Planning application
Unit 5b (now known as unit 4c) Longwood Retail Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0446/S54
Application record
- Reference
- LA03/2026/0446/S54
- Type
- Section 54
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Valley (Antrim and Newtownabbey)
- Postcode
- BT37 9UH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey
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20 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Sep 2026
Status changed to Determined
Previously Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 21 September 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.
About this record
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