McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, 5 Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UL

1. 22 Jul 2026

   Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

2. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Consultation Open

   Previously Valid.

4. 30 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

5. 5 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Determined

   Previously Decision Pending.

Antrim and Newtownabbey granted permission on 30 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.

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.

• Public Footpath approximately 20 metres north east of Abbey Trading Estate, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UQ

  LA03/2026/0492/A Submitted 8 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  1 Digital Advertisement Unit

  Granted Advertising 16 docs

• Public Footpath approximately 26 metres north east of Abbey Trading Estate, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UQ

  LA03/2026/0491/F Submitted 8 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Proposed installation of telephone kiosk on public footpath

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Land at Abbey Centre and 58m northwest of No. 3 Longwood Road, Newtownabbey BT37 9UH

  LA03/2025/0821/F Submitted 6 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Installation of electric vehicle charging hub with associated infrastructure including lighting.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Unit 29B Abbey Centre, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey

  LA03/2026/0100/F Submitted 11 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Change of use from hot food unit (sui generis) to Building Society (Class A2), including new shopfront

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 20 docs

• The Door Store Ltd 3 Longwood Road, Abbey Trading Centre, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UL

  LA03/2026/0113/A Submitted 17 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  1 no. digital free standing sign

  Granted Advertising 12 docs

• Land adjacent to Danske Bank (Unit 25) at Lesley Abbeycentre Shopping Centre Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UH

  LA03/2025/0809/F Submitted 3 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Retention of extension to existing shopping centre to include one retail unit, new lobby entrance, reconfigured car parking/road layout, new paving and associated site works

  Granted Full applications Extension 22 docs

• LA03/2026/0183/F Granted

  Lands at Ballyearl Business Park and approx 150m south of Houstons Corner Roundabout, Newtownabbey, BT36 4TP

  Erection of a warehouse building with ancillary office space, external yard, HGV and car parking, including all associated, site works, landscaping and infrastructure

  Received 18 Mar, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2025/0857/F Withdrawn

  Lands 10m east of 24 Craiglands Manor, 10m west of Ballyearl Close and 10m west of 11 Ballyearl Crescent and north of Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey

  Erection of 21no. residential dwellings, change of house type to sites 1-23 (reduction by 2 units) of previously approved application ref: U/2010/0511/F, with associated landscaping & site works on lands accessed from Ballyearl Drive, Newtownabbey.

  Received 17 Nov, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0349/F Granted

  Office (2nd Floor), 300 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5EG

  Proposed change of use from an office to barber shop

  Received 19 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0309/F Granted

  11 Duneane Road, Toomebridge, BT41 3PN

  Proposed replacement dwelling and retention of existing dwelling to be used as a domestic store

  Received 7 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA03/2026/0542/F Granted

  9 Springfarm Terrace, Antrim, BT41 4JJ

  Extension to detached garage to create study room

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Full applications