Planning application
Cathedral Gardens (Buoy Park), Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge Condition No.2 of LA04/2024/1551/F -Archaeological works.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1860/DC
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1860/DC
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Condition Discharged
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT1 2GT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Belfast
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Condition Discharged
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22 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Gahan and Long Ltd Agent
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5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Belfast granted permission on 3 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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