Planning application
Victoria Hall, 12 May Street, Belfast, BT1 4NL
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
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 101 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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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