A REQUEST has been granted by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for a paranormal investigation to be carried out at Mossley Mill in Glengormley
A paranormal group had requested permission to carry out a ghost hunt in the former mill and civic building at the end of August.
The request was approved at a meeting of the council’s Community Planning Committee on Monday evening.
The group have not disclosed the exact location in the building where their interest lies.
Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors have been advised that In normal circumstances, out of hours access to Mossley Mill can be facilitated. However, Covid-19 restrictions mean that Mossley Mill remains closed to the public at present with access limited but it was proposed that access could be permitted for this group of ghost-hunters from Newtownabbey at the end of the summer, if restrictions are further eased.
Councillors have also been advised that any planned paranormal investigation activity in the Mill would be subject to a risk assessment including Covid-19 secure measures.
In 2017, the council granted permission to the seven members of Ballyclare Paranormal Society to carry out a similar probe into any paranormal activity at Ballyclare Town Hall.
In 2011, Mossley Mill attracted the attention of North Belfast Paranormal Research Group which approached Newtownabbey Borough Council for night-time access to the building and grounds.
