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Royal Irish Regiment Benevolent Fund Bryson House 28 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FE

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2025/1750/LBC Listed Building Consent

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Proposal

The proposal seeks permission for the change of use of existing office accommodation on the ground, first, second floors to provide a museum. Minor external works to provide new door at ground level, proposed with internal works focused on creating suitable exhibition and public spaces. A cafe / museum shop on the ground floor.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1750/LBC

Application record

Reference
LA04/2025/1750/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Consultation Open
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT2 7FE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • LA04/2025/1749/F Awaiting decision

    Royal Irish Regiment Benevolent Fund Bryson House 28 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FE

    Change of use from offices on the ground, first, second floors to a museum with cafe, museum shop and external alterations.

    Submitted 14 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by Belfast

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 December 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 101 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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insideout architects Agent, an architecture practice

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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43 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 106 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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