THUNDERDOME COMPLEX 281 - 295 ANTRIM ROAD GLENGORMLEY NEWTOWNABBEY BT36 7BX

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• LA03/2025/0552/F Granted

  Thunderdome Complex, 281-295 Antrim Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey, BT36 7BX

  Erection of 47no. residential apartments (social housing) with solar panels, car parking, access, open space, landscaping and associated general site works.

  Decided 25 Feb 2026 Full applications

1. 1 Jun 2026

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 15 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Condition Discharged

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• LA03/2025/0552/F Granted

  Thunderdome Complex, 281-295 Antrim Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey, BT36 7BX

  Erection of 47no. residential apartments (social housing) with solar panels, car parking, access, open space, landscaping and associated general site works.

  Decided 25 Feb 2026 Full applications

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 15 June 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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• Thunderdome Complex, 281-295 Antrim Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey, BT36 7BX

  LA03/2025/0552/F Submitted 31 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Erection of 47no. residential apartments (social housing) with solar panels, car parking, access, open space, landscaping and associated general site works.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 93 docs

• Copius NI Ltd, 303a Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7AP

  LA03/2025/0562/A Submitted 4 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  1 Projecting sign, 1 Shop sign

  Granted Advertising 13 docs

• 1-5 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TR

  LA03/2026/0639/F Submitted 4 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

  Proposed change of use from a bank (use class A2) to retail (use class A1) at ground floor and to 2no. residential apartments at first floor with a roof extension to create second floor level for 2no. residential apartments to provide a total of 4no. apartments.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension 17 docs
  Several homes

• Unit 1, 290 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7QT

  LA03/2026/0177/A Submitted 13 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Retention of 12no shop signs & 10no building wraps

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• Unit 1, 290 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7QT

  LA03/2026/0127/F Submitted 20 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  New entrance to existing Eurospar retail unit along with associated works to pathways, boundary treatments and landscaping.

  Granted Full applications 28 docs

• 290 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7QT

  LA03/2025/0670/DC Submitted 15 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  Demolition of part of the existing Tramways Shopping Centre, proposed extension to existing Eurospar retail unit along with additional associated forecourt parking and new landscaped space to link beside remaining Tramways Shopping Centre (Discharge of condition 15 from planning approval LA03/2023/0600/F regarding the submission of a final Construction Environmental Management Plan)

  Awaiting decision Conditions Extension Demolition 3 docs

• LA03/2026/0606/DC Granted

  18 Ballycraigy Road, Antrim, BT41 1PL

  13no. dwellings (Change of house type from approval LA03/2018/0497/F) (Discharge of Conditions 11, 12 and 13 from approval Ref: LA03/2025/0033/F regarding the submission of a Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan, Risk Assessments & Data regarding contamination and updated contamination and remediation strategy)

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions
• LA03/2026/0459/DC Granted

  Lands to south west of Kingfisher Country Estate hotel building Paradise Walk, Templepatrick, BT39 0DD

  Proposed manager’s dwelling with associated car parking and landscaping (change of house type and location of manager’s dwelling approved under planning application LA03/2022/0643/F)( Discharge of condition 6 of planning approval LA03/2025/0778/F regarding the submission of a Construction Environmental Management Plan)

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
• LA03/2026/0582/DC Granted

  24a Donegore Hill, Muckamore, BT41 2HW

  Proposed replacement of existing garden centre with a single dwelling and removing all commercial buildings (Discharge of Condition 8 from approval LA03/2022/0700/F regarding submission of programme of archaeological work)

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA03/2026/0156/DC Granted

  Land 150m to the west of and including Mossley West Park and Ride and the junction of The Glade and Carnmoney Road North, Newtownabbey

  Extension to existing park and ride facility (with associated access road, pedestrian and cycle path, fencing, lighting and CCTV), reconfiguration of existing park and ride layout (to provide a total of 318 parking spaces), two cycle storage units, landscaping, new access arrangements at The Glade and widening of The Glade at junction with Carnmoney Road North (Discharge of Condition 2 from approval LA03/2021/0596/F regarding submission of construction environmental management plan (CEMP) and construction method statement (CMS))

  Received 6 Mar, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA03/2026/0454/DC Granted

  Lands at 285-291 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9RW

  Residential development comprising 33 no. units (19 no. Category 1, 3 Wheelchair Units and 11 no. General Needs), access, parking, landscaping and associated siteworks (Discharge of condition 23 from PAC approval 2022/A0215 (LA03/2021/0745/F) regarding submission of Piling Risk Assessment)

  Received 29 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions