27-31 Donegall Street & 3-5 Commercial Court, Belfast, BT1 2FG

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

• LA04/2025/2170/DCA Granted

  27-31 Donegall Street & 3-5 Commercial Court, Belfast, BT1 2FG

  Partial demolition, refurbishment and alterations to building for new windows, doors and fixture arrangements.

  Submitted 15 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 15 Dec 2025

   Received by Belfast

2. 23 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 27-31 Donegall Street & 3-5 Commercial Court, Belfast, BT1 2FG

  LA04/2025/2170/DCA Submitted 15 Dec 2025 0.1 miles away

  Partial demolition, refurbishment and alterations to building for new windows, doors and fixture arrangements.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition Windows or glazing 24 docs

• The Duke Of York 7-15 Commercial Court, Belfast, BT1 2NB

  LA04/2026/1114/F Submitted 11 Jun 2026 0.1 miles away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  Temporary art installation featuring illuminated sculptural umbrellas suspended at first-floor height (retrospective).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs

• 35 Donegall Street and 37 Donegall Street/7 Donegall Street Place Belfast, Belfast, BT1 2FN

  LA04/2025/1588/DC Submitted 22 Sep 2025 0.1 miles away

  Discharge of condition 9 of LA04/2022/1403/F. Archaeological Programme of Works.

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• 11-21 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2FF

  LA04/2025/1164/F Submitted 9 Jul 2025 0.1 miles away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Proposed change of use with associated external alterations and extensions to provide a 52-bed hotel with bar and restaurant facilities. The development includes extensions and reconfiguration of upper floor levels to facilitate change of use from offices to hotel accommodation and new ground floor frontage to Donegall Street and Warehouse Lane, and all other associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 72 docs

• 11-21 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2FF

  LA04/2025/1165/DCA Submitted 9 Jul 2025 0.1 miles away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Proposed demolition of some internal walls and staircases on all floors and external walls at the ground floor. Removal of all the existing windows and two ground floor openings on the front facade of 11-17 Donegall Street, new openings on the side/rear elevation. Removal of the roof of 19-21 Donegall Street and plant/enclosures on roof of 11-17 Donegall Street.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition Windows or glazing 17 docs

• Lands including and to the north of 1-55 Rosemary Street BT1 1QA / BT1 1QB , the east of 53-63 Royal Avenue BT1 1LX / BT1 1FE , the south of 56 Lower Garfield Street BT1 1FP, the west and north east of 6-34 North Street BT1 1LA, the north and west of 13-59 North Street BT1 1NA / BT1 1NB, west and north west of 16-28 Donegall Street BT1 2GP, including North Street Arcade and to the west of 21-55 Donegall Street BT1 2FF / BT1 2FH, lands including and to the south of Writers Square Belfast and lands immediately south of 89-91 Academy Street BT1 2LS and west of 8 Exchange Street BT1 2LJ, Belfast

  LA04/2026/0994/PAN Submitted 28 May 2026 0.1 miles away

  Proposed residential-led mixed use comprehensive redevelopment comprising 2 hotels, new homes including: private rent/social & affordable/flex -living/private market sale; offices; retail and restaurant/café/bar uses. New and upgraded streets, public spaces and courtyards and private courtyards. Detailed hard and soft landscaping and all associated demolition, construction site compounds and construction access works.

  Granted Demolition 1 doc

• LA04/2025/1954/F Granted

  16 Sans Souci Park, Belfast, BT9 5BZ

  Solar Panels on the south facing roof slope

  Received 13 Nov, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0711/F Granted

  10 Casaeldona Rise, Belfast, BT6 9RA

  single-storey rear extension and first-floor rear extension; alterations to windows

  Received 15 Apr, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0421/F Withdrawn

  Footpath south of 272-274 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 3EU

  Existing 11.5m lamp post to be removed and replaced with a 20m street pole with a wraparound cabinet. Proposed 9no. antennas, 2no. GPS nodes, 1no. bowler cabinet, 1no. cabinet, and ancillary upgrades thereto.

  Received 5 Mar, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2026/0374/F Granted

  17 Castlemore Avenue, Belfast, BT6 9RF

  Retention of lean to garage to side of dwelling and area of hardstanding to front (Amended Description and plans).

  Received 2 Mar, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
• LA04/2025/0635/F Refused

  142 Ravenhill Road, Belfast, BT6 8ED

  Change of use from ground floor shop (A1) to studio apartment (C1) alterations to building facades and additional site works.

  Received 14 Apr, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Full applications