Planning application
228-234 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3ET
Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single-storey extension to the front of a restaurant with a flat roof and matching glazing system.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0273/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0273/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Connswater
- Postcode
- BT4 3ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Site Inspection Complete.
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21 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
ALAN COOK ARCHITECTS LTD Agent, an architecture practice registered in Co Down
Active · incorporated 2005 · Co Down
22 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Belfast granted permission on 21 September 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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