The Braid Town Hall, Museum and Arts Centre, 1 Bridge Street, Ballymena Data via plota.co.uk

LA02/2026/0579/F - Full Approved

Proposal

Mechanical and electrical remedial works to the existing civic building, museum and arts centre. Replacement of existing heating and cooling plant, comprising 4 no. cascade-controlled gas-fired condensing boilers, a replacement ground-source heat pump tied into the existing ground collector loop, and a replacement air-cooled chiller sited in the service yard in the same position and on the same footprint as the existing unit. Installation of a new boiler flue, externally routed from the lower ground floor plantroom and discharging at the rear elevation. Associated pipework, electrical, controls and builders work. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

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Important details

Application type
Full
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle Demesne
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
KnoxClayton Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, about the council's usual 71 days. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
411decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Mid East Antrim in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid East Antrim decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15141641
Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2026