Planning application
Mercy College, Bilston Road, Belfast, BT14 7QR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Provision of a SEN building with classrooms, ancillary facilities and associated siteworks
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0074/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0074/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ballysillan
- Postcode
- BT14 7QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Belfast
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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