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.

Local Development Plan 2030

Current Plans and Policies

These following Development Plans will continue to inform planning decisions until the new LDP is adopted:

Development Plans 

Following a Judicial Review quashing the adopted Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015, the Carrickfergus Area Plan 2001 has reverted to being the statutory area plan for the Carrickfergus area, with draft BMAP (2004) held to be a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

Our Development Plan Functions also include:

  • Monitoring and review of LDP’s
  • Preparation, monitor and review of supplementary planning policy and guidance
  • Designation, variation and/or cancellation of Conservation Areas