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Lands approximately 100m east of No's 23, 25, 27, 29a and 29 Dublin Road, Antrim and accessed from Bridge Street, Antrim (opposite No.11 Bridge Street)

Awaiting decision Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2026/0477/NMC Non Material Change

Works: New dwelling Roofing Windows or glazing Major scheme

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Proposal

Non-material change to planning approval LA03/2023/0822/F (Development of 38 No. units for active elderly residents (over 55) – 35 No. 2 Bed Apartments & 3 No. 1 Bed Apartments).Following Technical Design there have been a number of changes: floor to floor height has increased by 150mm on the first floor; floor to floor height has increased by 150mm on the second floor; ridge height remains as approved; a number of windows have been adjusted to account for brick dimensions and layout changes; a number of windows have been omitted; internal layout changes to a few apartments has been required to align with key structural elements; ventilation panels omitted above windows as not required; ground floor material will remain as per brick however colour has changed to match red brick of upper floors; smoke shafts added to AOVs in roof

As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0477/NMC

Application record

Reference
LA03/2026/0477/NMC
Type
Non Material Change
Status
Valid
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Antrim Centre

Site history

Applications at this address on the Antrim and Newtownabbey register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • Lands approximately 100m east of No's 23, 25, 27, 29a and 29 Dublin Road, Antrim and accessed from Bridge Street, Antrim (opposite No.11 Bridge Street)

    Development of 38 No. units for active elderly residents (over 55) - 35 No. 2 bed apartments & 3 No. 1 Bed Apartments (Discharge of Conditions 12, 13 & 14 from Planning approval LA03/2023/0822/F regarding the submission of a Programme of Archaeological Works (POW))

    Decided 17 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 August 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Antrim and Newtownabbey for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Antrim and Newtownabbey decided amendment applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Lands approximately 100m east of No's 23, 25, 27, 29a and 29 Dublin Road, Antrim and accessed from Bridge Street, Antrim (opposite No.11 Bridge Street)

    LA03/2025/0626/DC Submitted 29 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Development of 38 No. units for active elderly residents (over 55) - 35 No. 2 bed apartments & 3 No. 1 Bed Apartments (Discharge of Conditions 12, 13 & 14 from Planning approval LA03/2023/0822/F regarding the submission of a Programme of Archaeological Works (POW))

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 7 docs
    Major scheme
  • Lands approximately 10m north of No. 11 Dublin Road, Antrim and approximately 5m east of Antrim Gospel Hall, Antrim, BT41 4DG

    LA03/2025/0724/F Submitted 6 Oct 2025 150 yards away

    Erection of 7no Social/Affordable Housing Units including 2no. two storey semi-detached dwellings and 5no. apartments, solar panels, communal parking/garden areas and new vehicular access onto the Dublin Road

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 48 docs
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  • 31 Dublin Road, Antrim, BT41 4EB

    LA03/2025/0919/F Submitted 10 Dec 2025 200 yards away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
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    LA03/2026/0275/F Submitted 27 Apr 2026 200 yards away

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  • 5-9 Riverside Antrim BT41 4BH

    LA03/2024/0809/DC Submitted 8 Nov 2024 250 yards away

    Construction of 16no. category 1 apartments for over 55s comprising three one bedroom apartments and thirteen two bedroom apartments in two blocks with associated site works and car parking (Discharge of Condition 6 of planning approval LA03/2021/0627/F regarding the submission of an Archaeological Evaluation Report and HED Final Classification for the Post -Excavation Report.)

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs
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  • 5-9 Riverside, Town Parks, Antrim, BT41 4BH

    LA03/2023/0308/NMC Submitted 31 Mar 2023 250 yards away

    Non-material change to LA03/2021/0627/F (Construction of 6 No. apartments for over 55's): Internal layout amendments; relocation of access door and new access door into store.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 9 docs
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    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Amendments
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    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Amendments
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    Received 16 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Amendments
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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Amendments