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40 & 40a Donegall Pass, Belfast, BT7 1BS

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2025/0420/F Full

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Single storey front extension and three storey rear extension to facilitate a change of use from retail to restaurant on ground and first floor (part retrospective) (amended plans).

As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/0420/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2025/0420/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
11 Mar 2025
Validated
29 May 2025
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT7 1BS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Received by Belfast

  2. 29 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 July 2025, 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 99 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with Belfast for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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