51-53 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• LA04/2025/1189/LBC Awaiting decision

  51-53 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE

  Internal and external alterations to facilitate proposed change of use from restaurant and office foyer at ground floor and offices at first to fifth floor to 31 no. unit aparthotel and café. Works also include additional roof plant.

  Submitted 11 Jul 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 11 Jul 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 21 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 September 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.

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• 51-53 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE

  LA04/2025/1189/LBC Submitted 11 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~5 Sep

  Internal and external alterations to facilitate proposed change of use from restaurant and office foyer at ground floor and offices at first to fifth floor to 31 no. unit aparthotel and café. Works also include additional roof plant.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 197 docs
  Major scheme

• Enterprise House, 55-59 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE

  LA04/2025/1600/LBC Submitted 23 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Removal of Internal Non-Structural Partition Walls To 2nd and 3rd Floors

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

• 8 - 83 Adelaide Street, Belfast. BT2 8DJ

  LA04/2026/0528/F Submitted 11 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun

  Retention of widened public pavement and public realm including sheltered structures, seating, planters and elements of incidental play (temporary 2 years)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 24 docs

• 20 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8GD

  LA04/2025/2204/F Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of existing office (Class B1) at 2nd Floor, 20 Adelaide Street, Belfast to Consular Office for the Consulate General of Romania in Edinburgh (sui generis).

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Lands at Clarence Court (10-18 Adelaide Street), to include part of building fronting Alfred Street, and Franklin Street, Belfast BT2 8GB.

  LA04/2026/0406/PAN Submitted 3 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Proposed part change of use of existing offices, to facilitate redevelopment for a c.180 bed hotel with reception, bar & lounge, restaurant and offices, car parking and all associated works

  Granted 3 docs

• Lands at Clarence Court (10-18 Adelaide Street), to include part of building fronting Alfred Street, and Franklin Street, Belfast BT2 8GB

  LA04/2026/1670/F Submitted 18 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~13 Nov

  Proposed part change of use of existing offices and redevelopment to provide a 233 bedroom hotel with reception, bar and lounge, restaurant and ancillary facilities, including seventh floor extension, roof plant and screening, parking, servicing arrangements and all associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 43 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