Planning application
Chip Chip Charoo 26 Castle Street, Ballymena, BT43 7BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from hot food takeaway to hair salon
As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0727/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA02/2025/0727/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Castle Demesne
- Postcode
- BT43 7BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2025
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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9 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 13 November 2025, 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.
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