Planning application
Fitzwilliam Hotel 1-3 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BQ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed 11 storey side and rear extension and alterations (internal and external) to the existing Fitzwilliam Hotel to provide additional 52 bedrooms conference / function facilities, a spa with 6 treatment rooms, a swimming pool and gym together with ancillary staff and administration facilities
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1653/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1653/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT2 7BQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Belfast
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2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Status changed to Determined
Previously Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 2 June 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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