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163 Ballygomartin Road, Belfast, BT13 3NA

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2025/0594/F Full

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Proposal

Change of use from 4 bedroom residential property (C1) with to 5 bed HMO with occupancy of 5 (Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/0594/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2025/0594/F
Type
Full
Status
Under Consideration
Received
3 Apr 2025
Validated
30 Apr 2025
Ward
Forth River
Postcode
BT13 3NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Received by Belfast

  2. 30 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 June 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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Techniplan Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Newtownards

Dissolved · incorporated 2013 · Newtownards

23 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided full applications in a median of 132 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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