Planning application
LA04/2026/0302/PAN
Lands at former Sirocco Works, Short Strand and adjacent to Bridge End and the River Lagan, Belfast
Proposal
Application for renewal (for an additional three years) of planning permission for mixed use development comprising offices, residential apartments (including affordable), hotel and serviced apartments, retail and professional services, community and cultural, leisure uses, cafes, bars, restaurants, with associated car parking, circulation and servicing arrangements; public realm works, landscaping, replacement of existing pedestrian bridge fixed to railway bridge and associated access works to Short Strand and Bridge End with other infrastructural works, and demolition of existing structures including boundary walls.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0302/PAN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Belfast
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Acceptable
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
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