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

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• LA04/2025/1839/F 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 Full applications

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.

   Belfast took a median of 106 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 113 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  LA04/2025/1839/F Submitted 31 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  97% 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 Full applications Loft or dormer Demolition +1 44 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

• LA04/2026/0387/DCA Granted

  Arthur House, 24-26 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GB

  Demolition of curtain walling on sixth floor and existing roof and plant area. demolition of curtain walling and glass balustrade on fourth floor front elevation (renewal of LA04/2021/1658/DCA) (amended description)

  Received 26 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/1207/LBC Granted

  Wilmont House, Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, 243 Upper Malone Rd, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 9LA

  Enabling works for safe access and asbestos removal to allow condition survey to occur.

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2025/1255/DCA Granted

  57 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EB

  Minor external and internal demolitions required to facilitate alterations to the shopfront and fenestration changes to north and west elevation (Amended Description)

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/0267/LBC Granted

  St. Patricks Church Of Ireland Newtownards Road, Ballymacarrett, Belfast, BT4 1GZ

  Single storey link building extension between the existing church and church hall; external landscaping works including children’s play area, fencing and access ramp. External alterations with new window / door openings and internal alterations to the church hall. Provision of an external bin storage area.

  Received 13 Feb, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/0490/LBC Granted

  18-22 Castle Place, Belfast, BT1 1GB

  Proposed change of use from ground and first floor coffee shop to restaurant and takeaway including external alterations and associated external plant

  Received 13 Mar, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings