Planning application
Milewater Basin, Barnett Dock Road, Belfast, BT3 9AA
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Three-storey extension to the south-east of existing operations engineering workshop to provide replacement port operations control centre, ancillary office accommodation, staff welfare facilities and all associated site works.
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1429/F
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/1429/F
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Consultation Open
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Duncairn
- Postcode
- BT3 9AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Belfast
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 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 99 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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