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AMIC Harbour Building, 5 Airport Road, Belfast, BT3

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/1262/F Full

Works: Extension Demolition

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Proposal

Demolition of buildings to south-west of main building, erection of double height extension on south-west side facing Airport Road (18.08m height) with triple height extension (21.85m height) to rear on south-west side, erection of double height extension (12.07m height) on north-east side (total additional 6,754m² floorspace Use Class (B1)(c)). PV panels, access from Airport Road, car parking, cycle parking, boundary fencing and all other associated works.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1262/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/1262/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Sydenham
Postcode
BT3 9EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 September 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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Fleming Mounstephen Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Co Down

Active · incorporated 2007 · Co Down

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Documents

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55 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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