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Belfast Metropolitan College Tower Street, Belfast, BT5 4FH

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2023/3318/NMC Non Material Change

Works: New dwelling

Relates to LA04/2022/1998/F

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

NMC - LA04/2022/1998/F The following presentational amendments are proposed to stamped 'approved' PSD drawing (Belfast CC Ref 21A) - 1. 'Road 1' that accesses site from Tower Street to be coloured red to the back of the existing footway at the entrance. 2. The manhole and gully within the private parking area for the apartments to be relocated to the public carriageway.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2023/3318/NMC

Application record

Reference
LA04/2023/3318/NMC
Type
Non Material Change
Status
Consultation Open
Received
26 May 2023
Validated
26 May 2023
Ward
Ballymacarrett
Postcode
BT5 4FH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA04/2022/1998/F Granted

    Belfast Metropolitan College Tower Street Belfast BT5 4FH.

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of social-led, mixed tenure residential development comprising of 20 no. dwelling houses and 10 no. apartments with car parking; provision of public open space and community hub; and associated site works and access arrangements from Tower Street.

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2023

    Received by Belfast

  2. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 July 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Belfast took a median of 102 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • LA04/2022/1998/F Granted

    Belfast Metropolitan College Tower Street Belfast BT5 4FH.

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of social-led, mixed tenure residential development comprising of 20 no. dwelling houses and 10 no. apartments with car parking; provision of public open space and community hub; and associated site works and access arrangements from Tower Street.

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Full applications

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided amendment applications in a median of 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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