LA03/2026/0180/A

1. 17 Mar 2026

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 10 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.

More on advertising applications in our guide

• LA03/2026/0446/S54 Awaiting decision

  Unit 4c, Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH

  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)

  25 Jun 2026 50m away
• LA03/2025/0897/A Granted

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

  2no. Shop signs, 2no. Non illuminated totem signage and 2no. Permanent vinyl applied to glazing

  2 Dec 2025 133m away Advertising
• LA03/2025/0716/F Granted

  Unit 6 Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UF

  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

  1 Oct 2025 136m away Full applications
• LA03/2026/0492/A Awaiting decision

  Public Footpath approximately 20 metres north east of Abbey Trading Estate, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UQ

  1 Digital Advertisement Unit

  8 Jul 2026 229m away Advertising
• LA03/2026/0491/F Awaiting decision

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

  Proposed installation of telephone kiosk on public footpath

  8 Jul 2026 229m away Full applications
• LA03/2026/0113/A Granted

  The Door Store Ltd 3 Longwood Road, Abbey Trading Centre, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UL

  1 no. digital free standing sign

  17 Feb 2026 278m away Advertising

• LA03/2026/0225/A Granted

  Adam H Erwin 23 Ballymena Road, Antrim, BT41 4JG

  Retention of 1 no. totem, 1no. shop sign and 2 no. wayfinding signs

  3 Apr 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0284/A Granted

  175 M&S Foodhall 175 Airport Road, Aldergrove, BT29 4DW

  1 Totem Sign & 1 Totem Insert

  29 Apr 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0498/A Awaiting decision

  Public footpath directly north of Edmund Rice College, Hightown Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7AU

  1no Digital Advertisement Unit

  8 Jul 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0512/A Awaiting decision

  Public footpath approximately 16 metres south west of 208 Meadowlands, Antrim, BT41 4EZ

  1 Digital Advertising Unit

  8 Jul 2026 Advertising
• LA03/2026/0504/A Awaiting decision

  Public footpath approximately 39 metres north west of 2 West Crescent, Newtownabbey, BT37 9DT

  1 Digital Advertisement Unit

  8 Jul 2026 Advertising