656 Shore Road, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, BT37 0PR

1. 1 Aug 2025

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 22 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 16 October 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.

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• Thornfield House School 2-12 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QF

  LA03/2025/0954/F Submitted 23 Dec 2025 207m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~10 Mar

  Extensions to existing school (including classrooms, social areas, resource areas, and other ancillary facilities including school offices, storerooms and toilet facilities), associated interior and exterior alterations, refurbishment works including major refurbishment of existing sports hall, associated site works to include the provision of landscaping works, additional car parking, and ancillary development.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 32 docs

• Thornfield House School 2-12 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QF

  LA03/2025/0590/F Submitted 15 Aug 2025 209m away

  Temporary Permission for the erection of 1 no. modular teaching unit

  Granted Full applications 18 docs

• Public footpath approximately 81 metres south east of 1 Chestnut Hill, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0SS

  LA03/2026/0506/A Submitted 8 Jul 2026 230m away

  1 Digital Advertisement Unit

  Granted Advertising 15 docs

• Public footpath approximately 81m south east of 1 Chestnut Hill, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0SS

  LA03/2026/0505/F Submitted 8 Jul 2026 233m away

  Proposed installation of telephone kiosk on public footpath

  Granted Full applications 21 docs

• 1 Circular Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0RA

  LA03/2025/0753/F Submitted 14 Oct 2025 264m away

  Retrospective Change of Use from a residential dwelling to short term rental accommodation.

  Granted Full applications 27 docs
  Domestic

• 3 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QD

  LA03/2026/0315/F Submitted 11 May 2026 279m away

  Alterations and extension to existing dwelling

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• LA03/2026/0511/F Granted

  Public footpath along Ballymena Road, approximately 16 metres SW of 208 Meadow Lands, Antrim, BT41 4EZ

  Proposed installation of telephone kiosk on public footpath

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0036/F Granted

  Unit 32, Antrim Business Park, 25 Randalstown Road, Antrim, BT41 4LD

  Change of use from an existing warehouse unit to a gym (Retrospective)

  Received 21 Jan, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0375/F Granted

  Steel Mac Distribution (SMD) Ltd. Unit 1a Global Point Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT36 5TB

  Extensions and alterations to existing factory for Steel Mac Distribution (SMD) Ltd. and all ancillary site works and infrastructure

  Received 29 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0660/F Awaiting decision

  Abbots Cross Primary School, 86 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9QW

  Erection of 1 no. modular classroom

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0312/F Withdrawn

  15m north of 58 The Diamond Road, Aldergrove, Crumlin, BT29 4QY

  Retention of temporary mobile home and adjacent stoned area for car parking

  Received 8 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications