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Top Of The Town, 77 Fountain Street, Antrim, BT41 4BG

Awaiting decision Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2026/0088/F Full

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Retention of single storey rear extension to existing bar & grill to create beer garden with associated bar and toilets

As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0088/F

Application record

Reference
LA03/2026/0088/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Antrim Centre
Postcode
BT41 4BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 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.

Who's behind it

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Big Design Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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12 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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