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Cathedral Buildings, 60 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/1284/F Full

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Proposal

Retention and refurbishment of the existing café, including associated internal alterations and the installation of external mechanical and ventilation equipment to the rear elevation of the building including extract fans, condenser unit and air conditioning unit.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1284/F

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/1284/F
Type
Full
Status
Consultation Open
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Duncairn
Postcode
BT1 2GT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • LA04/2026/1070/LBC Awaiting decision

    Cathedral Buildings, 60 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GT

    Retention and refurbishment of the existing café, including associated internal alterations and the installation of external mechanical and ventilation equipment to the rear elevation of the building including extract fans, condenser unit and air conditioning unit.

    Submitted 2 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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 101 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Glenn Massey Architect Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Craigavon

Active · incorporated 2010 · Craigavon

7 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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    LA04/2026/1070/LBC Submitted 2 Jun 2026 9m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

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