Lands at Irwin Way, Belfast Harbour Estate. Located approximately 140m northwest of 7 Airport Road West, Belfast and approximately 200m northeast 11 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED.

1. 19 Dec 2024

   Received by Belfast

2. 15 Jan 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 March 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

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• Spirit Aerosystems, Lands circa. 150m East of 7 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9DZ

  LA04/2025/1780/PAN Submitted 22 Oct 2025 300 yards away

  Erection of a new associated office building (approx. 10,125 m² GIA) with associated infrastructure and ancillary facilities, including substations, security and waste management facilities, parking for cars, HGVs and cycles spaces, new site access, internal roads, and all associated works.

  Granted 4 docs

• Airbus WPU, Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED

  LA04/2026/1227/NMC Submitted 6 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep

  Non-Material Change to approval LA04/2019/2850/F- minor adjustments including slightly increased office area, changes to office elevations, change to roof profile of autoclave bay, addition of roof access stair to east elevation (of Phase 1A), and increase in comms room to east elevation (of Phase 1A).

  Awaiting decision Amendments 1 doc

• Lands c. 75m South of 19 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9EE

  LA04/2025/1779/F Submitted 24 Oct 2025 0.3 miles away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~19 Dec

  Erection of a two storey modular office building for a temporary period of 3 years.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 21 docs

• Click Oil, 84 Heron Road, Belfast, BT3 9EA

  LA04/2025/1890/F Submitted 6 Nov 2025 0.3 miles away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~20 Apr

  Part retrospective permission for retention of warehouse for storage and distribution including ancillary office use, erection of unmanned petrol station, above ground tanks and associated works. Prospective single storey rear extension to existing warehouse, underground fuel tank and associated works including a new canopy, two wash bays, lighting columns, re-siting of existing fuel pump, landscaping, boundary treatments, control gates and amended access.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 48 docs
  Small domestic

• Lands adjacent to 84 Heron Road, Belfast, BT3 9EA

  LA04/2026/0137/F Submitted 30 Jan 2026 0.3 miles away

  Retention of hardstanding area for the storage of vehicles. Amendments to existing access; Erection of boundary treatments, lighting and access control gates.

  Granted Full applications 27 docs

• LA04/2025/1410/F Granted

  40 Sydenham Park, Belfast, BT4 1PW

  2 storey side extension. Widening of driveway

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2025/1117/F Withdrawn

  3 Clara Crescent Upper, Belfast, BT5 5EQ

  Change of use from 4 bed dwelling to 5 bed / 5 person HMO including single storey extension to kitchen

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Full applications
• la04/2026/0151/F Granted

  42 Clara Park, Belfast, BT5 6FE

  Demolition of existing single storey rear extensions to make way for a proposed new single storey extension to the rear

  Received 2 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1426/F Granted

  6 North Sperrin, Belfast, BT5 7HU

  Single storey rear and side extension and new rear patio. Demoliton of existing garage.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1219/F Granted

  96 Rosebery Road, Belfast, BT6 8JF

  Replacement single storey rear extension

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications