Toome Pastoral Centre, Main Street, Toome, BT41 3NJ

1. 17 Jun 2026

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 21 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 21 August 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land 20 metres north-east of No. 1 Loughview Drive, Toomebridge

  LA03/2024/0382/DC Submitted 21 May 2024 100 yards away

  Erection of 2 storey building comprising 2no apartments, access and associated site works (in substitution for 1no detached dwelling as approved under LA03/2022/0008/F) (Discharge of Condition 6 of Planning Approval LA03/2023/0014/F regarding the submission of a landscape scheme.)

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 7 docs
  Several homes

• Land 20m west of 5-11 (odds) Loughview Drive, Toomebridge, (access via new development Bannfield Way)

  LA03/2024/0332/DC Submitted 6 May 2024 100 yards away

  Erection of 2 storey building comprising 4no apartments (Discharge of Conditions 7 and 8 from approval LA03/2023/0013/F regarding submission of landscaping scheme and landscape management and maintenance plan)

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs
  Several homes

• Lands 20m south of 10 Railway Road and 20m West of 1-11 (odds) Loughview Drive, Toomebridge

  LA03/2024/0073/DC Submitted 2 Feb 2024 100 yards away

  Erection of residential development comprising 7no detached dwellings and 4no semi detached dwellings, landscaping, access and associated site works (10no units access via development under construction 50m south west of 37 Main Street and 1no unit accessed from Loughview Drive) (Amended and reduced proposal) (Discharge of Condition 11 of Planning Approval LA03/2022/0008/F regarding the submission of landscaping scheme).

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 8 docs
  Major scheme

• Land 55 metres north of No. 1 Loughview Drive, Toomebridge (access via new development Bannfield Way)

  LA03/2026/0194/DC Submitted 23 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Erection of 2no semi-detached dwellings, access and associated site works (change of house types from houses approved on sites 3 & 4 under permission LA03/2022/0008/F) (Discharge of Condition 10, 11 & 12 from planning approval LA03/2024/0366/F regarding measures to protect trees and hedgerows from damage during construction; and the submission of a Landscaping Scheme and Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Lands immediately south of No. 10 Loughview Drive and approx 90 metres south west of St Oliver Plunkett Church, Toomebridge, Antrim

  LA03/2025/0375/F Submitted 28 May 2025 150 yards away

  Residential development of 37no. units comprising 9no detached dwellings, 18no semi-detached dwellings and 10no apartments, landscaping, access roads, car parking, solar panels and associated site works (Amended Description and Amended Plans Received)

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 139 docs
  Major scheme

• 27 Bannfield Way, Toome, Antrim, BT41 3TU

  LA03/2025/0902/F Submitted 3 Dec 2025 150 yards away

  Erection of single garage

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• LA03/2026/0511/F Granted

  Public footpath along Ballymena Road, approximately 16 metres SW of 208 Meadow Lands, Antrim, BT41 4EZ

  Proposed installation of telephone kiosk on public footpath

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0036/F Granted

  Unit 32, Antrim Business Park, 25 Randalstown Road, Antrim, BT41 4LD

  Change of use from an existing warehouse unit to a gym (Retrospective)

  Received 21 Jan, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0375/F Granted

  Steel Mac Distribution (SMD) Ltd. Unit 1a Global Point Avenue, Newtownabbey, BT36 5TB

  Extensions and alterations to existing factory for Steel Mac Distribution (SMD) Ltd. and all ancillary site works and infrastructure

  Received 29 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0660/F Awaiting decision

  Abbots Cross Primary School, 86 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9QW

  Erection of 1 no. modular classroom

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0312/F Withdrawn

  15m north of 58 The Diamond Road, Aldergrove, Crumlin, BT29 4QY

  Retention of temporary mobile home and adjacent stoned area for car parking

  Received 8 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications