Ground Floor Strand House, 102 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1NU Data via plota.co.uk

LA04/2026/1721/F - Full Consultation Open
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from office (Class B1) to Cultural and Community Use (Class D1(d))- Education and training facility. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Oct 2026
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Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Jan 2027 and 6 Mar 2027, from Belfast's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 10

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning Statement Redacted Other Supporting Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Climate Change Statement Other Supporting Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Site Plan Site Layout or Block Plan · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Site Location Plan · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan Existing Floor Plans · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan Proposed Floor Plans · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form redacted Application Form · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Neighbour Neighbour Notifications · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Neighbour Notifications · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Acknowledge Application Correspondence with Applicant/Agent/Solicitor · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Belfast
Application type
Full
Postcode
BT4 1NU
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Connswater
Applicant
Show
Agent
O'Toole & Starkey Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Belfast usually decides changes of use by day 121.

Day 12109 days to the predicted decision (day 121)
9%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Belfast in the last twelve months, from validation. Belfast decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15171301
Neighbours
22 Oct 2026
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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2019 Refused
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2018 Approved
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Discharge of condition 6 LA04/2017/0112/F
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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