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Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Antrim and Newtownabbey is home to Belfast International Airport, one of our key employment sites with over 6,000 employed in the various businesses and the foremost gateway to Northern Ireland. It we

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council has identified existing strategically located industrial/employment sites (generally of 10 hectares or greater in size) as Strategic Employment Locations (SEL). These sites are listed in T

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council also considers two new SELs are required, one in Antrim and, one in Ballyclare to meet the long-term industrial and business needs of these places. The location and boundaries of these sit

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

As the primary employment sites serving our Borough the Council will operate a presumption against the alternative use of land and premises in SELs to safeguard them for future employment purposes.

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Metropolitan Newtownabbey Global Point, Monkstown Industrial Estate, Church Road, Mallusk, South of Antrim Road (Mallusk), North of Antrim Road (Mallusk), Antrim Rathenraw Industrial Estate, Newpark I

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council's Economic Strategy recognises that whilst our tourism offer remains relatively underdeveloped, recent and planned investment in infrastructure, hotel rooms and tourism products is seeing

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will protect these strategic sites and resist proposals for alternative uses except where the development is ancillary to an existing use of the site or comprises a suitable sui generis em

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will support proposals for the expansion of businesses on Local Employment Sites (LES) or their redevelopment with more modern facilities for employment use where these accord with other r

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Proposals for alternative uses within these sites will only be considered favourably by the Council where: (a) The site or building in question has been disused for at least 12 months; (b) It is demon

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will also consider favourably a firm proposal for the comprehensive mixed use redevelopment of a LES where it is demonstrated that this will deliver significant community, employment, plac

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Proposals for business and employment-related development in other locations within settlements will be acceptable where these are in accessible locations and of a scale and nature appropriate to the

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Proposals for the redevelopment of individual business premises that are not zoned for employment use will be assessed on their individual merits against other relevant policies of the LDP.

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Where cycle parking facilities are needed for businesses and employment uses, these should be located near building entrances. They should be well-lit, weather protected and sited in locations that be