Planning application
Capital House 1-3 Upper Queen Street and, 34-48 Wellington Place, Belfast, BT1 6FB
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extensions to front and rear of existing building, two storey rooftop extension, refurbishment of existing façade, internal alterations and partial demolition, and all associated site works
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/1973/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/1973/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 6FB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Belfast
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
48 documents on file for this application
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