20 Rosemary Street, Belfast, BT1 1QD

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• LA04/2026/0855/DCA Awaiting decision

  20 Rosemary Street, Belfast, BT1 1QD

  Minor internal and external demolition works to facilitate the retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing office building (Class A2) and 2 no. vacant retails units (Class A1) to hotel accommodation and associated facilities, including bar and restaurant (sui generis) and extension of 5th floor (30no. hotel bedrooms in total).’ Please refer to enclosed demolition plans to see full details of demolition.

  Submitted 8 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 30 Sep 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 November 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.

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

• LA04/2026/1536/F Awaiting decision

  No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street, Belfast

  Retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing buildings at No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street to extend hotel development (LA04/2025/1651/F under consideration) and associated facilities including bar, restaurant and outdoor seating area at ground floor level and 4no. additional bedrooms at first and second floor levels.

  Submitted 26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1561/DCA Awaiting decision

  No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street, Belfast

  Minor internal and external demolition works to facilitate the retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing buildings at No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street to extend hotel development (granted planning permission under LA04/2025/1651/F) and associated facilities including bar, restaurant and outdoor seating area at ground floor level and 4no. additional bedrooms at first and second floor levels

  Submitted 26 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided full applications in a median of 132 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 20 Rosemary Street, Belfast, BT1 1QD

  LA04/2026/0855/DCA Submitted 8 May 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

  Minor internal and external demolition works to facilitate the retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing office building (Class A2) and 2 no. vacant retails units (Class A1) to hotel accommodation and associated facilities, including bar and restaurant (sui generis) and extension of 5th floor (30no. hotel bedrooms in total).’ Please refer to enclosed demolition plans to see full details of demolition.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 14 docs

• No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street, Belfast

  LA04/2026/1561/DCA Submitted 26 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  Minor internal and external demolition works to facilitate the retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing buildings at No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street to extend hotel development (granted planning permission under LA04/2025/1651/F) and associated facilities including bar, restaurant and outdoor seating area at ground floor level and 4no. additional bedrooms at first and second floor levels

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 9 docs

• No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street, Belfast

  LA04/2026/1536/F Submitted 26 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  Retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing buildings at No. 24 Rosemary Street and Nos. 19-27 Lombard Street to extend hotel development (LA04/2025/1651/F under consideration) and associated facilities including bar, restaurant and outdoor seating area at ground floor level and 4no. additional bedrooms at first and second floor levels.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 21 docs

• Existing Planter located approximately 2.5m east of No.10-20 Lombard Street (amended)

  LA04/2023/2701/F Submitted 13 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Erection of life size bronze sculpture of Frederick Douglass.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• The rooftop of Lombard House, Lombard Street, Belfast, BT1 1RD

  LA04/2026/0069/F Submitted 16 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  The replacement of 2no. Support Poles, supporting 4no. Antennas and 15 ERS’ with 3no. Tripods supporting 6no. Antennas and 30no. ERS’ and all ancillary development thereto.

  Withdrawn Full applications 24 docs

• Rooftop of Lombard House, 10-20 Lombard Street, Belfast, BT1 1RD

  LA04/2024/0924/F Submitted 23 May 2024 50 yards away

  Removal and replacement of 2no. freestanding support poles and existing apparatus with 3no. climable tripods, 12no. antennas, 4no. dishes, internal equipment cabin upgrades and all other ancillary apparatus and development thereto.

  Withdrawn Full applications 19 docs

• LA04/2025/1410/F Granted

  40 Sydenham Park, Belfast, BT4 1PW

  2 storey side extension. Widening of driveway

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2025/1117/F Withdrawn

  3 Clara Crescent Upper, Belfast, BT5 5EQ

  Change of use from 4 bed dwelling to 5 bed / 5 person HMO including single storey extension to kitchen

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Full applications
• la04/2026/0151/F Granted

  42 Clara Park, Belfast, BT5 6FE

  Demolition of existing single storey rear extensions to make way for a proposed new single storey extension to the rear

  Received 2 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1426/F Granted

  6 North Sperrin, Belfast, BT5 7HU

  Single storey rear and side extension and new rear patio. Demoliton of existing garage.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1219/F Granted

  96 Rosebery Road, Belfast, BT6 8JF

  Replacement single storey rear extension

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications