Planning application
Junction One Retail and Leisure Park, Ballymena Road, Antrim
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline masterplan to facilitate the comprehensive regeneration of Junction One, including the Factory Outlet Centre, Retail and Leisure Park, and vacant lands (Variation of Condition 12 from approval LA03/2017/0234/O regarding operation hours of food and beverage units)
As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0564/S54
Application record
- Reference
- LA03/2026/0564/S54
- Type
- Section 54
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Antrim Centre
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Antrim and Newtownabbey through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey
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14 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Consultation Open
Previously Valid.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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's median decision took 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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