Planning application
39 Hamilton Street, BT2 8LP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from residential (Use Class C1) to short-term let accommodation (Sui Generis), and installation of en-suite.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/0571/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/0571/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 28 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 28 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT2 8LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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LA04/2025/0570/F Awaiting decision
39 Hamilton Street, BT2 8LP
Retrospective change of use from residential (Use Class C1) to short-term let accommodation (Sui Generis) (amended plans received – one room retained as permanent residential accommodation)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Mar 2025
Received by Belfast
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 May 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 106 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Planning by Design Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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