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Dorchester House 52 - 58 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB

Granted Belfast LA04/2023/2620/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of Dorchester House from offices into an aparthotel with ground floor cafe. The conversion will include additional floors on the top of the building.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2023/2620/PAN

Application record

Reference
LA04/2023/2620/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Acceptable
Received
6 Feb 2023
Validated
14 Feb 2023
Decided
22 Feb 2023
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT2 7BB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2023

    Received by Belfast

  2. 14 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  4. 20 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Clyde Shanks Ltd Agent, registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2011 · Belfast

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission on 22 February 2023, 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.

About this record

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