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

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 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.

  Submitted 23 Dec 2025 Full applications

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 12 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

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

  LA03/2025/0954/F Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards 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

• 3 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QD

  LA03/2026/0315/F Submitted 11 May 2026 150 yards away

  Alterations and extension to existing dwelling

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• 656 Shore Road, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, BT37 0PR

  LA03/2025/0558/F Submitted 1 Aug 2025 250 yards away

  Two-storey Extension to Rear of Dwelling

  Granted Full applications Extension 19 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Circular Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0RA

  LA03/2025/0753/F Submitted 14 Oct 2025 0.3 miles away

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

  Granted Full applications 27 docs
  Domestic

• 65 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QE

  LA03/2025/0843/F Submitted 12 Nov 2025 0.3 miles away

  Extension and alterations to dwelling

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
  Domestic

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

  LA03/2026/0506/A Submitted 8 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  1 Digital Advertisement Unit

  Granted Advertising 15 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