51-53 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FE

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• 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.

  Submitted 11 Jul 2025 Full applications

1. 11 Jul 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 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 106 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 113 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  LA04/2025/1188/F Submitted 11 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

  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.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 211 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

• LA04/2026/0387/DCA Granted

  Arthur House, 24-26 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GB

  Demolition of curtain walling on sixth floor and existing roof and plant area. demolition of curtain walling and glass balustrade on fourth floor front elevation (renewal of LA04/2021/1658/DCA) (amended description)

  Received 26 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/1207/LBC Granted

  Wilmont House, Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, 243 Upper Malone Rd, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 9LA

  Enabling works for safe access and asbestos removal to allow condition survey to occur.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2025/1255/DCA Granted

  57 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EB

  Minor external and internal demolitions required to facilitate alterations to the shopfront and fenestration changes to north and west elevation (Amended Description)

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/0267/LBC Granted

  St. Patricks Church Of Ireland Newtownards Road, Ballymacarrett, Belfast, BT4 1GZ

  Single storey link building extension between the existing church and church hall; external landscaping works including children’s play area, fencing and access ramp. External alterations with new window / door openings and internal alterations to the church hall. Provision of an external bin storage area.

  Received 13 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/0490/LBC Granted

  18-22 Castle Place, Belfast, BT1 1GB

  Proposed change of use from ground and first floor coffee shop to restaurant and takeaway including external alterations and associated external plant

  Received 13 Mar, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings