Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council planning approval rate
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council council approved 93.1% of planning applications and refused 6.9%, based on 6,397 decisions analysed. Ranked 177th out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
93.1%
overall approval rate
Planning in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council — mined from 6,397 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, showing how the council decides real applications.
Dwelling and garage · · 2025-05-06
Proposed double garage as a replacement of the existing timber frame garden shed · · 2025-03-31
Alterations and extensions to dwelling · · 2025-03-31
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, 1 in 14 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
What is the planning approval rate in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council?
Based on 6,397 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council approved 93.1% of applications and refused 6.9%. The council is ranked 177th out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council vary by ward — see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council?
The most common planning application types in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council are: Other (6,397 decisions, 93.1% approved).
How long does a planning application take in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council?
Planning applications in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council take an average of 17.7 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 6,351 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council decides approximately 1,066 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council?
You can search planning applications in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 6,397 historical decisions in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.