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Lands at Lesley Abbeycentre Shopping Centre, Lesley Abbeycentre Shopping Centre, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH

Awaiting decision Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2025/0872/F Full

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed extension to the existing shopping centre to provide 3no. retail units and 3no café/restaurant units, reconfiguration of car parking and erection of a multi storey car park (276 spaces), landscaping and associated site works.

As published by the council, reference LA03/2025/0872/F

Application record

Reference
LA03/2025/0872/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Valley (Antrim and Newtownabbey)
Postcode
BT37 9UH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 6 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Antrim and Newtownabbey took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

42 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Antrim and Newtownabbey for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Antrim and Newtownabbey decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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