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.

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

  LA03/2026/0226/S54 Submitted 3 Apr 2026 150 yards 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)

  Refused 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 26 Kings Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0DA

  LA03/2026/0527/F Submitted 16 Jul 2026 250 yards 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 350 yards 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 350 yards 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 400 yards 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)).

  Granted Conditions Demolition 10 docs

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

  LA03/2025/0937/F Submitted 16 Dec 2025 450 yards away

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

  Granted Full applications 25 docs

• 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