Planning application
57 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 No. non-illuminated high level sign and 1x building signage comprising vertically arranged lettering mounted on the facade adjacent to the entrance (Amended Description)
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1256/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1256/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 23 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 5EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2025/1254/F Granted
57 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EB
New shopfront including new signage, fenestration alterations on north and west elevations
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2025
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Site Inspection Complete.
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Like Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2013 · Belfast
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
43 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Belfast granted permission on 25 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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