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Lands/fields to the north east and south of 14 Niblock Road Antrim (fields bounded by rail line to west and Dunsilly/Holywell Burn to north). Land situated between Durnish Road/Mull Road and railway line east and NE of meadow Lands north of Arran Street and Tiree Street north of Orkney Street and west of Niblock Oaks

Refused Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2025/0768/NMC Non Material Change

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Non-material change to LA03/2018/0888/RM (525 residential units (comprising 200 detached, 164 semi-detached, 77 townhouses and 84 apartments) and associated site works, 6 retail units (local shops), public open space and an equipped play park); Amended house type D6C on site 311

As published by the council, reference LA03/2025/0768/NMC

Application record

Reference
LA03/2025/0768/NMC
Type
Non Material Change
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
30 Dec 2025
Ward
Springfarm

Site history

Applications at this address on the Antrim and Newtownabbey register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • LA03/2026/0417/DC Granted

    Lands/fields to the north east and south of 14 Niblock Road Antrim (fields bounded by rail line to west and Dunsilly/Holywell Burn to north). Land situated between Durnish Road/Mull Road and railway line east and NE of meadow Lands north of Arran Street and Tiree Street north of Orkney Street and west of Niblock Oaks

    525 residential units (comprising 200 detached, 164 semi-detached, 77 townhouses and 84 apartments) and associated site works, 6 retail units (local shops), public open space and an equipped play park ( Discharge of condition 7 of planning approval LA03/2018/0888/RM regarding the submission of a document to satisfy that the mains sewer and receiving Waste Water Treatment Works has the capacity to receive the waste water and foul sewerage from the development)

    Decided 21 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • LA03/2024/0644/DC Granted

    Lands/fields to the north east and south of 14 Niblock Road Antrim (fields bounded by rail line to west and Dunsilly/Holywell Burn to north). Land situated between Durnish Road/Mull Road and railway line east and NE of meadow Lands north of Arran Street and Tiree Street north of Orkney Street and west of Niblock Oaks

    525 residential units (comprising 200 detached, 164 semi-detached, 77 townhouses and 84 apartments) and associated site works, 6 retail units (local shops), public open space and an equipped play park. (Discharge of Condition 6 of planning approval LA03/2018/0888/RM regarding the submission of a Construction Management Plan [CEMP], in relation to Phase 1A.)

    Decided 29 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • LA03/2024/0494/DC Granted

    Lands/fields to the north east and south of 14 Niblock Road Antrim (fields bounded by rail line to west and Dunsilly/Holywell Burn to north). Land situated between Durnish Road/Mull Road and railway line east and NE of meadow Lands north of Arran Street and Tiree Street north of Orkney Street and west of Niblock Oaks

    525 residential units (comprising 200 detached, 164 semi-detached, 77 townhouses and 84 apartments) and associated site works, 6 retail units (local shops), public open space and an equipped play park (Discharge of condition 9 from planning approval T/2012/0320/O (PAC ref 2013/A0034) and LA03/2018/0888/RM regarding the submission of an Archaeological Programme of Works)

    Decided 14 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • PP-12126473/1/LA03/DC Awaiting decision

    Lands/fields to the north east and south of 14 Niblock Road Antrim (fields bounded by rail line to west and Dunsilly/Holywell Burn to north). Land situated between Durnish Road/Mull Road and railway line east and NE of meadow Lands north of Arran Street and Tiree Street north of Orkney Street and west of Niblock Oaks

    525 residential units (comprising 200 detached, 164 semi-detached, 77 townhouses and 84 apartments) and associated site works, 6 retail units (local shops), public open space and an equipped play park (Discharge of condition 9 from planning approval T/2012/0320/O (PAC ref 2013/A0034) and LA03/2018/0888/RM regarding the submission of Programme of Works for Archaeology)

    Submitted 28 Apr 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 30 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Antrim and Newtownabbey refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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