Planning application
Dorchester House 52 - 58 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB
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
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6 Feb 2023
Received by Belfast
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14 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Acceptable
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20 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Clyde Shanks Ltd Agent, registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2011 · Belfast
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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.
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