Planning application
Unit 162, 1st floor Victoria Place, 20 Wellwood Street, Belfast, BT12 5GE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from Office (Use Class B1) to Single Residential Studio apartment (Use class C1)
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0551/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0551/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Blackstaff
- Postcode
- BT12 5GE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Belfast
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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22 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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HR Jess Ltd Agent, registered in Newtownabbey
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newtownabbey
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14 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 9 July 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.
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