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Elms 1 McClintock Street, Belfast, BT2 7GL

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/0881/F Full

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Proposal

Proposed change of use of 245 rooms from PBMSA to short term let accommodation outside of term time (July and August)

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/0881/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/0881/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT2 7GL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 July 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 106 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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TSA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2007 · Belfast

254 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast decided full applications in a median of 132 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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