Planning application
Belfast City Airport, Sydenham Bypass, Belfast. BT3 9JH
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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 both physical redevelopment works and changes to existing operational controls set out in the Planning Agreement, including an increase in the permitted number of aircraft take-offs and landings per annum and amendments to the hours during which aircraft operations may take place. The proposed development comprises: • Extensions and alterations to the existing passenger terminal, including construction of a replacement passenger pier and associated aircraft boarding facilities. • Additional aircraft stands and improvements to apron and taxiway infrastructure. • Improvements to airfield operational facilities and supporting infrastructure. • Inclusion of sustainable construction measures and low carbon technologies. • Surface access and infrastructure improvements comprising a multi-modal forecourt. • Enhancements to vehicular access, egress and internal circulation, including creation of a new left slip road from the Sydenham Bypass into the airport and improvements to the airport entrance through a dual right turn lane. • Rationalisation and enhancement of car parking provision, including a creation of a multi-storey car park and long stay car park. • Installation of a foul sewer connection from the onsite pumping station to Kinnegar Wastewater Treatment Works. • A temporary construction compound, and associated infrastructure, engineering, landscaping and ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference LA06/2026/0775/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- LA06/2026/0775/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Acceptable
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Garnerville
- Postcode
- BT3 9JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ards and North Down register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA06/2026/0778/PAN Granted
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 proposed outline planning application for supporting airport infrastructure and associated development, including: • ancillary aviation operations, including aircraft hangars, aviation fuel tanks and associated infrastructure; • a hotel; • the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at various locations across the airport; • an electric vehicle charging hub; and • improvements to landscaping, drainage, utilities, servicing infrastructure, and other ancillary development
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Ards and North Down
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Acceptable
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Ards and North Down granted permission on 21 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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