Scheduled waste collections will take place earlier than usual on Tuesday 14 April 2026 to minimise potential disruption from planned fuel protests.
All domestic collections in the Larne area will begin from 7am.
Recycling box collections in the Ballymena and Carrickfergus areas will begin from 6am.

Planning

Current Planning Schedule

Recent planning applications scheduled for the Mid and East Antrim Planning Committee

Speaking Rights

Anyone can register speaking rights to speak on a planning application. 

Speaking rights are limited to those planning applications listed on the Agenda for the up-coming Planning Committee.

Speaking rights will be limited to 4 minutes. 

If more than one person wishes to speak in support or against an application, they will be expected to split the allocated 4 minutes.

Those wishing to address the Committee must register their wish to do so with our Chief Administrative Officer / Committee Administrator by 12noon two working days before the meeting.

Contact us by emailing: democratic.services@midandeastantrim.gov.uk

If you have queries as to how the Planning Committee operates, you can read the Protocol for the Operation of the Planning Committee.

Planning Committee Meeting of 2 April 2026

Application Reference

Application Category

Description of Development

Location

Recommendation

LA02/2025/0748/F

Local

New dwelling and detached garage

170 North Road, Carrickfergus

Approve

LA02/2025/0779/F

Local

Proposed Redevelopment of site for car (3-bay) workshop (previous car sales / commercial yard), comprising a new building, reuse of existing access and ancillary siteworks.

Adjacent to and west of 1 Carnlough Road, Broughshane, Ballymena.  BT43 7HF.

Approve

LA02/2025/0543/F

Major

Retrospective Change of Use to Garden Centre (A1 Use) to include proposed extension of use into adjoining units to include ancillary Workshop / Service Area / Staff Facilities

Montrose Garden Supplies, Unit A7, 2 Wakehurst Road, Ballymena.  BT42 3AZ.

Approve