Planning application
Suitor Bros 56 Upper Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GJ
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Part change of use of existing retail shop to form coffee servery and hatch and new shop front.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0229/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0229/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 4GJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Belfast
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
HR Jess Ltd Agent, registered in Newtownabbey
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newtownabbey
58 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 30 June 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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