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Victoria Hall, 12 May Street, Belfast, BT1 4NL

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/0536/F Full

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Change of use from Offices to 28 No Apartments (Build to Rent), communal areas, private storage areas, bin storage, cycle storage, common cinema room, laundry room and all associated site works.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0536/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/0536/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT1 4NL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Belfast took a median of 106 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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TSA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2007 · Belfast

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Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided full applications in a median of 132 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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