Planning application
City Quays 2, 7 Clarendon Road, Belfast, BT1 3BG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 No. High level illuminated signage.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0661/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/0661/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT1 3BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Belfast
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 31 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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