Planning application
Nos 59 & 61 High Street, Belfast, BT1 2AB
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition/ alteration of part of existing shop frontages to High Street and Pottinger’s Entry (ground floor level)
As published by the council, reference LA04/2026/1587/DCA
Application record
- Reference
- LA04/2026/1587/DCA
- Type
- Conservation Area Consent
- Status
- Site Inspection Complete
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Postcode
- BT1 2AB
Comment by 5 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 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA04/2026/1221/F Granted
Nos 59 & 61 High Street, Belfast, BT1 2AB
Alterations to frontages at ground floor level to both High Street and Pottinger’s Entry elevations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Belfast
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19 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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MBA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast
Active · incorporated 2015 · Belfast
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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