Unit 6B Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH, (previously part of DW Sports and now being split into 3 units).

1. 2 Dec 2025

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 29 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 29 April 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.

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• Unit 6 Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UF

  LA03/2025/0716/F Submitted 1 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Proposed subdivision, partial change of use and reconfiguration of Unit 6 to provide 3 no. units, to accommodate bulky goods retail (6a) and leisure swim facility (6b) on the ground floor and the use of the first floor (6c) as leisure, including alterations to external elevations

  Granted Full applications 41 docs
  Several homes

• Unit 5b (now known as unit 4c) Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH

  LA03/2026/0446/S54 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Site for 4no retail units,1no retail & leisure unit & 1 no DIY store with mezzanine floor & garden centre with associated car parking, landscaping & general site work (proposal includes demolition of 3 no existing retail units) (variation of condition 3 of LA03/2019/0489/F regarding "bulky goods" floorspace restriction to allow the floorspace within Unit 4c to be used for the sale of bulky and non-bulky goods)

  Granted Demolition 19 docs

• Unit 4a, Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UF

  LA03/2026/0180/A Submitted 17 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  5no shop signs

  Granted Advertising 10 docs

• Unit 13B Abbey Trading Centre, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UQ

  LA03/2026/0659/A Submitted 11 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

  1 Projecting sign, 4 Other - Vinyl, 1 Shop sign, 1 Other - High Level Box Sign

  Awaiting decision Advertising 11 docs

• Car park adjoining Mill Road to the north and approximately 30m west of 131 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9SY

  LA03/2026/0702/A Submitted 30 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

  1 Digital

  Awaiting decision Advertising 9 docs

• Public Footpath approximately 26 metres north east of Abbey Trading Estate, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UQ

  LA03/2026/0491/F Submitted 8 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Proposed installation of telephone kiosk on public footpath

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• LA03/2026/0522/A Granted

  Lands approximately 35m south east of Steeple Nursery School, Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 1AF

  1no digital advertisement unit

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0251/A Granted

  1st Ballyclare Linfield Supporters Club 6 Abercorn Drive, Ballyclare, BT39 9AE

  1 Shop sign

  Received 16 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0702/A Awaiting decision

  Car park adjoining Mill Road to the north and approximately 30m west of 131 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9SY

  1 Digital

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0594/A Granted

  24m NE of 67 Doagh Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9BJ

  1 Hoarding (Temporary)

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 30 Aug 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0498/A Granted

  Public Footpath 0.15m north of Edmund Rice College, 96-100 Hightown Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7AU

  1no Digital Advertisement Unit

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Advertising