Planning application
LA03/2026/0449/NMC
285-291 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9RW
Proposal
Non-Material Change to PAC approval 2022/A0215 (LA03/2021/0745/F) (Residential development comprising 33 no. units (19 no. Category 1, 3 Wheelchair Units and 11 no. General Needs), access, parking, landscaping and associated siteworks). Proposed changes include: Blocks A-D: Internal arrangements have been amended where necessary, in accordance with external input and social housing requirements; External switch room has been added to block following input from M&E consultant, as shown on individual block plan and site plan; Communal hallway arrangement has been updated - M&E services now located externally as previously noted. Fire travel distances have been taken account of, and arrangement of communal hallway has been updated where necessary; Under stair cleaner store has now been included on all blocks Outside: Courtyard area has been rearranged to simplify access; Bin stores and drying areas have been relocated/ resized where necessary; Scooter charging area and cycle store relocated to inside of courtyard area
As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0449/NMC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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LA03/2025/0825/DC Decided
285 - 291 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9RW
Residential development comprising 33no. units (19 no. Category 1, 3 Wheelchair Units and 11 no. General Needs), access, parking, landscaping and associated siteworks (Discharge of Condition 4 from LA03/2021/0745/F - Appeal Approval Ref: 2022/A0215 regarding submission of CEMP and CMS))
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LA03/2025/0826/DC Decided
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 5 from PAC approval 2022/A0215 (LA03/2021/0745/F) regarding submission of a detailed land contamination remediation strategy and implementation plan)
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LA03/2026/0440/DC Decided
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 7 from PAC approval 2022/A0215 (LA03/2021/0745/F) regarding submission of land contamination remediation strategy)
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LA03/2025/0697/DC Decided
Lands at 285-291, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9RW
Residential development comprising 33no. units (19 no. Category 1, 3 Wheelchair Units and 11 no. General Needs), access, parking, landscaping and associated siteworks (Discharge of Conditions 19 & 20 from LA03/2021/0745/F - Appeal Approval Ref: 2022/A0215 regarding submission of Landscape Plan and Landscape Management Plan)
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LA03/2025/0940/DC Decided
285-291 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9RW
Residential development comprising 33 no. units (19 no. Category 1, 3 No. Wheelchair Units and 11 no. General Needs),access, parking, landscaping and associated siteworks. (Discharge of Condition 3 from PAC approval 2022/A0215 (LA03/2021/0745/F) regarding submission of brick samples)
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LA03/2025/0914/DC Decided
Lands at 285-291 Shore Road, Newtownabbey, Belfast, 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 24 from LA03/2021/0745/F - Appeal Approval Ref: 2022/A0215 regarding submission of Demolition Plan & Activity Schedule).
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