Lands at Houston Business Park, 50m to the south of 610 - 626 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey

1. 20 Oct 2025

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 22 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 27 March 2026, 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.

• Lands between no 591 Doagh Road & no 1 Ashley Park, Newtownabbey

  LA03/2026/0116/RM Submitted 17 Feb 2026 251m away

  Dwelling

  Granted Reserved matters 23 docs
  Domestic

• Lands south and east of MT Wholesale, No.2 Houston Business Park , Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5RZ

  LA03/2026/0429/PAN Submitted 18 Jun 2026 313m away

  Proposed erection of 2No. storage and distribution warehouse buildings with solar panels, ancillary facilities, office space, external yard including HGV and car parking, and landscaping. Access from established entrance to Houston Business Park from Doagh Road.

  Granted 4 docs

• 95 metres north of Unit 1 Global Point Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT36 5TB

  LA03/2025/0915/A Submitted 8 Dec 2025 463m away

  1 no. entrance sign

  Granted Advertising 12 docs

• Lands at Global Point Business Park, approx 35m to the north of RLC Global Point Global Point Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT36 5TB

  LA03/2024/0750/NMC Submitted 14 Oct 2024 475m away

  Non-Material Change to Planning approval LA03/2022/0978/F (Proposed industry-led research facility, roof mounted PV panels, car parking and associated site works, access arrangement and other associated operational development). Changes include change of sinusoidal cladding between the two stairwells to a flat faced cladding panel and removal of plant screens to service stacks adjacent to the stairwells(North Elevation).

  Granted Amendments 10 docs

• 578 Doagh Road Newtownabbey BT36 5BU

  LA03/2022/0790/F Submitted 5 Sep 2022 491m away

  Proposed extension and alteration of existing business premises for use as bakery production facility to include loading bay.

  Granted Full applications Extension 41 docs

• Unit 1, Global Point Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT36 5TB

  LA03/2025/0740/DC Submitted 9 Oct 2025 497m away

  Proposed industry-led research facility, roof mounted PV panels, car parking and associated site works, access arrangement and other associated operational development (Discharge of conditions 6 & 7 from planning approval LA03/2022/0978/F regarding the submission of a Remedition Strategy and Verification Report)

  Granted Conditions 14 docs

• 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