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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64 approved · 2 refused · 1 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Public footpath approximately 81m south east of 1 Chestnut Hill, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0SS
Received 8 Jul 2026Approx. 30m north of 650 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 4RG
Received 6 Jul 2026SPAR, 197 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0LU
Received 18 Aug 202614 Crosshill Road, Crumlin, BT29 4BQ
Received 1 Sept 202633 Carntall Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5SQ
Received 4 Aug 202650M SW of 7 Ballynoe Lane, Antrim, BT41 2RA
Received 19 Aug 2026Holywell Hospital, 60 Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 2RJ
Received 17 Aug 202626 Kings Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0DA
Received 16 Jul 2026Public Footpath approximately 20 metres north east of Abbey Trading Estate, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UQ
Received 8 Jul 2026Unit 8, Antrim Business Park, 25 Randalstown Road, Enkalon Industrial Estate, Antrim, BT41 4LD
Received 8 Jul 2026Lands opposite and 10m Northeast of 3 Main Street, Ballyclare, BT39 9AB
Received 22 Jun 2026Lands approximately 35m south east of Steeple Nursery School, Antrim, BT41 1AF
Received 14 Jul 2026Lands between 180 and 182 Ballycorr Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9UG
Received 18 Sept 2026Former PSNI Station, Ballynure Road, Ballyclare
Received 7 Sept 2026Lands approximately 35m south east of Steeple Nursery School, Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 1AF
Received 14 Jul 2026Public footpath approximately 45 metres south of St Comgalls PS, Oriel Road, Antrim, BT41 4JG
Received 9 Jul 202624a Donegore Hill, Muckamore, BT41 2HW
Received 13 Aug 202623 BALLYHILL LANE BALLYHILL UPPER CRUMLIN BT29 4YP
Received 2 Jul 202641 Ballynadrentagh Road, Aldergrove, Crumlin, BT29 4AR
Received 12 Aug 2026Toome Lock 5, approximately 20m NW of 10 Railway Road, Toome, BT41 3TE
Received 5 Oct 2026Lands approximately 115m northwest of No. 51A Ballymena Road, Doagh, Ballyclare, BT39 0QR
Received 3 Sept 2026Lands approximately 28 metres south east of 1 Crescent Corner, Carnmoney Road North, Newtownabbey, BT36 5PB
Received 8 Jul 2026111 Templepatrick Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9RQ
Received 18 Sept 2026Public Footpath at the Shore Road entrance to Glas na Braden Glen approximately 20 metres west of 12 Merville Mews, Newtownabbey, BT37 9SP
Received 8 Jul 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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