Agenda

Venue: Lavery Room, City Hall

Contact: Carolyn Donnelly, Democratic Services Officer 

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Routine Matters

1a

Apologies

1b

Minutes

1c

Declarations of Interest

2.

Planning Appeals Notified pdf icon PDF 104 KB

3.

Planning Decisions Issued pdf icon PDF 226 KB

4.

Live Applications for Major Development pdf icon PDF 182 KB

5.

Committee Decisions that have yet to issue pdf icon PDF 189 KB

6.

Miscellaneous Reports

6a

NIAO Strategic Review of the Planning Appeals Commission pdf icon PDF 298 KB

Additional documents:

6b

Local Applications subject to NI Water Objections pdf icon PDF 337 KB

Additional documents:

7.

Planning Applications previously considered

7a

LA04/2022/0809/F - Amendments to approved schemes ref. Z/2008/0993/F (erection of 53 No. dwellings) & ref. Z/2013/0120/F (erection of 46 No. dwellings); to reduce overall density from 99 No. dwellings to 92 No. dwellings and associated and ancillary works. - Lands to the south and west of Woodland Grange to the north of Blacks Gate and to the east of Moor Park Mews, Belfast pdf icon PDF 2 MB

7b

LA04/2025/0288/F - Retrospective change of use from ground floor taxi passenger terminal, cafe, office and newsagent to a Homeless Centre, Category D1(B). The centre will provide meals, washing and changing facilities and an internal social amenity area for users. The centre will operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week from 4:00 pm up until 10:00 pm (Amended Description) - Existing taxi passenger terminal and former retail unit located within 35a King Street pdf icon PDF 833 KB

8.

Planning Applications

8a

LA04/2025/1991/F - Subdivision of the existing cash and carry building and the change of use of 4,750 sq,m gross floorspace for use as a Class A1 retail; erection of new loading bay in service yard; minor external alterations to building; reconfiguration of car park. - Makro, 97 Kingsway pdf icon PDF 933 KB

8b

LA04/2025/2215/F - Proposed change of use from offices to nursing home comprising 156 no. bedrooms, ancillary scanning unit and all associated accommodation including dining/ café areas, day rooms and lounges, hairdressers, cinema rooms, treatment rooms and internal courtyard. The proposal also includes ancillary offices, landscaping, cycle parking, external alterations and all other site and associated works. - Halifax Building, 24 Cromac Place pdf icon PDF 964 KB

8c

LA04/2024/0570/F - Change of use of an existing hotel, conference centre and offices (sui generis) to a 97-bed care home (Use Class C3(b)) and 1,559sqm diagnostic medical facility (Use Class D1(a)), associated access, car parking, landscaping and open space. - Stormont Hotel, 587 Upper Newtownards Road pdf icon PDF 2 MB

8d

LA04/2024/0569/O - Outline planning permission with all matter reserved for independent living (Use Class C1) units and up to 62no. assisted living units (Use Class C3), associated internal access roads, communal open space, revised access from Castleview Road, associated car parking, servicing, amenity space and landscaping and demolition of dwellings at Castleview Road (nos. 2, 4, 6, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 & 30) and Summerhill Parade (nos. 18, 20 & 22) (amended description). - Stormont Hotel, 587 Upper Newtownards Road BT4 3LP and adjacent properties at Castleview Road (nos. 2, 4, 6, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 & 30), Summerhill Parade (nos. 18, 20 & 22), and rear of 160 Barnetts Road pdf icon PDF 1 MB

8e

LA04/2025/2013/F & LA04/2025/2013/LBC - Change of use of Netherleigh House and existing office blocks (Class B1) to provide residential and nursing care facilities (Class C3 (a) and (b)). Extensions to existing office block including a fourth storey floor, eastern and western gable extension and two front projections from the northern elevation. Erection of 36 no. assisted living apartments over two four storey blocks. Site parking, landscaped amenity areas, woodland trails and all associated site works - Netherleigh House, 1 Massey Avenue pdf icon PDF 2 MB

8f

LA04/2026/0021/F & LA04/2026/0022/LBC - Conversion of former convent to 28no. apartments (1, 2 & 3 bed) involving internal and external refurbishment/retention and re-configuration. Provision of ground floor extension with partial demolition and provision of new stairwell and lift. Provision of dormers, rooflights and extension to first, second floor and attic levels regarding new stairwell and lift. External layout reconfigurations to include construction of new access from Ormeau Road, amended parking layout, provision of cycle parking, bin stores, landscaping, substation and associated works. - Former Good Shepherd Centre at lands at Nos. 511 and 511a Ormeau Road pdf icon PDF 1 MB

8g

LA04/2026/0340/F - Proposed change of use of 144 no. PBMSA units to short term let accommodation outside of term time only. - The Edge, 1 Frederick Street, Belfast, BT1 2LW (formally 48-52 York Street) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

8h

LA04/2026/0716/F - Proposed change of use of 342 no. Student rooms to short term let accommodation outside of term time (July & August). - Alma Place, 16 Library Street pdf icon PDF 2 MB

8i

LA04/2026/0306/F - Section 54 of the Planning Act (NI) 2011 for non-compliance with planning conditions 15 and 16 of planning permission LA04/2021/0516/F (relating to junction improvements and provision of disabled parking spaces) - 140 Donegall Street pdf icon PDF 435 KB

8j

LA04/2024/1195/F - Proposed residential development comprising 20 no dwelling units including 8 no semi-detached dwellings, 1 no detached dwelling, 2 no 3-bed apartments and 9 no 2-bed apartments with associated car parking, landscaping and associated works. Lands south of 7-14 Wolfhill Manor, east of No 42 Mill Avenue and west and north west of No 11 Mill Avenue, Ligoniel pdf icon PDF 1 MB

8k

LA04/2025/1839/F & LA04/2025/1841/DCA - Change of use from fast food unit, restaurant, retail and office to hotel with associated restaurant/bar areas, lobby/reception area and other areas ancillary to hotel use at ground floor level, 76no. bedrooms on 1st to 4th floor level and ancillary rooftop store. Includes demolition of all internal walls and partitions at ground floor level and demolition of sections of building at the rear, replacement of windows, reconfiguration and replacement of shopfronts, creation of new openings for windows and removal of rooflights. - Lindsay House, 8 - 14 Callender Street pdf icon PDF 639 KB

8l

LA04/2026/0066/F - Erection of 2.4m high perimeter fencing around 1 No. existing soccer pitch and internal 1.2m high spectator rail. Additional tree planting (Amended proposal) - Existing soccer pitches at Wedderburn Park Playing Fields (approx. 20m east of Orpen Ave. and 10m west of Wedderburn Gdns) pdf icon PDF 544 KB

8m

LA04/2026/0659/F & LA04/2026/0505/LBC - Fenestration changes to include insertion of new windows at first floor level on north facing elevation and creation of new access door and new windows at ground floor level on north elevation. - 2 Royal Avenue pdf icon PDF 618 KB

8n

LA04/2026/0787/LBC - Proposed Remedial works to bandstand roof. - Bandstand, Ormeau Park, Ormeau Rd pdf icon PDF 864 KB

8o

LA04/2025/1651/F - Retention, conversion, refurbishment and change of use of existing office building (Class A2) and 2 no. vacant retails units (Class A1) to hotel accommodation and associated facilities and café (sui generis) and extension of 5th floor (30no. hotel bedrooms in total). - 20 Rosemary Street pdf icon PDF 552 KB

9.

Restricted Items

9a

Building Control - Outstanding Accounts