Lands 50m north of the junction of Doagh Road and Monkstown Avenue and opposite 1-14 Hillcrest Villas, accessing onto Monkstown Avenue and Doagh Road, Newtownabbey.

1. 22 Jul 2025

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Antrim and Newtownabbey took a median of 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Antrim and Newtownabbey for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Antrim and Newtownabbey decided full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• W J Walker Ltd, 205 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 6AD

  LA03/2026/0226/S54 Submitted 3 Apr 2026 143m away

  Retention of existing shed for the storage of timber and other building materials/goods, and the erection of an additional shed joined to its western side, for the same purpose (Removal of Condition 3 from Planning Approval LA03/2024/0254/F: There shall be no external storage of timber with the yard area shaded yellow on Drawing No 03/1 dated 3 September 2024)

  Granted 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 26 Kings Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0DA

  LA03/2026/0527/F Submitted 16 Jul 2026 227m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

  Extension and alterations to dwelling

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Domestic

• 1 - 63 Knockenagh Lane Newtownabbey BT36 6FX

  LA03/2023/0178/NMC Submitted 15 Mar 2023 301m away

  Non material change to LA03/2019/0479/F (Social Housing Scheme consisting of 2 no. apartment blocks [2 x 21 units with a mix of general needs and elderly apartments] and 11 no. 2 storey semi-detached houses, 8 no. 2.5 storey semi-detached houses and 2 no. wheelchair bungalows total 63 units) Retention of pedestrian access lane, pedestrian gates and the arrangement and laying out of hard and soft landscaping works comprising the open space area.

  Granted Amendments New dwelling 14 docs
  Several homes

• 2 Fernlea Lane, Newtownabbey, BT36 6UY

  LA03/2025/0900/F Submitted 2 Dec 2025 315m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jan

  Retrospective application for external landscaping that includes a raised patio to the front of the dwelling, gabion retaining structure and a replacement 2m high stained, timber, vertical palisade fence.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 229-233 Doagh Road, Monkstown Industrial Estate, Newtownabbey, BT36 6XA

  LA03/2025/0639/DC Submitted 3 Sep 2025 378m away

  Demolition of existing building and replacement with Class A1 Foodstore and associated eight-bay Petrol Filling Station and associated works including car parking, access from Doagh Road, Click-and-Collect facility and landscaping. Access from Doagh Road facilitated by new roundabout to replace Doagh Road and Monkstown Road junction; and off-site road improvement works at Doagh Road/Station Road/O'Neills Road junction. (Discharge of Condition 28 from Planning Approval LA03/2018/0842/F regarding the submission of a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)).

  Decided Conditions Demolition 10 docs

• R T U Ltd, 3 Cloughfern Avenue, Cloughfern, Newtownabbey, BT37 0UZ

  LA03/2025/0937/F Submitted 16 Dec 2025 397m away

  Proposed relocation and replacement of water recycling plant and associated works (retrospective).

  Granted Full applications 25 docs

• LA03/2026/0539/F Granted

  18 Church Road, Randalstown, Antrim, BT41 3AW

  Alterations and extension to existing dwelling to include a front porch, side extension and dormer windows

  21 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0391/F Granted

  Lands 20m SW of 177 Moneynick Road, Toomebridge, Antrim, BT41 3QZ

  Proposed storage unit for mechanical and electrical equipment to support business needs, provision of parking and use the existing access onto the Moneynick Road

  3 Jun 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0395/F Granted

  83 Tildarg Road, KELLS, Ballymena, BT42 3NY

  Domestic garage with stables

  3 Jun 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0208/F Refused

  Taylor Business Park, 17 Carnanee Road, Templepatrick, BT39 0BZ

  Extension of curtilage to provide 14nr self storage container units - existing units within the business park to be re-located here

  27 Mar 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2025/0848/F Refused

  Approx. 18m north of 1 Carntall Road, Ballyclare, (No. 1A Carntall Road), BT39 9NS

  Proposed change of use/adaption of a redundant building to a single dwelling

  12 Nov 2025 Full applications