Planning application
Sainsbury's Ballymena Superstore, Braidwater Retail Park 4 Larne Road Link Ballymena BT42 3AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a retail pod and associated signage
As published by the council, reference LA02/2026/0640/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA02/2026/0640/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle Demesne
- Postcode
- BT42 3AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid and East Antrim register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA02/2026/0638/F Granted
Sainsbury's Ballymena Superstore Braidwater Retail Park 4 Larne Road Link Ballymena BT42 3AG
Construction of a retail pod and associated signage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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2 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham
Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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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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