Planning application
Westbourne Presbyterian Church 149a Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 1AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
A blitz memorial sculpture, made from glass fibre reinforced concrete, set on a concrete plinth within the grounds of Westbourne Presbyterian Church
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/2138/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/2138/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Ballymacarrett
- Postcode
- BT4 1AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2025/1615/DC Granted
Westbourne Presbyterian Church 149a Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AB
Discharge of condition 4 - LA04/2024/0398/LBC- (previously approved) Package of proposed luminaires.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Belfast
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Belfast City Council Agent
16 applications on PlanIndex · 100% granted
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13 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 12 May 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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