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EA submits planning application for extension to Co Antrim school providing 10 new classrooms
CGI of proposed extension to Fairview Primary School in Ballyclare, County Antrim. A planning application has been submitted by the...
Feb 18, 2024


Hotel extension plans backed by £8m investment in Co Antrim hotel
A planning application is set to be considered for an extension at a County Antrim hotel by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council at a...
Feb 16, 2024


Environmental campaigners seek regional scrutiny of oil terminal proposal for Mid and East Antrim
From above: Cloghan Point, Whitehead in County Antrim. Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaigners have joined forces with environmental...
Feb 16, 2024


Approval for former Belfast police station to be transformed into 74-bedroom hotel
The former police station building at Queen Street in the city centre which has been granted planning permission by council’s Planning...
Feb 13, 2024


Glamping park plan for paintball facility in Co Antrim
Site plan for the proposed glamping park in County Antrim. A planning application has been submitted to Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Feb 1, 2024


Four Stars for Elephant Rock Hotel in Portrush
(L-R) Joanne Boyle, Manager of the Elephant Rock Hotel in Portrush pictured with Alison Leslie, Quality Assurance Manager at Tourism NI...
Feb 1, 2024


MEA’s ‘refugee hotel’ looks set for transformation with £21M nursing home plans
A planning application has been submitted to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for change of use at the former Loughshore Hotel in...
Jan 19, 2024


Consultation opens on exciting £6.1M transformation of Carnfunnock
Proposals for the new play park area at Carnfunnock Carnfunnock Country Park - a 191-arce site just outside Larne on the beautiful Antrim...
Jan 16, 2024


Kilwaughter Quarry extension will support 250 jobs & provide “significant local economic positivity”
Kilwaughter Quarry in Larne, County Antrim. Permission was granted for an extension of Kilwaughter Quarry outside Larne at a meeting of...
Jan 14, 2024


Co Antrim battery facility will store power to boost National Grid
CGI of proposed battery storage facility approved for County Antrim. Permission was approved at a meeting of Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Jan 12, 2024


Green light for 12 social housing apartments in Ballymena
Houses set to be demolished to make way for new apartments Planning permission for 12 social housing apartments in Harryville, Ballymena,...
Jan 12, 2024


Alliance representatives welcome approval for Changing Places on Rathlin Island and in Ballymoney
Local Alliance representatives Sian Mulholland MLA (North Antrim) and Cllr Lee Kane (Ballymoney) have strongly welcomed news that...
Jan 12, 2024


Department of Infrastructure refuses planning for Unshinagh Wind Farm in Antrim Hills
Views of the proposed windfarm from various vantage points in Carnlough. The Department for Infrastructure has today issued a Notice of...
Jan 10, 2024


Phone kiosk proposal in Mid and East Antrim will be first for Northern Ireland
Proposed location for a new phone kiosk outside Ulster Bank on Wellington Street. Mid and East Antrim could ring in a new era for public...
Jan 4, 2024


Over 55s social housing scheme proposed in Antrim
CGI of the main building in the proposed complex in Antrim A planning application for over 55s social housing in Antrim has been...
Jan 3, 2024


Green light for Tamar Selby Ltd distribution centre represents a £20M investment in Co Antrim
Site for the new Tamar Selby Ltd distribution centre at Nutts Corner, County Antrim A proposed £20m warehouse distribution centre at...
Dec 12, 2023


Ulster Folk Museum to "reawaken" after £50 million upgrade approved
The Ulster Folk Museum is to get a major new upgrade with a host of new buildings and landscaping planned for the County Down attraction....
Dec 9, 2023


Green light for new £5.5M Lidl supermarket and drive-through cafe in Mid & East Antrim
A new £5.5m supermarket and drive-through cafe approved by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning Committee is expected to create...
Dec 3, 2023


Councillors defer decision on Co Antrim cannabis plant
A decision has been deferred by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee on the change of use of an industrial unit...
Nov 22, 2023


Fresh application for former site of Drumnagreagh Hotel on the Antrim Coast
Site plan for proposed accommodation. A fresh application has been made to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for new tourist...
Nov 21, 2023
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