4-14 Arthur Street Existing Listed building with retail units at ground floor level, retail storage and facilities at first flor level and vacant office space on upper floors.

1. 4 Dec 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 January 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Mayfair Building, 8 Arthur Square, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2025/1384/LBC Submitted 19 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Replacement of flat roof coverings including insulation upgrades, stone repairs and replacement. Removal and disposal of external lighting.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs

• Mayfair Buildings 5-11 William Street South BT1 4FD, 5-11 Arthur Square Bt1 4AR, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2025/1911/F Submitted 9 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of existing upper floors from offices (Class B1) to hostel accommodation (Class C1/Sui Generis) providing 136 bedspaces, with associated lounge, kitchen, and ancillary facilities; and formation of a new entrance lobby within one small ground-floor retail unit fronting William Street South. All other ground-floor retail units remain unchanged. Internal alterations only with no increase in building footprint or external envelope. Minor elevation changes to create door entrances. Building lies within the Belfast City Centre Conservation Area.

  Granted Full applications 94 docs

• Mayfair Buildings 5-11 William Street South BT1 4FD, 5-11 Arthur Square Bt1 4AR, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2025/1912/DCA Submitted 9 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of existing upper floors from offices (Class B1) to hostel accommodation (Class C1/Sui Generis) providing 136 bedspaces, with associated lounge, kitchen, and ancillary facilities; and formation of a new entrance lobby within one small ground-floor retail unit fronting William Street South. All other ground-floor retail units remain unchanged. Internal alterations only with no increase in building footprint or external envelope. Minor elevation changes to create door entrances. Building lies within the Belfast City Centre Conservation Area.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 55 docs

• Mayfair Buildings 5-11 William Street South BT1 4FD, 5-11 Arthur Square Bt1 4AR, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2025/2005/LBC Submitted 18 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of existing upper floors from offices (Class B1) to hostel accommodation (Class C1/Sui Generis) providing 136 bedspaces, with associated lounge, kitchen, and ancillary facilities; and formation of a new entrance lobby within one small ground-floor retail unit fronting William Street South. All other ground-floor retail units remain unchanged. Internal alterations only with no increase in building footprint or external envelope. Minor elevation changes to create door entrances. Building lies within the Belfast City Centre Conservation Area.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 71 docs

• 9 Arthur Square, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2023/3141/LBC Submitted 25 Apr 2023 50 yards away

  Alterations to listed building to facilitate shop signage andprojecting sign.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 22 docs

• 9 Arthur Square, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2023/3137/A Submitted 25 Apr 2023 50 yards away

  1 Shop sign, 1 Projecting sign

  Refused Advertising 16 docs

• LA04/2026/1575/DC Granted

  1a Malone Park, Belfast, BT9 6NH

  Discharge Condition 2 of LA04/2026/1141/LBC - Method Statement

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1186/DC Granted

  lands at former Monarch Laundry site and Broadway Hall Site, No's 451-457 Donegall Road, Belfast, BT12 6HD

  Discharge of Conditions 20 & 21 - LA04/2024/0369/F

  Received 30 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1511/DC Granted

  Centre House 69-87 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4JE

  Discharge of condition 14 LA04/2022/2216/F Archaeological Programme of Works v3

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2025/1136/DC Granted

  Approximately 50m north east of number 80 Sydenham Road, Belfast, BT3 9DP

  Discharge conditons 5,6, and 9 of LA04/2019/2912/F- Remediation strategy,Piling assessment and groundwater monitoring report.

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1556/DC Granted

  Administration Building, Queen's University Belfast 70 University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN

  Discharge of condition no.3 of planning approval LA04/2026/0631/F Arboricultural Report; Tree Constraints Plan; Tree Impact & Protection Plan; Tree Schedule

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions