Planning application
The Braid Town Hall, Museum and Arts Centre, 1 Bridge Street, Ballymena
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Mechanical and electrical remedial works to the existing civic building, museum and arts centre. Replacement of existing heating and cooling plant, comprising 4 no. cascade-controlled gas-fired condensing boilers, a replacement ground-source heat pump tied into the existing ground collector loop, and a replacement air-cooled chiller sited in the service yard in the same position and on the same footprint as the existing unit. Installation of a new boiler flue, externally routed from the lower ground floor plantroom and discharging at the rear elevation. Associated pipework, electrical, controls and builders work.
As published by the council, reference LA02/2026/0579/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA02/2026/0579/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle Demesne
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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Mid and East Antrim granted permission, 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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