Planning application
123 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed use of 388 no. Student rooms as short term let accommodation outside of term time (July & August).
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1226/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/1226/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT15 1AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Belfast
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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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Clyde Shanks Ltd Agent, registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2011 · Belfast
107 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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