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Northern Ireland · Local authority
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38 approved · 1 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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More application records
- Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1739/F
Rear dormer. Skylight to front.
75 Bloomfield Road, Belfast, BT5 5LS
Received 29 Sept 2026 - ValidLA04/2026/1692/F
Retrospective Change of use to short-term letting accommodation with no. 1 bedroom retained as full time residential
Apartment 1 32 Chatsworth Street, Belfast, BT5 4QQ
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1116/F
Demolition of an existing warehouse and erection of 1no. 2-bedroom ground-floor apartment and 1no. 1-bedroom first-floor apartment with front and rear amenity spaces.
22 Rydalmere Street, Belfast, BT12 6GF
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1129/DC
Discharge Conditions 6 & 12 of Planning Approval LA04/2021/1672/O Verification Report for Blocks 7, 9 and the apartments of Block 12 of Site D. Please see accompanying Cover Letter for further details.
Lands at the Gasworks Northern Fringe site; bounded to the north by McAuley Street Stewart Street and Raphael Street; Cromac Street to the west; the River Lagan and Belfast-Newry railway line to the east; and the Gasworks Business Park to the south.
Received 19 Jun 2026 - ValidLA04/2026/1227/NMC
Non-Material Change to approval LA04/2019/2850/F- minor adjustments including slightly increased office area, changes to office elevations, change to roof profile of autoclave bay, addition of roof access stair to east elevation (of Phase 1A), and increase in comms room to east elevation (of Phase 1A).
Airbus WPU, Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1170/F
Proposed temporary rental mobile unit comprising 2No. Classrooms and ancillary spaces.
Wheatfield Primary School 63 Alliance Road, Belfast, BT14 7JE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1176/NMC
NMC to LA04/2024/0015/F: Removal of tree T140 and hedge group G134 to ensure visibility splays are unobstructed, and the addition of compensatory planting
Lands at Cabin Hill, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Site Inspection CompleteLA04/2026/1199/DCA
Demolition of chimney, rear roof and sections of rear elevation for proposed dormer and rear extension
1 Catherine Street North, Belfast, BT2 8LR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1452/DC
Discharge Condition 13 of Planning Approval LA04/2023/2763/F - Ventilation Measures
1-21 Castlereagh Road , Belfast, BT5 5FB
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Under ConsiderationLA04/2026/1516/F
Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling along with single storey detached garage and all other associated site works.
10 Sawel Hill, Andersonstown, Belfast, BT11 8HD
Received 27 Aug 2026 - ValidLA04/2026/1248/A
Shop sign
Ground floor 90 Lisburn Road & 56 Elmowood Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6AG
Received 5 Jul 2026 - Site Inspection CompleteLA04/2026/1283/F
Single storey side extension, extension to garage, rear patio, covered outdoor seating area, external stairs to basement and rear fenestration changes
31 Cleaver Park, Belfast, BT9 5HY
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1526/DC
Written declaration from contractor confirming that the window schedule and alternative means of ventilation schedule have been installed in accordance with the approved details. Discharge of condition 8 - LA04/2021/0911/F
236 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3EU
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Site Inspection CompleteLA04/2026/1250/F
Residential development including 73 apartments (over 55s Category 1), communal spaces, mobility scooter storage areas, landscaped open space, car parking, bin stores and associated site works
Lands on the site of the former Ballygolan Primary School, located adjacent / south of no. 45 Voltaire Gardens and 1 Serpentine Parade; and adjacent / west of no. 39 Vandyck Gardens and 39 Serpentine Road, Belfast
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1600/DC
Discharge condition no 3 of planning approval LA04/2025/0636/F- Proposed landscaping details
Balmoral Plaza Retail Park, Boucher road, Belfast, BT12 6HR
Received 10 Sept 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1173/F
Proposed change of house type and reorientation of Units 13 & 14 as approved under planning permission LA04/2022/2026/F and associated site works
256 North Queen Street, Belfast, BT15 3DJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1511/DC
Discharge of condition 14 LA04/2022/2216/F Archaeological Programme of Works v3
Centre House 69-87 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4JE
Received 28 Aug 2026 - ValidLA04/2026/1382/DCA
Removal of shop front and side panel.
19-27 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4JB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1595/F
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension and alterations to garage
20 Riverdale Park North, Belfast, BT11 9DL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Site Inspection CompleteLA04/2026/1483/F
Demolition of former post office and dwelling and construction of 2no. semi-detached dwellings
99 Old Milltown Road, Belfast, BT8 7SP
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1337/F
Proposed single storey extension to rear of dwelling facilitating toilet adaptation.
37 Dungloe Crescent, Belfast, BT11 9HZ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1264/F
Retrospective change of use from estate agents to fast-food takeaway
199 Lisburn Road, Malone Lower, Belfast, BT9 7EJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Consultation OpenLA04/2026/1559/A
2 Totem Advertisements (Retrospective)
1 Hospital Road, Belfast, BT8 8JP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DeterminedLA04/2026/1261/F
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling
8 Sawel Hill, Andersonstown, Belfast, BT11 8HD
Received 6 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Belfast City Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Northern Ireland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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