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Lands at former Sirocco Works, Short Strand and adjacent to Bridge End and the River Lagan, Belfast

Granted Belfast LA04/2026/0302/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/0302/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Acceptable
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Decided
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Ballymacarrett

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Feb 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission on 10 March 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Belfast's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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