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 50 yards 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 50 yards 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 50 yards away

  Illuminated Fascia Sign

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• 3 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GA

  LA04/2026/0803/DC Submitted 28 Apr 2026 50 yards 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 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Feb

  2 Shop sign, 1 Projecting sign

  Awaiting decision Advertising 8 docs

• 5 ARTHUR SQUARE TOWN PARKS BELFAST ANTRIM BT1 4FD

  LA04/2023/2757/A Submitted 24 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  1 Shop sign

  Withdrawn Advertising 9 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