Planning application
Thornfield House School 2-12 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary Permission for the erection of 1 no. modular teaching unit
As published by the council, reference LA03/2025/0590/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA03/2025/0590/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Rostulla
- Postcode
- BT37 0QF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Antrim and Newtownabbey register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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LA03/2025/0954/F Awaiting decision
Thornfield House School 2-12 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QF
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 12 December 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.
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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