Planning application
On the pavement outside 143 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1BP.
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Two digital 75-inch LCD display screens each side of the Street Hub.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0194/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0194/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT1 1BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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LA04/2026/0193/F Awaiting decision
On the pavement outside 143 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1BP.
Erection of a freestanding Street Hub, comprising two digital 75-inch LCD display screens each side of the unit, to replace a BT telephone box.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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 101 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gravis Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Holywood
Active · incorporated 2005 · Holywood
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
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