Planning application
Unit 2, College Court Central, 54 / 62 King Street, Belfast, BT1 6BF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of existing vacant commercial unit to Pool Hall (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0388/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0388/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 6BF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Belfast
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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