Planning application
70 High Street, Belfast, BT1 2BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from retail to coffee shop & bakery. Alterations to ground floor frontage + additional site works. (Amended Description).
As published by the council, reference LA04/2023/4550/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2023/4550/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Dec 2023
- Validated
- 21 Dec 2023
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT1 2BE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2023/4579/F Granted
70 High Street, Belfast, BT1 2BE
Change of use from retail to coffee shop & bakery. Alterations to ground floor frontage + additional site works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2023
Received by Belfast
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21 Dec 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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6 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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HR Jess Ltd Agent, registered in Newtownabbey
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newtownabbey
64 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted
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17 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 26 November 2024, 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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