Planning application
Imperial House 4-10 Donegall Square East, Belfast, BT1 5HD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 Digital Sign
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1329/A
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/1329/A
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 5HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Belfast register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2026/0166/F Granted
Imperial House, 4-10 Donegall Square East, Belfast, BT1 5HD
Proposed change of use from retail (Class A1) to restaurant for consumption on and off the premises (Sui Generis), amendments to the shopfront and retractable awning (Amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Belfast
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Nomadic Watches Agent, registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2021 · Belfast
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 107 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
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Unit 9 of Imperial House 4-10 Donegall Square East, Belfast, BT1 5HD
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