Planning application
Glenmachan Tower House Nursing Home 13 Glenmachan Road, Belfast, BT4 2NN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal alterations to existing nusing home to provide 4 additional bedrooms
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0168/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0168/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Garnerville
- Postcode
- BT4 2NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2026/0167/F Granted
Glenmachan Tower House Nursing Home 13 Glenmachan Road, Belfast, BT4 2NN.
Internal alterations to existing nusing home to provide 4 additional bedrooms
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Belfast
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Consultation Open.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 6 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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