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The Braid Town Hall, Museum and Arts Centre, 1 Bridge Street, Ballymena

Granted Mid and East Antrim LA02/2026/0579/F Full

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
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle Demesne

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2026

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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KnoxClayton Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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