Planning application
LA03/2026/0151/PAN
Former Townparks Car Showroom, southeast of Springfarm Roundabout, Ballymena Road, Antrim, BT41 4NT
Proposal
Proposed retail unit with associated car parking and access works.
As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0151/PAN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Acceptable
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
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