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
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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8 documents on file for this application
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