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15m east of 51 Castle Road, Antrim, BT41 4NA

Granted Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2025/0122/F Full

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

Proposal

Retention of coffee dock, external seating, landscaped accessible entrance to football grounds and coffee dock, new club office and registration point and equipment stores, plus proposed changing facilities within a shipping container

As published by the council, reference LA03/2025/0122/F

Application record

Reference
LA03/2025/0122/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
21 Feb 2025
Validated
18 Mar 2025
Decided
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Antrim Centre
Postcode
BT41 4NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Big Design Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

24 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

73 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 24 August 2026, 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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