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

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

• LA04/2025/2140/F Granted

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

  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.

  Submitted 28 Nov 2025 Full applications
• 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
• LA04/2025/1272/F Granted

  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

1. 28 Nov 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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 102 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 106 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  LA04/2025/2140/F Submitted 28 Nov 2025 0.1 miles away

  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.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 81 docs

• 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
  Small domestic

• 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
  Small domestic

• 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

• LA04/2026/1403/DCA Granted

  36 Marlborough Park North, Belfast, BT9 6HJ

  Demolition of the existing conservatory and partial removal of existing external walls at ground floor level to facilitate the proposed rear extension.

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/1198/DCA Granted

  7 Deramore Park South, Malone Upper, Belfast, BT9 5JY

  Demolition of existing single storey garage along the east boundary, partial demolition to gable wall for new window opening, demolition and replacement of entrance steps, terrace wall and rear garden patio wall. (Retrospective)

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/1425/LBC Granted

  Translink railway bridge, approx. 8 metres to the north-west of No. 46 Upper Dunmurry Lane, Dunmurry.

  Corehole investigations to stone parapet on west elevation of railway bridge, and subsequent reinstatement of same.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/0902/LBC Granted

  John H Lunn (jewellers) Ltd , 2 Queens Arcade, Belfast, BT1 5FE

  Alterations to Listed Buildings including internal reordering, amendments to façade, and new shopfront signage

  Received 15 May, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LA04/2026/0953/DCA Granted

  27 Fortwilliam Park, Belfast, BT15 4AL

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

  Received 21 May, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings