Lindsay House, 8 - 14 Callender Street, Belfast, BT1 5BN

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• LA04/2025/1841/DCA Awaiting decision

  Lindsay House 8 - 14 Callender Street, Belfast, BT1 5BN

  Change of use from fast food unit, restaurant, retail and office to hotel with associated restaurant/bar areas, lobby/reception area and other areas ancillary to hotel use at ground floor level, 76no. bedrooms on 1st to 4th floor level and ancillary rooftop store. Includes demolition of all internal walls and partitions at ground floor level and demolition of sections of building at the rear, replacement of windows, reconfiguration and replacement of shopfronts, creation of new openings for windows and removal of rooflights.

  Submitted 31 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 31 Oct 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

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• Lindsay House 8 - 14 Callender Street, Belfast, BT1 5BN

  LA04/2025/1841/DCA Submitted 31 Oct 2025 0.1 miles away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec

  Change of use from fast food unit, restaurant, retail and office to hotel with associated restaurant/bar areas, lobby/reception area and other areas ancillary to hotel use at ground floor level, 76no. bedrooms on 1st to 4th floor level and ancillary rooftop store. Includes demolition of all internal walls and partitions at ground floor level and demolition of sections of building at the rear, replacement of windows, reconfiguration and replacement of shopfronts, creation of new openings for windows and removal of rooflights.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Demolition +1 34 docs

• 20-22 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GD

  LA04/2025/2137/DC Submitted 12 Dec 2025 0.1 miles away

  RE: WASTEWATER IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT STATE BUILDINGS, 20-22 ARTHUR STREET BELFAST Discharge of condition 2-LA04/2025/1159/F

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• 21 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GA

  LA04/2025/1546/A Submitted 18 Sep 2025 0.1 miles away

  Illuminated Fascia Sign

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• 3 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GA

  LA04/2026/0803/DC Submitted 28 Apr 2026 0.1 miles away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun

  Discharge of condition 2 - LA04/2022/1860/A Advertising schedule as agreed with BCC/ Openmedia for display of bespoke BCC adverts to be displayed on the screen at 1-3 Arthur Street. This amounts to 18 weeks commencing 1st January and confirms that BCC will obtain 34% of the available advertising slots. BCC have indicated that they will also avail of further slots for Halloween and Christmas but these cannot be booked until the council have agreed their in house programmes. We have previously submitted the actual advertising to the end December 25 and will submit the actual advertisng for the full year to December 26 once completed.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• Next Retail 40-46 Donegall Place, Belfast, BT1 5BB

  LA04/2025/2160/A Submitted 16 Dec 2025 0.1 miles away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~10 Feb

  2 Shop sign, 1 Projecting sign

  Awaiting decision Advertising 8 docs

• S S Moore Ltd 6-14 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4LA

  LA04/2025/1390/F Submitted 19 Aug 2025 0.1 miles away

  Installation of plant on rear roof and alterations to shopfront

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 17 docs

• LA04/2026/1133/F Granted

  Unit 7-8, 133-137 Lisburn Road, Malone Lower, Belfast, BT9 7AG

  Retention of existing single storey covered space to front of restaurant.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0772/F Granted

  42 Cheviot Avenue, Belfast, BT4 3AH

  Partial demolition of existing two storey rear extension and provision of new two storey rear extension.

  Received 24 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/1400/F Granted

  30 Corrina Avenue, Dunmurry, BT17 0HR

  Single storey rear extension with provision of ramped access to rear, widened path and landing to front and car hardstanding in front garden area.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0990/F Granted

  Ground Floor, SPAR Titanic Units 1- 3 Block A, The Arc 2 Queens Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT

  The Sub-division of existing retail unit to create two retail units and associated alterations to internal layout and elevations.

  Received 19 May, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0619/F Granted

  SD Bell & Co 512-516 Upper Newtownards Road Belfast Bt4 3hb

  Change of use of land to enclosed outdoor seating area and associated works (Retrospective)

  Received 30 Mar, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications