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56-70 Castle Street, Belfast, BT1 1HD

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/0109/F Full

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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Proposal

Partial demolition and replacement of building with facade retention and restoration on Castle Street and part of Queen Street and construction of additional floors above existing roof level to provide 2no ground floor retail units, 38no short-term let apartments on the floors above and ancillary roof-mounted solar panels.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0109/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/0109/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT1 1HD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • LA04/2026/0110/DCA Awaiting decision

    56-70 Castle Street, Belfast, BT1 1HD

    Partial demolition and replacement of building with facade retention and restoration on Castle Street and part of Queen Street.

    Submitted 19 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 March 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

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O'Toole & Starkey Ltd Agent, registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2018 · Belfast

104 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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46 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 132 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    LA04/2026/0110/DCA Submitted 19 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~16 Mar

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