Planning application
Land Approx 73m NE 162 Rathkeel Road Ballymena
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed new broiler site for up to 64k broiler hens, new ancillary building, general purpose storage building, meal silos, retaining wall, swale for storm water attenuation, concrete apron for deliveries and collections. Utilising improved existing access onto Rathkeel Road, and additional landscape planting. and pv panels to roof of ancillary building and poultry unit.
As published by the council, reference LA02/2026/0711/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA02/2026/0711/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 25 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Glenwhirry
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2026
Received by Mid and East Antrim
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1 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 November 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Revelins Hill Design Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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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 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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