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 99 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  LA04/2025/1189/LBC Submitted 11 Jul 2025 0m 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 17m 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 33m away

  98% 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 42m 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 99m 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

  Decided 3 docs

• 8-10 Clarence Street 27-37 Linenhall Street and existing car park at the corner of Linenhall Street and Clarence Street Belfast

  LA04/2026/1185/DC Submitted 29 Jun 2026 101m away

  Discharge conditin 4 of planning approval LA04/2020/2200/F Archaeological Programme of Works prepared by Gahan and Long

  Decided Conditions 5 docs

• LA04/2026/1006/F Granted

  5 Kingsway Gardens, Belfast, BT5 7DQ

  Rear extension and rear dormer. Existing roof to be re-tiled.

  26 May 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0784/F Granted

  67 Martinez Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5LY

  Retrospective raised patio to the rear of the property

  27 Apr 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1520/F Awaiting decision

  64 Sandhurst Drive, Belfast, BT9 5AZ

  Demolition of existing garage and addition of two storey side and rear extension, including internal alterations.

  29 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2025/2136/F Granted

  Parkdean Care Home 44 Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AS

  Proposed creation of front and rear landscaped garden areas, alterations to ground levels, new garden building, new boundary fencing and landscaping.

  12 Dec 2025 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1018/F Granted

  5 Diamond Avenue, Belfast, BT10 0HG

  Single-storey front extension and fenestration changes (Amended description)

  28 May 2026 Full applications