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The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

Granted Belfast LA04/2024/0344/F Full

Works: Extension Demolition

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

Proposal

Construction of a new South Wing of the RBAI Campus to include multi-purpose dining hall, 15 general classrooms, a drama suite, a 25m swimming pool, a Board Room suite, living accommodation for the School Steward with PV panels on roof and new, small extension to the Soane Building, to provide improved accessibility and upgraded WC facilities, with associated refurbishment and re-modelling of first and second floor classrooms to the southern end of the Soane Building, the development of landscaped zones including the under-croft area at the Common Hall and new boundary treatment at Durham Street and demolition of the existing dining hall, swimming pool, school steward's house and W-Block.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2024/0344/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2024/0344/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
20 Feb 2024
Validated
20 Feb 2024
Decided
22 Nov 2024
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT1 6DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA04/2026/1574/A Awaiting decision

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Face-illuminated school crest enclosure (1750mm x 2200mm) featuring a graphic panel, above built-up metal dimensional lettering (485mm cap height) in a dark finish with LED halo illumination. All illumination is static. The crest and lettering are attached to the gable (south facing gable of new South Wing building which is under construction) with concealed, non-corrosive fixings.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Advertising
  • LA04/2025/1757/DC Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Discharge Condition 3 of LA04/2024/0344/F- Material samples.

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • LA04/2024/0432/DCA Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Demolition of the school steward's house. The proposed demolition forms part of the overall RBAI Campus Vision proposal which is the subject of a related planning application (ref. LA04/2024/0344/F) and listed building consent application (ref. LA04/2024/0321/LBC) (amended description).

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • LA04/2024/0321/LBC Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Construction of a new South Wing of the RBAI Campus to include multi-purpose dining hall, 15 general classrooms, a drama suite, a 25m swimming pool, a Board Room suite, living accommodation for the School Steward with PV panels on roof and new, small extension to the Soane Building, to provide improved accessibility and upgraded WC facilities, with associated refurbishment and re-modelling of first and second floor classrooms to the southern end of the Soane Building, the development of landscaped zones including the under-croft area at the Common Hall and new boundary treatment at Durham Street and demolition of the existing dining hall, swimming pool and W-Block (amended description)

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2024

    Received by Belfast

  2. 22 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • LA04/2025/1757/DC Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Discharge Condition 3 of LA04/2024/0344/F- Material samples.

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • LA04/2024/0432/DCA Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Demolition of the school steward's house. The proposed demolition forms part of the overall RBAI Campus Vision proposal which is the subject of a related planning application (ref. LA04/2024/0344/F) and listed building consent application (ref. LA04/2024/0321/LBC) (amended description).

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Fleming Mounstephen Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Co Down

Active · incorporated 2007 · Co Down

45 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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83 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission on 22 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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