Planning application
53 Castlereagh Place, Belfast, BT5 4NN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from residential to short-term stay accommodation (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference LA04/2023/3007/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2023/3007/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 29 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Beersbridge
- Postcode
- BT5 4NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2026/0801/DC Granted
53 Castlereagh Place, Belfast, BT5 4NN
Discharge of condition no.3 - LA04/2023/3007/F Service Management Plan
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LA04/2026/0238/DC Granted
53 Castlereagh Place, Belfast, BT5 4NN
Discharge Condition 3 of LA04/2023/3007/F. Service Management Plan
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Mar 2023
Received by Belfast
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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20 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Total Architecture + Design Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2003 · Belfast
17 applications on PlanIndex · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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