Lands at the site of the former Craighill Quarry, lands immeidately adjacent to and 10m east of Craighill Park and Craighill Crescent and lands immeidately north and northwest of Craighill Manor and Craighill Drive with accessed off Craighill Park, Ballyclare.

1. 12 May 2026

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 13 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 July 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 79 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Lands at the site of the former Craighill Quarry, accessed off Craighill Park, Ballyclare

  LA03/2025/0851/PAN Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Erection of 213 No. dwellings (to include social/affordable housing), provision of community facilities, playground, public open space areas and associated infrastructure and ancillary works.

  Granted 4 docs
  Major scheme

• lands to the east of no.92 Ballyeaston Road, Ballyclare, and to the northeast of nos.13-27 Elizabeth Gardens, Ballyclare.

  LA03/2026/0261/DC Submitted 21 Apr 2026 250 yards away

  Proposed residential development comprising 33no. dwellings and 4no. apartments, garages, landscaping, NIE substation and to include stability works and extraction of rock, open space and all associated site works (Discharge of condition 11 from planning approval LA03/2023/0772/F regarding the submission of a programme of archaeological work [POW])

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 9 docs
  Major scheme

• Lands to the East of no.92 Ballyeaston Road, Ballyclare, and 135m to the North East of nos.13-27 Elizabeth Gardens, Ballyclare BT39 9BT

  LA03/2026/0351/DC Submitted 15 May 2026 250 yards away

  Proposed residential development comprising 33no. dwellings and 4no. apartments, garages, landscaping, NIE substation and to include stability works and extraction of rock, open space and all associated site works (Discharge of Condition 15 from planning approval LA03/2023/0772/F regarding fence to be erected around specified area)

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs
  Major scheme

• Lands to the south of No.38 Craighill Park, including existing turning area, public road and footpaths and section of former Craighill quarry, Ballyclare.

  LA03/2025/0273/F Submitted 16 Apr 2025 250 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun

  Extension of road and footpaths and creation of new turning area at Craighill Park, and removal of existing turning area.

  Decided Full applications Extension 14 docs

• Lands within the SW portion of the former Craighill Quarry, approx. 180m east of No. 92 Ballyeaston Road and approx. 70m south of 38 Craighill Park, Ballyclare

  LA03/2026/0361/F Submitted 22 May 2026 250 yards away

  Erection of one dwelling (Proposed change of house type for plot 24 from planning approval. LA03/2024/0925/F

  Granted Full applications 19 docs
  Domestic

• Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare.

  LA03/2026/0378/NMC Submitted 1 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  Non-Material Change to Planning approval LA03/2024/0925/F (Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary work). Minor changes in design to all houses types excluding plot 24.

  Refused Amendments 51 docs

• LA03/2026/0183/F Granted

  Lands at Ballyearl Business Park and approx 150m south of Houstons Corner Roundabout, Newtownabbey, BT36 4TP

  Erection of a warehouse building with ancillary office space, external yard, HGV and car parking, including all associated, site works, landscaping and infrastructure

  Received 18 Mar, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2025/0857/F Withdrawn

  Lands 10m east of 24 Craiglands Manor, 10m west of Ballyearl Close and 10m west of 11 Ballyearl Crescent and north of Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey

  Erection of 21no. residential dwellings, change of house type to sites 1-23 (reduction by 2 units) of previously approved application ref: U/2010/0511/F, with associated landscaping & site works on lands accessed from Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey.

  Received 17 Nov, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0349/F Granted

  Office (2nd Floor), 300 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5EG

  Proposed change of use from an office to barber shop

  Received 19 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0309/F Granted

  11 Duneane Road, Toomebridge, BT41 3PN

  Proposed replacement dwelling and retention of existing dwelling to be used as a domestic store

  Received 7 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0543/F Granted

  McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, 5 Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UL

  Alterations to elevations including the construction of an extension to incorporate a new entrance lobby with new glazing and replacement drive thru booths. Relocation of patio furniture and associated works to the site

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Full applications