A planning application, for an unmanned filling station, car wash and coffee shop, as well as “car parking, landscaping and all associated site and access works”, at 51 to 65 Castle Street, was recently submitted to the council’s planning portal. A Supporting Planning Statement, by agents LCC Group, said the site was close to Ballymena Road and Meeting House Street, forms the main route through Ballymoney, and “connects the three main hubs of Ballymoney, Coleraine and Ballymena”. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The statement added: “The existing site is currently vacant, was previously used as a commercial site and sits to the south west extremities of the designated town centre, south of the main shopping area. “The north-western boundary abuts the Tesco car park, developed over a former cricket ground. There are no formal access arrangements apparent although there are some dropped kerbs along Castle Street.
“Most of the site has been demolished, however a number of adjacent roadside dwellings previously linked as a part of the former terrace and a section of roadside façade along the Castle Street boundary remain. “As part of this application, the current development proposals are for the erection of an eight-bay unmanned petrol filling station, car parking and a drive-thru coffee unit, and a new access onto Castle Street,"£ .
