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Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

Granted Belfast LA04/2025/2140/F Full

Works: Extension Demolition

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

Proposal

Partial demolition of existing school buildings. Refurbishment of existing building and part single, part two storey extension to front and rear. New parking and drop off areas, play areas and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/2140/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2025/2140/F
Type
Full
Status
Site Inspection Complete
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Fortwilliam
Postcode
BT15 4AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA04/2025/2141/DCA Awaiting decision

    Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

    Demolition of single-storey teaching block; front hygiene room; existing main entrance extension; stores behind the stage; school meals kitchen; sports hall ancillary accommodation; and two-storey teaching block.

    Submitted 28 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • LA04/2025/1482/PAN Awaiting decision

    Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

    Extension to and refurbishment of Harberton North Special School. Proposal to include demolition of existing building sections, extension to rear of site and refurbishment of building section fronting onto Fortwilliam Park. Proposal also includes play areas and all other associated site works.

    Submitted 4 Sep 2025
  • Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

    Erection of temporary mobile classroom village to faciltate future refurbishment and extension of existing Harberton North Special School, comprising 3 no. 2-storey blocks of temporary classroom accommodation, temporary hard play areas, temporary staff and visitor parking areas, tree removal and landscpaing. (Amended Plans)

    Decided 1 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Belfast

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Resolve Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

32 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

81 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

    LA04/2025/2141/DCA Submitted 28 Nov 2025 0.1 miles away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jan

    Demolition of single-storey teaching block; front hygiene room; existing main entrance extension; stores behind the stage; school meals kitchen; sports hall ancillary accommodation; and two-storey teaching block.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 10 docs
    Small domestic
  • Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

    LA04/2025/1482/PAN Submitted 4 Sep 2025 0.1 miles away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    Extension to and refurbishment of Harberton North Special School. Proposal to include demolition of existing building sections, extension to rear of site and refurbishment of building section fronting onto Fortwilliam Park. Proposal also includes play areas and all other associated site works.

    Awaiting decision Extension Demolition 3 docs
  • Harberton North Special School 29a Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AP

    LA04/2025/1272/F Submitted 31 Jul 2025 0.1 miles away

    Erection of temporary mobile classroom village to faciltate future refurbishment and extension of existing Harberton North Special School, comprising 3 no. 2-storey blocks of temporary classroom accommodation, temporary hard play areas, temporary staff and visitor parking areas, tree removal and landscpaing. (Amended Plans)

    Granted Full applications Extension Trees 48 docs
  • 27 Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AL

    LA04/2026/0874/F Submitted 8 May 2026 0.1 miles away

    Single storey rear extension. Replacement of rear window with door. Replacement first floor window to rear.

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 7 docs
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  • 27 Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AL

    LA04/2026/0953/DCA Submitted 21 May 2026 0.1 miles away

    Demolition of single storey rear extension. Partial demolition of rear wall. Removal of 3 No. windows and 2 No. doors to rear/side elevations.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition +1 6 docs
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  • 89 Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AS

    LA04/2025/1589/DCA Submitted 24 Sep 2025 0.1 miles away

    Proposed partial demolition of rear wall. Demolition of rear and side stores.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 5 docs

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