Planning application
5-7 Donegall Square North, BT1 5GB and 57-63 Donegall Place, BT1 5AG (amended address)
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 12 antennas (6 VF and 6 VMO2), 27 remote radio units (12 VF and 15 VMO2), two 300 mm transmission dishes, two GPS nodes, and five equipment cabinets. All equipment will be mounted on new steel support frames with associated cable management and safety systems, enclosed within two colour-matched GRP shrouds to minimise visual impact.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1726/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1726/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 5GB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Belfast
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WHP Telecoms Ltd Agent, a telecoms contractor registered in Warrington
Active · incorporated 1998 · Warrington
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