Vacant land to the immediate east of No 79 Broughshane Road, to the immediate south of the Ecos Roundabout, and to the immediate south-west of St Patrick’s Link Road (formerly Kernohans Lane), Ballymena

1. 9 Feb 2026

   Received by Mid and East Antrim

2. 24 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 21 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Mid and East Antrim took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Mid and East Antrim for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid and East Antrim decided full applications in a median of 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 14 Fisherwick Crescent Ballymena BT43 7EB

  LA02/2026/0629/F Submitted 27 Aug 2026 250 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

  A New proposed single storey rear extension along with associated internal alterations to provide facilities for a person with a disability.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 DERAMORE PARK BOTTOM BALLYMENA BT43 7ED

  LA02/2025/0798/F Submitted 20 Oct 2025 300 yards away

  Two Storey Rear Extension & Internal Adaptions with Level Access at front of house

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs

• 28 BROUGHSHANE ROAD TOWN PARKS BALLYMENA ANTRIM BT43 7DX

  LA02/2022/1085/F Submitted 28 Dec 2022 400 yards away

  Proposed extension to existing nursing home accomodation with associated parking and amenity provision(amendments to planning LA02/2020/0846/F) to increase the bedroom provision in the standalone "bungalow" block to the rear of the site from 14 no. bedrooms to 26 no. bedrooms ( No increase in the scale of or massing of approved building)

  Granted Full applications Extension 25 docs

• 28 Hugomont Avenue Ballymena BT43 6HW

  LA02/2026/0349/F Submitted 14 May 2026 0.3 miles away

  Addition of a single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and associated internal alterations.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 36 DERAMORE CRESCENT BOTTOM BALLYMENA ANTRIM BT43 7EG

  LA02/2023/1136/F Submitted 19 Jan 2023 0.3 miles away

  single storey extension to front of existing dwelling and first floor extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Ballymena Showgrounds 30 St Patricks Link, Ballymena, BT43 7FU

  LA02/2025/0823/F Submitted 28 Oct 2025 0.3 miles away

  Proposed installation of floodlit 3G full size football pitch and spectator stand in place of grass pitch area.

  Granted Full applications 48 docs

• LA02/2026/0721/F Awaiting decision

  19 Broughdone Lane, Ballymena, BT43 5QJ

  Single Storey Dwelling

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Full applications
• LA02/2026/0581/F Granted

  230 Coast Road Ballygally Larne BT40 2QQ

  Proposed alterations to existing dwelling.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA02/2026/0530/F Granted

  163 Blackthorn Rise Larne BT40 2NB

  Proposed two-storey side extension to dwelling and alteration of part of existing boundary wall.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA02/2026/0592/F Granted

  10 & 11 LARNE ROAD LINK TOWN PARKS BALLYMENA BT42 3AG

  Variation of condition 03 of G/1996/0249 - Section 54 Application to vary Condition 3 of permission G/1996/0249 from "The premises hereby approved shall not be used for the sale of food" to "The premises hereby approved shall be used only for Use Class A1 of the Planning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015."

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA02/2026/0707/F Awaiting decision

  7B CRAIGSTOWN ROAD CASTLEGORE BALLYMENA BT42 3DF

  Single storey extension to side of dwelling.

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Full applications