Local Development Plan Update
Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance
Following a period of public consultation, the Council has now published Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance, to support the application of the Affordable Housing policies set out in the Plan Strategy.
Further information, including the SPG itself, can be viewed here.
Section 14 Departmental Direction
Department for Infrastructure Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, Revision of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Plan Strategy, (s14) Direction 2025
Following the adoption of the Local Development Plan 2030 - Plan Strategy on 3 July 2025, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) issued the Council with the s14 Direction instructing the Council to make changes to its adopted Plan Strategy in relation to the Abbey Centre.
Section 14 Amendment to the Plan Strategy
Call for Sites
As part of the evidence gathering for the Draft Local Policies Plan, the Council is undertaking a Call for Sites (CFS) exercise, in relation to Strategic Employment Land and Strategic Housing Land. Further information and guidance on how to submit your CFS application is set out here.