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Mid & East Antrim Borough Council - environmental statement

BT38Published 23/07/25
Larne Times

What is planned?

Planning Application Accompanied by an Environmental Statement – Receipt of
Additional Environmental Information (Re-advertisement)
Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
(Regulations 18 and 21)
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Application No: LA02/2018/1145/F
Location: Cloghan Point Oil Terminal, Quay Lane, Whitehead
Proposal: Redevelopment of the existing terminal to an import, storage and distribution facility,
incorporating Class I Petrol, Class II (1) Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) and Class III (1) Gas Oil &
Diesel. The terminal will also incorporate the import, storage and blending of Biofuels (such
as Class I Ethanol and Unclassified (1) FAME), dyes and additives. The demolition of existing
buildings, structures and chimney stack, the tiered levelling of existing ground levels, jettyhead modifications and new road-loading gantries, Vapour Recovery Unit (VRU) and operations
building. Surface-water drainage will be discharged via oil interceptor(s). The new upper site
will be vehicle park.
In support of the above planning application, the applicant has voluntarily submitted additional
environmental information which is classed as “any other information” under regulation 2(2) and
21 of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. This
information comprises in short:
1. Consolidated Environmental Statement (ES) Volume 1 – Main Statement
2. Consolidated Environmental Statement Volume 2 – Figures
3. Consolidated Environmental Statement Volume 3 – Appendices
4. Consolidated Environmental Statement – Non-Technical Summary
This information can be examined at the Mid and East Antrim Planning Office, Ardeevin, 80
Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT42 1AB (Tel. No: 028 25633500) during normal office hours, subject
to an appointment only basis. The information may also be viewed online via the planning portal at

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/


Copies of the information are available for inspection at Whitehead Library, 17B Edward Road,
Whitehead, BT38 9QB (Tel. No: 028 93352249). A limited number of pen drive copies are available
free of charge for members of the public after which copies of the Environmental Statement
can be purchased directly from RPS, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast, BT12 6RZ (Tel.
No: 028 90667914).
The Environmental Statement (ES) can be purchased directly from RPS at the following prices:
Full ES including Non-Technical Summary - £475.00
Main ES Document (Volume 1) - £155.00
Non-Technical Summary - £35.00
CD copy of Full ES and Non-Technical Summary - £5.00
Written representations on this application should be forwarded to the Mid and East Antrim
Borough Council Planning Office, Ardeevin, 60 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT42 1AB or by email to

planning@midandeastantrim.gov.uk

not later than 30 days from the date of this
advertisement.
Please quote the application reference number in all correspondence. It should be noted that all
such written comments will also be made available for public inspection.

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