22m West of Unit 4, Restaurant Block, Holywood Exchange 304 Airport Road West, Belfast BT3 9EJ

1. 26 Aug 2026

   Received by Belfast

2. 24 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 November 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.

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.

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Sainsbury's, Holywood Exchange, 302 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9EJ

  LA04/2025/1632/F Submitted 29 Sep 2025 0.3 miles away

  Erection of retail pod

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• Sainsbury's, Holywood Exchange, 302 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9EJ

  LA04/2025/1634/A Submitted 29 Sep 2025 0.3 miles away

  3no. illuminated fascia signs and 4no. non-illuminated fascia signs on detached retail pod

  Granted Advertising 13 docs

• BLOCK C 19 HERON ROAD BELFAST DOWN BT3 9LE

  LA04/2023/2365/F Submitted 10 Jan 2023 0.3 miles away

  New security fencing to side and rear of Block C 19 Heron rd, including vehicular and pedestrian gates.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• Tesco 24hr Store Knocknagoney Road, Belfast, BT4 2PW

  LA04/2026/1672/F Submitted 17 Sep 2026 0.3 miles away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  New acoustic fence adjacent to existing home shopping loading yard acoustic fence / gate at Tesco Knocknagoney.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 4 docs
  Small domestic

• LA04/2026/1736/A Awaiting decision

  8 Kennedy Way Industrial Estate Blackstaff Road, Ballymurphy, Belfast, BT11 9DT

  2 Hoarding

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Advertising
• LA04/2025/1256/A Granted

  57 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EB

  1 No. non-illuminated high level sign and 1x building signage comprising vertically arranged lettering mounted on the facade adjacent to the entrance (Amended Description)

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Advertising
• LA04/2026/1706/A Awaiting decision

  Unit 14 Lg 1 Victoria Square, Belfast, BT1 4QG

  1 Shop sign

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Advertising
• LA04/2026/1682/A Awaiting decision

  Asda Stores Ltd Unit 1 Westwood Shopping Centre, 51 Kennedy Way, Belfast, Bt11 9BQ

  1 Shop sign, 6 Forecourt signs.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Advertising
• LA04/2026/1678/A Awaiting decision

  Site situated approximately 83m South-West of House of Sport, Malone Road, Belfast within the grounds of Queen's University Malone Playing Fields

  1 Shop sign

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Advertising