Dwelling and garage at Site 20m East of No.41 Cherry Hill Road, Muckamore, Antrim
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Antrim And Newtownabbey Planning Committee on 20 Oct 2025.
What was proposed
Outline permission was sought for a dwelling and garage on land east of an existing property.
“COMMITTEE ITEM3.8 APPLICATION NOLA03/2025/0271/O DEAAIRPORT COMMITTEE INTERESTREFUSAL RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATIONREFUSE OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION PROPOSALDwelling and garage SITE/LOCATIONSite 20m East of No.”
Officer report
The site and surroundings
The site is in open countryside outside settlement limits, beside Cherry Hill Road, farm buildings and intermittently spaced rural development.
“The eastern boundary is partially defined by farm buildings approximately 3.5m in height and is partially undefined. The southern boundary is defined by mature hedgerow approximately 1.5m in height and the western boundary is undefined. The topography of the site slopes southwards from the Cherry Hill Road by approximately 3m and rises by approximately 1m to the west. The surrounding area is open countryside with dwellings and agricultural buildings spaced intermittently.”
Officer report
Who spoke
The applicant and the agent spoke in support of the proposal and responded to Members’ enquiries.
The committee vote
Members voted unanimously to refuse outline planning permission, with 11 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.
“Proposed by Alderman Campbell Seconded by Alderman Boyle that outline planning permission be refused.”
“On the proposal being put to the meeting 11 Members voted in favour, 0 against and 0 abstentions and it was unanimously agreed…”
Minutes
The final decision
Outline planning permission was refused because the proposal was not within a qualifying gap site, would not visually integrate and would extend a ribbon of development.
“The proposal is contrary to the provisions contained within the Strategic Planning Policy Statement and Polices SP 6 and Policies DM 18C and DM 27 of the Antrim and Newtownabbey Plan Strategy, in that the proposal fails to visually integrate into the surrounding landscape.”
“The proposal is contrary to the provisions contained within the Strategic Planning Policy Statement and Policies SP 6 and Policies DM 18C and DM 27 of the Antrim and Newtownabbey Plan Strategy, in that the proposal detrimentally impacts rural character by extending an existing ribbon of development along the Cherry Hill Road and will visually intrude into the open countryside.”
Minutes
The members' reasons
The resolution gives these reasons:
Minutes
- The proposal is contrary to the policy provisions of the Strategic Planning Policy Statement and Policies SP4 and DM 18C of the Antrim and Newtownabbey Plan 9 Strategy, as the proposal is not located within a gap site, sufficient only to accommodate up to a maximum of two dwellings within an otherwise substantial and continuously built-up frontage.
Source: the council's minutes, quoted word for word.
Sources
- Antrim And Newtownabbey Planning Committee minutes, 20 October 2025
- 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 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended refusal
- Committee decided
- Refused
- Vote
- 11 for refusal, 0 against
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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Source: Plota analysis of the minutes.
This committee's year
22 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.