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InnBelfast (Former Wellington Park Hotel) Botanic Inn 21-27 Malone Road & 6 Wellington Park, Belfast, BT9 6RU

Granted Belfast LA04/2026/0849/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Works: Demolition Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing hotel and public house and erection of Purpose Built, Managed Student Accommodation (PBMSA) development comprising c.580 units with communal facilities, internal and external communal amenity space and ancillary accommodation

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0849/PAN

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/0849/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Acceptable
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Decided
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Windsor
Postcode
BT9 6RU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 19 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Acceptable

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Belfast granted permission on 4 June 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Belfast's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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