fully funded by the Council.

To help us understand the demand for the scheme, as well as the wider challenges and barriers preventing the uptake of vacant space, Ards and North Down Borough Council are encouraging property owners to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire will open on Monday 23 June 2025 and will close on Friday 1 August 2025.

Under the scheme council will not consider properties which are to be, or could be sold within 12 months from receipt of a grant award, and could result in full repayment of grant to council.  

Your feedback is vital, and the information received from this exercise will help to shape the grant process. 

Please note: The information provided in the questionnaire will be used to support the development of the grant scheme only. Details provided will not be used to support any future applications that may be made to the scheme.    

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

 

 

Why your views matter

We want to hear the views of vacant/derelict property owners located within Bangor and Newtownards.

Ards and North Down Borough Council would appreciate if you can take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. 

Please note, if you have multiple properties, fill out one questionnaire per property. 

We want to hear your views

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