Planning application
LA02/2026/0169/F
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
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Mid and East Antrim for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
Nearby applications
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LA02/2025/0713/PAN Decided
125 FENAGHY ROAD GALGORM PARKS CULLYBACKEY BT42 1EA
The proposal is for the development of a National Football Centre. The NFC will include the following: a two-storey, flagship, multi-purpose building with training, changing, medical,catering, administration and media facilities, a dome with indoor artificial pitch, two outdoor training pitches with two 200-seater stands, two outdoor match pitches with floodlighting and four 750-seater stands, one community pitch with floodlighting. an energy, an energy centre building, PV panels, television gantry, internal access roads, lighting, fencing, car parking, soft and hard landscaping, site access from Fenaghy Road, emergency access from Ballymena Road and associated operational development.
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