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Sainsbury's Ballymena Superstore Braidwater Retail Park 4 Larne Road Link Ballymena BT42 3AG

Awaiting decision Mid and East Antrim LA02/2026/0638/F Full

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

Proposal

Construction of a retail pod and associated signage

As published by the council, reference LA02/2026/0638/F

Application record

Reference
LA02/2026/0638/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sep 2026
Ward
Castle Demesne
Postcode
BT42 3AG

Comment by 23 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Mid and East Antrim through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid and East Antrim register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • LA02/2026/0640/A Awaiting decision

    Sainsbury's Ballymena Superstore, Braidwater Retail Park 4 Larne Road Link Ballymena BT42 3AG

    Construction of a retail pod and associated signage

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by Mid and East Antrim

  2. 2 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 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.

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Cobham

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Documents

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8 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 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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