Lands at former Sirocco Works, Short Strand and adjacent to Bridge End and River Lagan, Belfast

1. 22 May 2026

   Received by Belfast

2. 24 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Consultation Open

   Previously Valid.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 August 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.

This application is with Belfast for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Belfast's median decision took 101 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Lands at former Sirocco Works, Short Strand and adjacent to Bridge End and the River Lagan, Belfast

  LA04/2026/0302/PAN Submitted 18 Feb 2026 69m away

  Application for renewal (for an additional three years) of planning permission for mixed use development comprising offices, residential apartments (including affordable), hotel and serviced apartments, retail and professional services, community and cultural, leisure uses, cafes, bars, restaurants, with associated car parking, circulation and servicing arrangements; public realm works, landscaping, replacement of existing pedestrian bridge fixed to railway bridge and associated access works to Short Strand and Bridge End with other infrastructural works, and demolition of existing structures including boundary walls.

  Granted New dwelling Demolition 2 docs

• 7 Laganview Court, Belfast, BT5 4AR

  LA04/2025/1386/DC Submitted 19 Aug 2025 175m away

  Discharge of condition 2 of application LA04/2021/0201/CA- room for permanent residential use annoted on plan.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 23 Laganview Court, Belfast, BT5 4AR

  LA04/2025/1388/DC Submitted 19 Aug 2025 175m away

  Discharge of condition 1 of application LA04/2021/0202/CA Management Plan

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 7 Laganview Court, Belfast, BT5 4AR

  LA04/2025/1387/DC Submitted 19 Aug 2025 175m away

  Discharge Condition 1 of application LA04/2021/0201/CA-Management Plan.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 23 Laganview Court, Belfast, BT5 4AR

  LA04/2025/1389/DC Submitted 19 Aug 2025 175m away

  Discharge of condition 2 of application LA04/2021/0202/CA Annotated Floorplan

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Lands at 3-9 Dalton Street, (bordered by Middlepath Street and Bridge End), Belfast, BT5 4BA

  LA04/2026/0496/F Submitted 16 Mar 2026 215m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~14 May

  Proposed construction of 325no. apartments, residents’ gym and 4no. retail units with associated car parking and landscaping (amendment to previously approved application LA04/2018/2649/F).

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 51 docs
  Major scheme

• LA04/2026/1507/O Awaiting decision

  2 Carolhill Gardens, Belfast, BT4 2FS

  Proposed demolition of existing detached Garage and erection of detached dwelling with associated external works.

  20 Aug 2026 Outline
• LA04/2025/1093/O Refused

  Lands to the rear of 43 Colinglen Road, Belfast, BT17 0LW (amended address)

  Proposed erection of detached dwelling.

  29 Jun 2025 Outline
• LA04/2025/0846/O Withdrawn

  Lands between 10 and 18 Ballyutoag Road, Belfast, BT14 8SR

  Infill dwelling and garage

  21 May 2025 Outline
• LA04/2026/0305/O Awaiting decision

  Fortwilliam Golf Club 8a Downview Avenue, Belfast, BT15 4EZ

  Erection of new warehouse store incorporating charging points for golf buggies

  16 Feb 2026 Outline
• LA04/2025/2210/O Awaiting decision

  Lands to the east of Corporation Street, north of Donegall Quay, west and south of Clarendon Dock, south, east and south west of Pilot Street, and south and south east of Corry Road, Belfast (amended address)

  Hybrid planning permission is being sought for the following development: Outline Planning Application (no matters reserved) for Plots A & B to provide 456No. residential units (apartments) and 1,600sqm of ground floor commercial uses including retail (Class A1), Financial and Professional (Class A2), Community and Cultural Uses (Class D1), Assembly and Leisure (Class D2), and café, bar and restaurant uses, landscaping, open space, play equipment, public realm improvements and all associated site and access works including servicing from Corporation Street. Outline Planning Application (all matters reserved) for Plots C, D, E and F for a mixed-use development comprising residential (apartments and dwellings), a Hotel/Apart Hotel, ground floor commercial uses including retail (Class A1), Financial and Professional (Class A2), Community and Cultural Uses (Class D1), Assembly and Leisure (Class D2), and café, bar and restaurant uses, the change of use (principle only) to the listed Clarendon Building, Furnace House and Pump House (to include cafe and restaurant uses), re-purposing of Clarendon Dock for leisure uses and all associated site, access and infrastructure works.

  19 Dec 2025 Outline