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41-43 Church Street, Ballymena, BT43 6DD

Granted Mid and East Antrim LA02/2025/0837/F Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use to ground floor from retail unit to coffee shop & amusement arcade

As published by the council, reference LA02/2025/0837/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2025/0837/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Decided
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Castle Demesne
Postcode
BT43 6DD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid and East Antrim register

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

  • LA02/2026/0632/F Awaiting decision

    41-43 Church Street, Ballymena, BT43 6DD

    Section 54 (Variation of Condition) application seeking to vary condition No 4 of permission LA02/2025/0837/F from Operating hours for the proposed development shall not exceed 9am – 9pm Monday – Saturday 11am to 9pm Sunday, to Operating hours for the proposed development shall not exceed 9am – 9am Monday – Sunday

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • LA02/2026/0632/F Awaiting decision

    41-43 Church Street, Ballymena, BT43 6DD

    Section 54 (Variation of Condition) application seeking to vary condition No 4 of permission LA02/2025/0837/F from Operating hours for the proposed development shall not exceed 9am – 9pm Monday – Saturday 11am to 9pm Sunday, to Operating hours for the proposed development shall not exceed 9am – 9am Monday – Sunday

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Full applications

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid and East Antrim granted permission on 26 June 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.

About full applications

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  • 41-43 Church Street, Ballymena, BT43 6DD

    LA02/2026/0632/F Submitted 27 Aug 2026 3m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

    Section 54 (Variation of Condition) application seeking to vary condition No 4 of permission LA02/2025/0837/F from Operating hours for the proposed development shall not exceed 9am – 9pm Monday – Saturday 11am to 9pm Sunday, to Operating hours for the proposed development shall not exceed 9am – 9am Monday – Sunday

    Awaiting decision Full applications 4 docs
  • 17-19 CHURCH STREET TOWN PARKS BALLYMENA ANTRIM BT43 6DD

    LA02/2023/1312/RM Submitted 28 Mar 2023 53m away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~29 May

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    Awaiting decision Reserved matters
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    LA02/2025/0727/F Submitted 26 Sep 2025 87m away

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    Granted Full applications 10 docs
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    LA02/2026/0504/F Submitted 1 Jul 2026 103m away

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