41 homes at Lands 30m north east of 146 and opposite 141-147 Staffordstown Road, Randalstown
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Antrim And Newtownabbey Planning Committee on 20 Apr 2026.
The site
The site is a roadside field enclosed by hedgerows, beside an archaeological monument, homes, a former playing field and agricultural land.
“The application site consists of a roadside field enclosed by hedgerows ranging between 2 and 3 metres in height. Ground levels across the site fall gently by approximately 1-2 metres in a southwesterly direction along the full frontage, which measures around 170 metres in length. The northeastern boundary adjoins the archaeological monument known as ‘Cranfield Cross’. Immediately north of the cross is a hard landscaped public seating area, accessed from the…”
Officer report
Planning history
Permission for the 41-home development was granted in 2023, while an earlier application to vary the sewer condition was withdrawn.
“Proposal: 41no dwelling (Variation of condition 2 from planning approval LA03/2021/0914/F regarding mains sewer and Wastewater Treatment Works) Decision: Application Withdrawn !é6th October 2023”
“Decision: Permission Granted (11/01/2023)”
Officer report
Officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended granting the application because construction would be limited to sub-floor level for one unit until sewage capacity was demonstrated.
“No development of the dwelling units hereby permitted shall proceed beyond the sub-floor construction of Unit 31, as indicated on Drawing Number 02/1, until it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Council that the mains sewer and the receiving Waste Water Treatment Works have the capacity to accommodate the wastewater and foul sewerage arising from the development.”
“The proposed revised wording is accepted insofar as it would be limited to only allow Unit 31 to be constructed to sub-floor level and would therefore mitigate the concerns in relation to the visual impact that a partially developed site would have on the surrounding area. This view is taken in the context of the proposal allowing the development to sub floor of only one dwelling set within a much larger site and its limited visual impact in the surrounding area.”
Officer report
Who spoke
A supporter and the applicant addressed the committee and answered members’ questions.
The decision
The committee granted Section 54 planning permission subject to the conditions in the planning report.
“Proposed by Councillor Logue Seconded by Councillor Cushinan that Section 54 planning permission be granted.”
Minutes
Sources
- Antrim And Newtownabbey Planning Committee minutes, 20 April 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Antrim And Newtownabbey's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Antrim And Newtownabbey
- Date
- Monday 20 April 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- 6 for, 1 against
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
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This committee's year
63 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 8 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.