LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996

LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996
(ARTICLES 2, 5(1)(B), 7, 9 AND SCHEDULE 1)

Notice of application for the provisional grant of licence for premises in which part of
the business is the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail for consumption off the premises

NORTH EASTERN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT DIVISION
LAGANSIDE COUNTY COURT

TAKE NOTICE that MUSGRAVE RETAIL STORES NI LIMITED having its registered office
at Belfast Harbour Estate, 1/19 Dargan Drive, Belfast, BT3 9JG, intends to apply to the
County Court sitting at Laganside for the above division for the provisional grant of a licence
for the premises situated at 8 Mayfield Link, Mallusk, Newtownabbey, BT36 4GX, being
such premises as are specified in Article 5(1)(b) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order
1996, namely, premises in which it is intended to carry on the business of selling intoxicating
liquor for consumption off the premises.
AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the Court on 5 February 2026
(the opening day for this sitting day being 2 February 2026), commencing at 10:00am.
1. The applicant company will be the owner of such business.
2. The applicant is a private limited company whose directors are:
a. Andrew Keating of Belfast Harbour Estate, 1/19 Dargan Drive, Belfast BT3
9JG;
b. Noel Keeley of Belfast Harbour Estate, 1/19 Dargan Drive, Belfast BT3 9JG;
and
c. Trevor Magill of Belfast Harbour Estate, 1/19 Dargan Drive, Belfast BT3 9JG.
3. The persons having executive control of the application company are the directors
identified above.
4. The company secretary is Eoin Connolly of Belfast Harbour Estate, 1/19 Dargan
Drive, Belfast BT3 9JG.
5. The owners of the premises are John J H Walsh and Francis J Walsh of 43 Mallusk
Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 4PP.
6. In accordance with Schedule 1 to the said Order and Rule 6 of Order 48 of the
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, we attach to this notice a plan of the
premises delineating the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold.
7. There is in force planning permission to use the premises as premises of the kind
specified in this notice for the period during which the licence would be in force and a
copy of the planning permission is attached.
A subsisting licence as defined in Schedule 2 of the said Order for the premises such as are
specified in Article 5(1)(b) situated at 11-13 Market St, Tyrone, Omagh BT78 1EE will be
surrendered to the Court.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any persons owning, residing or carrying on business
in the vicinity of the premises for which the licence is sought must, in accordance with
paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Order serve notice of his intention to object upon the applicant (at its Solicitor’s address herein if required) and the Chief Clerk not less than one
week before the opening of the Court sittings specified herein. The permissible grounds of objection are as specified in Article 7(4)(a) to (e)(i) of the Order, namely:
a. failure to comply with the correct procedure;
b. the fitness of the applicant;
c. the unsuitability of the applicant;
d. the unsuitability of the premises; and
e. the number of licensed premises which are in the vicinity of the premises is not inadequate.

DATED THIS 16th DAY OF JANUARY 2026
Arthur Cox, Solicitors for the Applicant
Victoria House, 15-17 Gloucester St, Belfast, BT1 4LS