Planning application
24 Joy Street, Belfast, BT2 8LE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use from residential (Class C1) to short-term let accomodation (Sui Generis) and retrospective internal alterations to Listed Building.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0600/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0600/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT2 8LE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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LA04/2026/0599/F Awaiting decision
24 Joy Street, Belfast, BT2 8LE
Change of Use from residential (Class C1) to short-term let accommodation (Sui Generis) and retrospective internal alterations to Listed Building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 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 14 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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Planning by Design Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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