Planning application
Townsend Street Presbyterian Church Townsend Street Presbyterian 32 Townsend Street, Belfast, BT13 2ES
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Belfast
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Hall Black Douglas Ltd Agent
Active · incorporated 2007
30 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 100% granted
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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.
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