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Vacant site 20 metres north of No 305 Shore Road (St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church) and 32 metres west of No 97 Whitehouse Park, Newtownabbey

Granted Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2023/0945/F Full

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Residential development comprising 8no semi-detached dwellings with associated access, landscaping and site works

As published by the council, reference LA03/2023/0945/F

Application record

Reference
LA03/2023/0945/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
20 Dec 2023
Validated
21 Dec 2023
Decided
22 Jan 2025
Ward
Whitehouse

Site history

Applications at this address on the Antrim and Newtownabbey register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA03/2025/0601/NMC Withdrawn

    Vacant site 20 metres north of No 305 Shore Road (St Mary's Star of the Sea Church) and 32 metres west of No 97 Whitehouse Park, Newtownabbey

    Non-Material Change to Planning approval LA03/2023/0945/F (8 no. semi-detached dwellings). This application seeks to reduce dwellings from 3 storey to 2 storey semis, thus reducing the number of floors on each dwelling

    Decided 31 Oct 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2023

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 21 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

MBA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2015 · Belfast

114 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 96% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

77 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 22 January 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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