Toome Lock 5, approx. 20m NW of 10 Railway Road, Toome, BT41 3TE

1. 5 Jun 2025

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 11 Jun 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 10 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 10 September 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.

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.

• 27 Bannfield Way, Toome, Antrim, BT41 3TU

  LA03/2025/0902/F Submitted 3 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Erection of single garage

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Land 55 metres north of No. 1 Loughview Drive, Toomebridge (access via new development Bannfield Way)

  LA03/2026/0194/DC Submitted 23 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Erection of 2no semi-detached dwellings, access and associated site works (change of house types from houses approved on sites 3 & 4 under permission LA03/2022/0008/F) (Discharge of Condition 10, 11 & 12 from planning approval LA03/2024/0366/F regarding measures to protect trees and hedgerows from damage during construction; and the submission of a Landscaping Scheme and Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Land 20m west of 5-11 (odds) Loughview Drive, Toomebridge, (access via new development Bannfield Way)

  LA03/2024/0332/DC Submitted 6 May 2024 150 yards away

  Erection of 2 storey building comprising 4no apartments (Discharge of Conditions 7 and 8 from approval LA03/2023/0013/F regarding submission of landscaping scheme and landscape management and maintenance plan)

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs
  Several homes

• Lands 20m south of 10 Railway Road and 20m West of 1-11 (odds) Loughview Drive, Toomebridge

  LA03/2024/0073/DC Submitted 2 Feb 2024 150 yards away

  Erection of residential development comprising 7no detached dwellings and 4no semi detached dwellings, landscaping, access and associated site works (10no units access via development under construction 50m south west of 37 Main Street and 1no unit accessed from Loughview Drive) (Amended and reduced proposal) (Discharge of Condition 11 of Planning Approval LA03/2022/0008/F regarding the submission of landscaping scheme).

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 8 docs
  Major scheme

• Land 20 metres north-east of No. 1 Loughview Drive, Toomebridge

  LA03/2024/0382/DC Submitted 21 May 2024 150 yards away

  Erection of 2 storey building comprising 2no apartments, access and associated site works (in substitution for 1no detached dwelling as approved under LA03/2022/0008/F) (Discharge of Condition 6 of Planning Approval LA03/2023/0014/F regarding the submission of a landscape scheme.)

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 7 docs
  Several homes

• 18 Main Street, Toomebridge, BT41 3TQ

  LA03/2026/0671/F Submitted 15 Sep 2026 200 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  Partial change of use of ground floor from dwelling house to physio treatment room.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
  Domestic

• LA03/2026/0183/F Granted

  Lands at Ballyearl Business Park and approx 150m south of Houstons Corner Roundabout, Newtownabbey, BT36 4TP

  Erection of a warehouse building with ancillary office space, external yard, HGV and car parking, including all associated, site works, landscaping and infrastructure

  Received 18 Mar, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2025/0857/F Withdrawn

  Lands 10m east of 24 Craiglands Manor, 10m west of Ballyearl Close and 10m west of 11 Ballyearl Crescent and north of Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey

  Erection of 21no. residential dwellings, change of house type to sites 1-23 (reduction by 2 units) of previously approved application ref: U/2010/0511/F, with associated landscaping & site works on lands accessed from Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey.

  Received 17 Nov, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0349/F Granted

  Office (2nd Floor), 300 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5EG

  Proposed change of use from an office to barber shop

  Received 19 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0309/F Granted

  11 Duneane Road, Toomebridge, BT41 3PN

  Proposed replacement dwelling and retention of existing dwelling to be used as a domestic store

  Received 7 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0543/F Granted

  McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, 5 Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UL

  Alterations to elevations including the construction of an extension to incorporate a new entrance lobby with new glazing and replacement drive thru booths. Relocation of patio furniture and associated works to the site

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Full applications