A £30 million residential development of over 150 homes has been given the green light in Mallusk, Co Antrim.

The scheme at Park Road will include 162 units comprising 55 detached dwellings, 98 semi-detached dwellings and nine apartments.

Further works will see a series of local improvements delivered to the surrounding highway network including a staggered crossroads with The Poplars estate, a pedestrian footway along the site frontage and a controlled pedestrian crossing point between the two bus stop facilities on the Mallusk Road to the east of the junction with Park Road.

The Planning Committee of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council granted planning permission for the development at a recent meeting.

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Welcoming the decision, Committee Chairman, Alderman Philip Brett said: "This development represents a significant investment and vote of confidence in Mallusk, a sought after area with a high demand for housing, and it is great to offer more options for future residents. 

"The Committee particularly welcomes the decision of the developer to bring forward a revised scheme for this site, which reduced the density of housing proposed from an earlier proposal, and the engagement that took place with the community in June 2019 to address local concerns."

Alderman Brett added: "I am pleased with the plans for this new development which will help deliver local infrastructure improvements for the Mallusk area and provide a high quality development with a wide variety of house types for new family housing in a spacious landscaped layout with existing mature tree planting retained.

"The application was processed in just over six months and demonstrates the Council's continued commitment to work positively with the development industry and turn around major applications speedily."

The scheme will also bring forward some 60-80 construction jobs.

(CM/MH)