Planning application
Lands adjacent to main entrance of George Best Belfast City Airport, Sydenham Bypass, Belfast, BT3 9JH.
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement of backlit billboard with a digital display
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1491/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1491/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Sydenham
- Postcode
- BT3 9JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2025/1490/A Granted
Lands adjacent to main entrance of George Best Belfast City Airport, Sydenham Bypass, Belfast, BT3 9JH.
3 hoardings, 2 digital billboards
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by Belfast
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16 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 5 November 2025, 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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