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Townsend Street Presbyterian Church Townsend Street Presbyterian 32 Townsend Street, Belfast, BT13 2ES

Granted Belfast LA04/2025/1956/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to remove 11no existing feature pinnacles located along the north and south elevations and securing of any unstable sections of the existing metal gutter.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1956/LBC

Application record

Reference
LA04/2025/1956/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Decided
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Falls
Postcode
BT13 2ES

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA04/2026/1367/LBC Awaiting decision

    Townsend Street Presbyterian Church Townsend Street Presbyterian 32 Townsend Street, Belfast, BT13 2ES

    Refurbishment of former Church and school house. Demolition of Memorial Hall and erection of a 2 storey extension on the North, South and West elevations. New accessible entrances. Relocation of existing vehicle entrance and new vehicle entrance to parking area.

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Received by Belfast

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hall Black Douglas Ltd Agent

Active · incorporated 2007

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission on 11 March 2026, 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    LA04/2026/1367/LBC Submitted 31 Jul 2026 0.1 miles away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

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    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 44 docs
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