Planning application
15-17 Castle Street, Ballymena, BT43 7BT
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of shop to 2 no. ground floor offices and 2 no. first floor apartments
As published by the council, reference LA02/2026/0614/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA02/2026/0614/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle Demesne
- Postcode
- BT43 7BT
Comment by 9 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Mid and East Antrim through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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26 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 October 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice registered in Ballymena
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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