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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Northern Ireland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
64 approved · 2 refused · 1 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jun 2026 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Lands 140m north of 9 Mill Road, 110m northeast of 4 Mill Green, and 130m southeast of 1 Carson Terrace, Doagh, Ballyclare
Received 19 Jun 202658b Old Ballyrobin Road, Muckamore, Antrim, BT41 4TJ
Received 26 Jun 202651 Anderson Park, Doagh, Ballyclare, BT39 0PA
Received 17 Jun 2026Lands approximately 38m southwest of No. 52 Rathmore Road, Dunadry, Antrim, BT41 2HG (with access off Loughanmore Road)
Received 18 Aug 202634 Ballynure Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5SW
Received 17 Sept 202642m NE of 64F Tildarg Road, Ballyclare, BT42 3NY
Received 21 Jul 2026109 Hillhead Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9LN
Received 11 Aug 202654 Charles Drive, Ballyclare, BT39 9BX
Received 10 Sept 2026Keef Halla Country House, 20 Tully Road, Nutts Corner, Crumlin, BT29 4SW
Received 27 Aug 202630 Carnlea Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9JT
Received 31 Jul 2026Ballyhamage House, 43 The Burn Road, Doagh, Ballyclare, BT39 0QH
Received 14 Sept 2026Lands at Ulster University, Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QE (approximately 90m west of the Sports Centre)
Received 24 Aug 20261 Sandyknowes Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT36 5DQ
Received 20 Sept 2026102 Red Row, Toomebridge, Antrim, BT41 3UL
Received 21 Jul 2026Oakfield House,12 Aghnadarragh Road, Glenavy, Crumlin, BT29 4QG
Received 17 Aug 2026300m east of no.105 Boghill Road, Templepatrick, BT39 0HS
Received 29 Jul 2026Lands approx. 70m SW of no. 149 Seven Mile Straight and approx. 110m NW of no. 151 Seven Mile Straight, Ballytweedy, Muckamore, Antrim, BT41 4QT
Received 31 Jul 202620 John Street, Randalstown, BT41 3AD
Received 16 Sept 20268 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT37 0NE
Received 7 Jul 2026Lands approx 400m north east of 60 Ballyutoag Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT14 8SR
Received 15 Sept 20269 Springfarm Terrace, Antrim, BT41 4JJ
Received 22 Jul 2026Glenabbey Church, 6 Ballycraigy Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5ST
Received 26 Jun 2026Unit 5b (now known as unit 4c) Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH
Received 25 Jun 202618 Ballycraigy Road, Antrim, BT41 1PL
Received 20 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Northern Ireland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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