Larne office for registering births, deaths and marriages moving to new address at Larne Market Yard

The Registration office is responsible for registering births, deaths and marriages, and also performs marriages and civil partnerships.

The Larne office is currently located in the Smiley Building, which has now been sold by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council as part of a wider asset rationalisation process.

Work to relocate the office is almost complete. The new Registration facilities will be based in Auction House at the recently refurbished Market Yard, which is easier to access due to its central location adjacent to the bus station and offers improved accessibility.

The new facilities will include a separate office space dedicated to customer appointments and support services.

Auction House - which is incorporated within Larne Market Yard - can host wedding and civil ceremonies in the contemporary surroundings of the tastefully refurbished original building.

There are car parking spaces for customers in close proximity to the front entrance of the building.

The Registration office operates an appointment only service. Opening hours in Larne will remain the same:

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am – 5pm, with appointments available between the hours of 9.30am – 4pm. The office is closed on Tuesday and Thursday as well as bank/public holidays.

Contact details for the Registration Office will also remain the same on telephone 0300 124 5000 or by email at [email protected]

The main reception in Smiley Building - which deals with dog licensing, environmental health payments and a range of other customer services - will also be moving to Larne Market Yard on December 9, 2024.

Initial opening hours for reception will be:

• Monday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

• Tuesday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

• Wednesday: 9.30am – 1.30pm

• Thursday: 9.30am – 1.30pm

• Friday: 9.30am – 1.30pm

Reception can be contacted on phone number 028 2827 2313.

Meanwhile, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning Department has moved from its former base at Silverwood Business Park to the Ardeevin building, 80 Galgorm Road, Ballymena.

The department is responsible for a wide range of planning functions, including making decisions on the majority of planning applications, providing advice to customers on the planning process, and making Tree Preservation Orders.