Planning application
Next Retail 40-46 Donegall Place, Belfast, BT1 5BB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
2 Shop sign, 1 Projecting sign
As published by the council, reference LA04/2025/2160/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2025/2160/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 5BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 February 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gee Tee Signs Ltd Agent, registered in Nottingham
Active · incorporated 1983 · Nottingham
42 applications on PlanIndex · across 33 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 107 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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