3 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GA

1. 28 Apr 2026

   Received by Belfast

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 June 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 102 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 21 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GA

  LA04/2025/1546/A Submitted 18 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Illuminated Fascia Sign

  Granted Advertising 8 docs

• Lindsay House 8 - 14 Callender Street, Belfast, BT1 5BN

  LA04/2025/1841/DCA Submitted 31 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec

  Change of use from fast food unit, restaurant, retail and office to hotel with associated restaurant/bar areas, lobby/reception area and other areas ancillary to hotel use at ground floor level, 76no. bedrooms on 1st to 4th floor level and ancillary rooftop store. Includes demolition of all internal walls and partitions at ground floor level and demolition of sections of building at the rear, replacement of windows, reconfiguration and replacement of shopfronts, creation of new openings for windows and removal of rooflights.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Demolition +1 34 docs

• Lindsay House, 8 - 14 Callender Street, Belfast, BT1 5BN

  LA04/2025/1839/F Submitted 31 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec

  Change of use from fast food unit, restaurant, retail and office to hotel with associated restaurant/bar areas, lobby/reception area and other areas ancillary to hotel use at ground floor level, 76no. bedrooms on 1st to 4th floor level and ancillary rooftop store. Includes demolition of all internal walls and partitions at ground floor level and demolition of sections of building at the rear, replacement of windows, reconfiguration and replacement of shopfronts, creation of new openings for windows and removal of rooflights.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer Demolition +1 44 docs

• 9 Arthur Square, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2023/3137/A Submitted 25 Apr 2023 50 yards away

  1 Shop sign, 1 Projecting sign

  Refused Advertising 16 docs

• 9 Arthur Square, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2023/3141/LBC Submitted 25 Apr 2023 50 yards away

  Alterations to listed building to facilitate shop signage andprojecting sign.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 22 docs

• Mayfair Buildings 5-11 William Street South BT1 4FD, 5-11 Arthur Square Bt1 4AR, Belfast, BT1 4FD

  LA04/2025/1911/F Submitted 9 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of existing upper floors from offices (Class B1) to hostel accommodation (Class C1/Sui Generis) providing 136 bedspaces, with associated lounge, kitchen, and ancillary facilities; and formation of a new entrance lobby within one small ground-floor retail unit fronting William Street South. All other ground-floor retail units remain unchanged. Internal alterations only with no increase in building footprint or external envelope. Minor elevation changes to create door entrances. Building lies within the Belfast City Centre Conservation Area.

  Granted Full applications 92 docs

• LA04/2025/0651/DC Granted

  721-739 Lisburn Road, Malone Lower, Belfast, BT9 7GU

  LA04/2021/0789/F Condition no. 25. Construction, Vibration and Dust Management Plan.

  Received 16 Apr, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1323/DC Granted

  Lands East of Meadowhill, North of Glencolin Court, North and East of Glencolin Rise, East of Glencolin Grove, North and West of Glen Road Rise, and North of Glen Road Grove

  Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) - EHA Construction Discharge of condition 10 - LA04/2023/2557/F

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1451/DC Granted

  1-21 Castlereagh Road, Belfast, BT5 5FB

  Discharge Conditions 8 & 10 of Planning Approval LA04/2023/2763/F - remeditation verification report

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1655/DC Awaiting decision

  1 Havelock House Havelock Place, Ormeau, Belfast, BT7 1EB

  Condition 8 of LA04/2024/0626/F. Construction Noise and Vibration Management Plan -

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Conditions
• LA04/2026/1108/DC Granted

  177 Joanmount Gardens, Belfast, BT14 6NZ

  Discharge of condition 1 & 2 of planning approval LA04/2022/0401/CA - 1) Service management plan 2) scaled floor plans showing larger front bedroom to be retained as permanent residential accomodation

  Received 12 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Conditions