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Planning application

68 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

Granted Belfast LA04/2025/1378/F Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from vacant retail (class A1) unit to hot food takeaway (sui generis).

As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1378/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2025/1378/F
Type
Full
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Decided
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Duncairn
Postcode
BT1 2GT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA04/2025/1379/LBC Granted

    68 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

    Change of use from vacant retail (class A1) unit to hot food takeaway (sui generis). (amended description).

    Decided 5 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2025

    Received by Belfast

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Fleming Mounstephen Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Co Down

Active · incorporated 2007 · Co Down

42 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission on 5 March 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.

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 68 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

    LA04/2025/1379/LBC Submitted 15 Aug 2025 0m away

    Change of use from vacant retail (class A1) unit to hot food takeaway (sui generis). (amended description).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

  • Cathedral Buildings, 60 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

    LA04/2026/1070/LBC Submitted 2 Jun 2026 10m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

    Retention and refurbishment of the existing café, including associated internal alterations and the installation of external mechanical and ventilation equipment to the rear elevation of the building including extract fans, condenser unit and air conditioning unit.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs

  • Cathedral Buildings, 60 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

    LA04/2026/1284/F Submitted 16 Jul 2026 19m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

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    Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

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