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Lands to the north, south, east and west of 125 Fenaghy Road - bounded to the south by Fenaghy Road, bounded to the north by the railway line, Cullybackey, Ballymena, BT42 1EA

Awaiting decision Mid and East Antrim LA02/2026/0169/F Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Development of a National Football Centre comprising six football pitches (of which 5 are outdoor and 1 is indoor; of which 3 are hybrid surfaces and 3 are artificial surfaces; of which 3 have floodlights; of which 1 is a community pitch; of which 1 has 1x1100 and 1x500 seater stands and 1 has 1x500 seater stand), a two-storey, multi-purpose building (with training, changing, medical, catering, administration and media facilities), a community pitch building, PV panels, internal access roads, lighting, fencing, car parking, soft and hard landscaping, site accesses from Fenaghy Road and associated operational development.

As published by the council, reference LA02/2026/0169/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2026/0169/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Kirkinriola
Postcode
BT42 1EA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 30 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 June 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Fleming Mounstephen Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Co Down

Active · incorporated 2007 · Co Down

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Documents

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

87 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    LA02/2025/0713/PAN Submitted 19 Sep 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted 4 docs

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