News

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council will be investing a phenomenal £500,000 in the modernisation and extension of the existing health suite at the Valley Leisure Centre.

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council have given their approval for an investment of over £850,000 for two play areas in the Borough, Lilian Bland and Rathcoole.

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Paul Michael hosted a reception for local snooker sensation Mark Allen at Antrim Civic Centre earlier in the week. 

Airport partners with Tourism NI and Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for competition to celebrate region’s lesser known attractions and experiences

The Planning Committee of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has granted planning permission to Fermac Properties Ltd for a major new residential development at Randalstown Road, Antrim. The development will be made of 123 dwellings, comprising 79 detached and 44 semi-detached dwellings, including garages, open space with children’s play area and landscaping.
 

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) on 20 December produced the second quarterly provisional planning statistics for 2018/19.
 
The figures from July to September 2018 showed that the Council’s Planning Team: -

• received 160 new applications
• took on average 24.2 weeks to process and decide Major planning applications, with this figure being well below the target of 30 weeks
• took an average of 13 weeks to process and decide local planning applications, instead of the target of 15 weeks.