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Belfast City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Belfast City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates371Searchable applications
10Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 39 approved or refused records
1Refused applications
38 approved · 1 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jun 2026 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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More application records
- Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1768/LBC
Refurbishment of listed building including re-decorating of shopfront and downpipes, internal alterations and replacement signage
5 Arthur Square, Belfast, BT1 4FD
Received 6 Oct 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1400/F
Single storey rear extension with provision of ramped access to rear, widened path and landing to front and car hardstanding in front garden area.
30 Corrina Avenue, Dunmurry, BT17 0HR
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1484/F
New vehicular access and driveway; partial demolition of boundary wall
51 Kings Road, Belfast, BT5 6JH
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1292/F
Demolition of timber canopy and utility room/store to rear of property. Removal of rear patio doors and window. Partial demolition of rear wall. Single storey rear extension. Replacement window on side (western) elevation. Relaying of existing access path and level platform to front elevation.
167 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14 6JT
Received 21 Jul 2026 - ValidLA04/2026/1554/DC
Discharge of condition no 17 of planning appoval LA04/2024/0714/F- Draft Employability and Skills Plan
Units 2a and 2b 38 Boucher Road, Belfast, BT12 6HR
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1356/F
Proposed amendments to LA04/2025/1080/F including amendment to site entrance, gate and boundary wall along Sydenham Avenue. New covered carport to rear/ north-east elevation.
106 Sydenham Avenue, Belfast, BT4 2DT
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1413/F
2 No. Side dormers.
1c Harper Street, Belfast, BT5 4EN
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1224/F
Erection of residential development comprising of 2 No. Apartment buildings comprised of 202 apartments, car parking, open space and all ancillary development and 1 No. social/affordable apartment building comprised of 51 apartments, car parking, open space and all ancillary development.
City Link Business Park Albert Street, Belfast, BT12 4HQ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1579/F
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
37 Summerhill Drive, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 0RE
Received 5 Sept 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1338/F
Demolish existing conservatory to allow for new single storey rear extension.
53 Marlborough Park Central, Belfast, BT9 6HP
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1392/F
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling with internal alterations.
10 Clanmorris Street, Belfast, BT15 1GU
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1518/F
Single-storey rear extension to provide disabled user bedroom, bathroom and ramped access.
4 Garden Row, Belfast, BT17 0DA
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1589/A
The erection of a double sided full colour direct view outdoor LED digital signage display.
69 - 73 Glenmachan Street, Belfast, BT12 6JB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1254/F
Partial demolition of rear boundary walls and rebuild to form an enclosed rear yard with PVC roofing sheets (Retrospective)
69 Kimberley Street, Belfast, BT7 3DY
Received 11 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1399/F
Retrospective change of use from residential (Class C1) to short term let accommodation (Sui Generis)
5 Barrack Street, Belfast, BT12 4AH
Received 6 Aug 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1219/F
Replacement single storey rear extension
96 Rosebery Road, Belfast, BT6 8JF
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1468/F
Partial demolition and erection of single storey side and rear extension.
7 Sunbury Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5NU
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1560/F
Demolition of garage for single storey garden room and single storey rear extension
29 Orchardville Gardens, Belfast, BT10 0JU
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1769/F
Removal of an existing InLink digital kiosk unit, and replacement with new Street Hub digital kiosk unit.
Footpath to the front of Ernest Jones on William Street South at junction with Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4LB
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1325/F
Single storey rear extension. External raised patio.
17 Wynchurch Terrace, Belfast, BT6 0HP
Received 23 Jul 2026 - ValidLA04/2026/1383/PAN
Proposed apartment development of approximately 170no affordable housing units with associated services and amenity provision
Lands bounded by Library Street (to south), Stephen Street (to west), Little Donegall Street (to north), and Union Street (to east) Belfast, BT1 2JE.
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1615/F
Single storey rear extension.
12 Summerhill Parade, Belfast, BT5 7HF
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1334/F
Alterations to previously approved dormer roof. Originally approved under LA04/2019/2636/F
14d Adelaide Park, Belfast, BT9 6FX
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1291/F
Demolition of sunroom for single storey rear flat roof extension.
57 Deramore Park South, Malone Upper, Belfast, BT9 5JY
Received 21 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Belfast City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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