Planning application
51-53 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1189/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1189/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 11 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 11 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT2 8FE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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LA04/2025/1188/F Awaiting decision
51-53 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE
Proposed change of use from restaurant and office foyer at ground floor and offices at first to fifth floor to café, apart-hotel lobby and 31no. unit apart-hotel. Works also include additional roof plant and external alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jul 2025
Received by Belfast
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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.
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Belfast
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