Planning application
City Quays 3 Clarendon Road, Belfast, BT1 3BG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 2 no. illuminated signs to the external North and South elevations of the building.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1165/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/1165/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT1 3BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2026/1100/NMC Granted
City Quays 3 Clarendon Road, Belfast, BT1 3BG
Non-material change to reserved matters approval LA04/2017/1090/RM, comprising the installation of 4 no. external louvres to the north-east elevation at floor 9.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Belfast
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Consultation Open.
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Belfast granted permission on 17 August 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.
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