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Belfast City Council Planning Applications

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LA04/2026/1510/PANInstitutionalMajor£1m–5m

Belfast YMCA 58 Knightsbridge Park, Stranmillis, Belfast, BT9 5EH

Removal of existing pre-fabricated buildings on site that house existing children's and youth service functions and erection of new state of the art fit for purpose community hub to include retention

Registered
LA04/2026/1483/FResidential£500k–1m

99 Old Milltown Road, Belfast, BT8 7SP

Demolition of former post office and dwelling and construction of 2no. semi-detached dwellings

Consultation
LA04/2026/1446/FHouseholder

14 Brown Street, Belfast, BT13 2GN

Partial change of use from (C1) dwellinghouse to short term let (sui generis).

Consultation
LA04/2026/1490/FCommercial

47 Castle Street, Belfast, BT1 1GH

Change of use of 2nd floor level from Class A2(b) Professional Services to Sui Generis use as nail bar, health and beauty treatment.

Consultation
LA04/2026/1477/FCommercialMajor£1m–5m

CitiGroup, Gateway Building, 60-62 Sydenham Road, Belfast, BT3 9DP

Construction of roof canopy to facilitate an infill extension to provide ancillary office floorspace and atrium (1,810sqm), internal reconfiguration, reduction in basement car parking, additional cycl

Consultation
LA04/2026/1493/DCOther

lands at former Good Shepherd Centre, Nos. 511 and 511a Ormeau Road, Belfast

Discharge of condition 3 - LA04/2026/0021/F

Consultation
LA04/2026/1496/AOther

Hampton Estates 373 Ormeau Road, Ormeau, Belfast, BT7 3GP

4 fasica level shop signs, 1 high level sign and 1 LCD internal tv screen.

Consultation
LA04/2026/1432/FHouseholder£50k–100k

10 Crawford Park, Belfast, BT6 9RS

Single storey rear and side extension.

Consultation
LA06/2026/0778/PANInfrastructureMajor£20m+

Belfast City Airport, Sydenham Bypass, Belfast. BT3 9JH

Belfast City Airport is proposing a programme of improvements to enhance passenger facilities, improve aircraft operations and strengthen connectivity to and from the airport. This PAN relates to a p

Registered
LA06/2026/0775/PANInfrastructureMajor£20m+

Belfast City Airport, Sydenham Bypass, Belfast. BT3 9JH

Belfast City Airport is proposing a programme of improvements to enhance passenger facilities, improve aircraft operations and strengthen connectivity to and from the airport. The proposals include bo

Registered
LA04/2026/1478/FCommercial

2a Deramore Drive, Belfast, BT9 5JQ

Change of use of second floor apartment to after school nursery use as an extra service being provided by the existing day nursery on first and ground floors.

Consultation
LA04/2026/1472/LBCInstitutional

Queen's University Belfast David Keir Building 39-123 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG

The proposed works are to install an externally mounted Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on the David Keir Building at QUB. The purpose of the installation is to provide rapid, publicly accessi

Consultation
LA04/2026/1487/FCommercialMajor£5m–20m

Lanyon View 24 East Bridge Street, Belfast, BT1 3PH

Proposed change of use from offices to provide 53 no. room aparthotel, to include external alterations, roof mounted solar PV, plant & machinery and all other associated site works

Consultation
LA04/2026/1468/FHouseholder£50k–100k

7 Sunbury Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5NU

Single storey side and rear extension

Consultation
LA04/2026/1388/FCommercial£50k–100k

11 Lower Crescent, Belfast, BT7 1NS

Proposed change of use from offices to 3 no. serviced apartments (short-term let accommodation).

Consultation

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Planning appeals in Belfast City Council

Belfast City Council is not in England, so the Planning Inspectorate does not decide its planning appeals. They are decided by Planning Appeals Commission (PAC). SiteLens holds that body’s own record, shown below. It is not comparable with the Inspectorate’s England figures, which are decided under different legislation, so it is read against that nation’s rate instead.

Appeals recorded
215
Judged either way
182
Allowed / dismissed
92 / 90
Overturn rate
Still collecting
That nation's rate
Not published

SiteLens is still collecting the Planning Appeals Commission's record, and a rate taken part-way through would reflect which parts have been collected rather than how Belfast City Council fares. The counts above are what is held so far and will rise. The counts above are published either way.

Source: the Planning Appeals Commission, read from its own published case record. Still being collected, so the counts are a floor and will rise.

Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database, published quarterly on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These figures are the Inspectorate's appeal record, not the council's own planning register.

Money behind development in Belfast City Council

Developer contributions at Belfast City Council

Belfast City Council collects contributions from developers under planning obligations, but we do not yet hold its register in a form we can publish figures from. Only a minority of authorities publish one we can read, and this is not one of them, so we show nothing rather than a figure we cannot stand behind.

About Belfast City Council

Belfast City Council is a local planning authority responsible for processing planning applications within its area. Applications are submitted through the council's planning portal and cover a wide range of development types, from householder extensions and change of use to large-scale residential and commercial schemes.

SiteLens tracks the Belfast City Council planning register daily and enriches every new application automatically. Each is AI-classified by category and trade, given an estimated value band and a plain-English project brief, mapped, and checked against constraint flags like flood zones, conservation areas and green belt. Where an application names an agent, SiteLens shows the firm and matches companies to Companies House. Pro adds the applicant's name, the directors and company health behind each match, and the agent's direct email and phone where the council or firm publishes them, so you know who to speak to about the scheme.

You can also browse the council's own planning register on the official Belfast City Council planning portal.

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