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Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare.

Awaiting decision Antrim and Newtownabbey LA03/2026/0638/NMC Non Material Change

Relates to LA03/2024/0925/F

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Proposal

Non-material change to planning approval LA03/2024/0925/F planning appeal reference 2025/A0033 (Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking, landscaping and ancillary works). Minor changes in design to house type E, plot 25. Changes are detailed in the cover letter provided.

As published by the council, reference LA03/2026/0638/NMC

Application record

Reference
LA03/2026/0638/NMC
Type
Non Material Change
Status
Valid
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Ballyclare East

Site history

Applications at this address on the Antrim and Newtownabbey register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • LA03/2026/0637/NMC Granted

    Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare.

    Non-material change of planning application LA03/2024/0925/F (Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary works); Changes to include Windowsill height lifted on full-height windows at first floor level; Adjustments to windows; Brick dimensions amendments; Change of external finish from render to red brick on the ground floor, rear return, switch room; A larger bin store to the rear of the apartment block; and a reconfigured parking layout and the formal demarcation of 2no. disabled parking spaces.

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • LA03/2026/0642/NMC Awaiting decision

    Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare

    Non-material change to planning application LA03/2024/0925/F (Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary works); Minor changes in design to all houses types A, B, C and D

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • LA03/2026/0643/NMC Granted

    Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare

    Non-material change to PAC approval 2025/A0033 (LA03/2024/0925/F) (Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary works). Changes to House Types H & I to include roof dropped approximately 125mm to window head height; Windowsill height lifted on full-height windows at first floor level; Gas and electric meter relocated; Missing headers added to front and side elevations; Bay window amended to brick dimensions; Kitchen window resized; Back door/kitchen window realigned

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • LA03/2026/0378/NMC Refused

    Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare.

    Non-Material Change to Planning approval LA03/2024/0925/F (Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary work). Minor changes in design to all houses types excluding plot 24.

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • LA03/2024/0925/F Decided

    Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare

    Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary works

    Submitted 20 Dec 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by Antrim and Newtownabbey

  2. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • LA03/2024/0925/F Decided

    Lands within the southwest portion of the former Craighill Quarry, east of Ballyeaston Road and south of Craighill Park, Ballyclare

    Social housing development comprising 45 no. residential units with associated access, car parking landscaping and ancillary works

    Submitted 20 Dec 2024 Full applications

Documents

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

7 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.

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