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Former City Of Belfast School Of Music 99 Donegall Pass, Belfast, BT7 1DR

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/1160/F Full

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Proposal

Alterations and refurbishment, including construction of new lift to external courtyard

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1160/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/1160/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT7 1DR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • LA04/2026/1161/LBC Awaiting decision

    Former City Of Belfast School Of Music 99 Donegall Pass, Belfast, BT7 1DR

    Alterations and refurbishment, including construction of new lift to external courtyard

    Submitted 24 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 106 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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R E Quinn Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

38 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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  • Former City Of Belfast School Of Music 99 Donegall Pass, Belfast, BT7 1DR

    LA04/2026/1161/LBC Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

    Alterations and refurbishment, including construction of new lift to external courtyard

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 54 docs
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In Belfast

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  • 6 North Sperrin, Belfast, BT5 7HU

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    Received 6 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications