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The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

Awaiting decision Belfast LA04/2026/1574/A Advertisement

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Face-illuminated school crest enclosure (1750mm x 2200mm) featuring a graphic panel, above built-up metal dimensional lettering (485mm cap height) in a dark finish with LED halo illumination. All illumination is static. The crest and lettering are attached to the gable (south facing gable of new South Wing building which is under construction) with concealed, non-corrosive fixings.

As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1574/A

Application record

Reference
LA04/2026/1574/A
Type
Advertisement
Status
Consultation Open
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Central
Postcode
BT1 6DL

Comment by 7 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Belfast through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Belfast register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • LA04/2025/1757/DC Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Discharge Condition 3 of LA04/2024/0344/F- Material samples.

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • LA04/2024/0432/DCA Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Demolition of the school steward's house. The proposed demolition forms part of the overall RBAI Campus Vision proposal which is the subject of a related planning application (ref. LA04/2024/0344/F) and listed building consent application (ref. LA04/2024/0321/LBC) (amended description).

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • LA04/2024/0344/F Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Construction of a new South Wing of the RBAI Campus to include multi-purpose dining hall, 15 general classrooms, a drama suite, a 25m swimming pool, a Board Room suite, living accommodation for the School Steward with PV panels on roof and new, small extension to the Soane Building, to provide improved accessibility and upgraded WC facilities, with associated refurbishment and re-modelling of first and second floor classrooms to the southern end of the Soane Building, the development of landscaped zones including the under-croft area at the Common Hall and new boundary treatment at Durham Street and demolition of the existing dining hall, swimming pool, school steward's house and W-Block.

    Decided 22 Nov 2024 Full applications
  • LA04/2024/0321/LBC Granted

    The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    Construction of a new South Wing of the RBAI Campus to include multi-purpose dining hall, 15 general classrooms, a drama suite, a 25m swimming pool, a Board Room suite, living accommodation for the School Steward with PV panels on roof and new, small extension to the Soane Building, to provide improved accessibility and upgraded WC facilities, with associated refurbishment and re-modelling of first and second floor classrooms to the southern end of the Soane Building, the development of landscaped zones including the under-croft area at the Common Hall and new boundary treatment at Durham Street and demolition of the existing dining hall, swimming pool and W-Block (amended description)

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by Belfast

  2. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 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 102 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Fleming Mounstephen Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Co Down

Active · incorporated 2007 · Co Down

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Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What 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 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    LA04/2024/0432/DCA Submitted 7 Mar 2024 0.1 miles away

    Demolition of the school steward's house. The proposed demolition forms part of the overall RBAI Campus Vision proposal which is the subject of a related planning application (ref. LA04/2024/0344/F) and listed building consent application (ref. LA04/2024/0321/LBC) (amended description).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 12 docs

  • The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    LA04/2024/0321/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2024 0.1 miles away

    Construction of a new South Wing of the RBAI Campus to include multi-purpose dining hall, 15 general classrooms, a drama suite, a 25m swimming pool, a Board Room suite, living accommodation for the School Steward with PV panels on roof and new, small extension to the Soane Building, to provide improved accessibility and upgraded WC facilities, with associated refurbishment and re-modelling of first and second floor classrooms to the southern end of the Soane Building, the development of landscaped zones including the under-croft area at the Common Hall and new boundary treatment at Durham Street and demolition of the existing dining hall, swimming pool and W-Block (amended description)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 38 docs

  • The Royal Belfast Academical Institution College Square East, Belfast, BT1 6DL

    LA04/2025/1757/DC Submitted 17 Oct 2025 0.1 miles away

    Discharge Condition 3 of LA04/2024/0344/F- Material samples.

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

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