ni:LA02/2026/0538/FPlanning Application ni:LA02/2026/0538/F

Full application at Former bank building and adjacent High Street car park 21–23 High Street, Carrickfergus, BT38 7AL, Mid East Antrim. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Demolition of the existing three-storey former bank building at 21–23 High Street, Carrickfergus, and erection of a three-storey visitor centre of approximately 1,005 sq. m, comprising reception and tourist-information facilities, retail space, interpretation and exhibition galleries, an audio-visual experience, education and sensory spaces, public toilets including accessible and Changing Places facilities, flexible multipurpose and event spaces, kitchen facilities, staff offices and welfare accommodation, and an external terrace overlooking Belfast Lough and Carrickfergus Castle; together with the reconfiguration of the adjoining High Street car park, provision of coach drop-off and accessible parking facilities, pedestrian and cycle access, refuse and servicing arrangements, landscaping, public-realm works, drainage, utilities and all associated site works

LA02/2026/0538/F

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Former bank building and adjacent High Street car park 21–23 High Street, Carrickfergus, BT38 7AL

SubmittedSubmitted23 Jul

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8 weeks typical decision time in Mid East Antrim96% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former bank building and adjacent High Street car park 21–23 High Street, Carrickfergus, BT38 7AL. Mid East Antrim has handled 2,151 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 75 days. It was submitted on 23 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 545 applications in total for the BT38 postcode area.