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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 dates
371Searchable 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38 approved · 1 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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More application records

  1. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1388/F

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

    11 Lower Crescent, Belfast, BT7 1NS

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  2. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1142/F

    Change of use of first floor to a Taxi booking/dispatch office.

    71 Belmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2AA

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  3. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1729/F

    Attic conversion with dormer to the rear of existing dwelling.

    9 Mill Valley Way, Belfast, BT14 8LH

    Received 26 Sept 2026
  4. ValidLA04/2026/1406/NMC

    NMC to approval LA04/2022/1691/F - alteration to materials and addition of gable window to second floor office for purpose of fire escape.

    30 Ailesbury Road, Belfast, BT7 3FH

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  5. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1436/F

    Erection of extension to existing school building to provide an additional 6 classrooms, an additional 3 multi-purpose rooms and a dining room for school meals together with associated stores, hygiene rooms, W.C. facilities and all other ancillary development.

    Site of Suffolk Primary School 67 Blacks Road, Belfast, BT11 9LS

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  6. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1294/F

    Two storey rear and side extension and patio to rear

    10 Eastleigh Drive, Belfast, BT4 3DX

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  7. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1474/LBC

    Retrospective application to amend the new Ormeau Rd access approved under LA04/2026/0021/F & LA04/2026/0022/LBC.

    Former Good Shepherd Centre at lands at No. 511 Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 3GS

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  8. ValidLA04/2026/1765/NMC

    Non material change to approval LA04/2025/1351/F Revised front doors - no recess Projecting canopy added to front doors to comply with housing association standards Reduction in size of rear patio doors

    722 St Gerards Roman Catholic Church, Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7PG

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  9. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1421/F

    Retrospective application for extended rear garden deck area and new boundary wall

    184 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5DT

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  10. DeterminedLA04/2026/1281/DC

    Discharge of condition 5 of Planning approval LA04/2026/0393/F - Verification Report

    Lands at the Titanic Quarter, between Hamilton Road, Queens Road and Sydenham Road. Immediately NE, E and SE of Belfast Metropolitan College, approximately 150m SE of Titanic Hotel, 8 Queens Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT.

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  11. DeterminedLA04/2026/1425/LBC

    Corehole investigations to stone parapet on west elevation of railway bridge, and subsequent reinstatement of same.

    Translink railway bridge, approx. 8 metres to the north-west of No. 46 Upper Dunmurry Lane, Dunmurry.

    Received 11 Aug 2026
  12. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1576/F

    Single storey side and rear extension to existing dwelling with car port to connect the main house to the exsting outbuilding alongside associated site works.

    15 Beechlands, Belfast, BT9 5HU

    Received 6 Sept 2026
  13. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1217/F

    Replace rear return with single storey side and rear extension to dwelling. Dormer to the rear of the dwelling to allow for a roof space conversion. Installation of 2 no. Rooflights to the front of the dwelling and 2 no. Gable windows and internal alterations to the dwelling.

    21 Norfolk Drive, Belfast, BT11 8AE

    Received 4 Jul 2026
  14. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1209/F

    Single-storey rear extension along with reinstatement of car port to side of dwelling and garage.

    2 The Vines, Belfast, BT10 0GP

    Received 2 Jul 2026
  15. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1714/F

    Partial demolition to rear to accommodate single storey extension. Demolition of Garage.

    9 Sandown Park South, Belfast, BT5 6HE

    Received 27 Sept 2026
  16. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1193/F

    Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and construction of a single storey rear extension, new patio doors to rear elevation, new rear patio and glazed roof over external walkway.

    53 Malone Park, Belfast, BT9 6NN

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  17. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1507/O

    Proposed demolition of existing detached Garage and erection of detached dwelling with associated external works.

    2 Carolhill Gardens, Belfast, BT4 2FS

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  18. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1586/DC

    Discharge of conditions 8 & 11 of planning application LA04/2025/0477/F

    Northland House 3-5 Fredrick Street, Belfast, BT1 2LW

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  19. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1531/F

    Proposed removal of existing roof and replacement with slightly steeper roof. Removal of 2 chimneys. Dormer to the rear. x4 roof lights to front elevation. Replacement of flat roof on rear return to a pitched roof.

    13 Glenmillan Drive, Belfast, BT4 2JF

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  20. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1448/F

    Two storey side extension; single storey front extension and front facing balcony

    396 Beersbridge Road, Belfast, BT5 5EA

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  21. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1384/F

    Demolition of existing attached garage and construction of one and a half storey garage.

    765 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 4EP

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  22. Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1252/F

    New build dwelling and garage

    30 Hannahstown Hill, Hannahstown, Belfast, BT17 0LT

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  23. Site Inspection CompleteLA04/2026/1311/F

    First floor rear extension with associated ground floor supporting columns

    25 Ladybrook Crescent, Belfast, BT11 9ES

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  24. Under ConsiderationLA04/2026/1231/F

    Single storey rear extension Installation of ground floor gable window. Removal of ensuite gable window and internal alterations.

    4 Norwood Court, Belfast, BT4 2ES

    Received 4 Jul 2026

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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.

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