Inn Belfast Hotel (former Wellington Park Hotel) & Botanic Inn 21-27 Malone Road & 6 Wellington Park, Belfast, BT9 6RU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Demolition of the existing hotel and public house and erection of a four to six-storey Purpose Built Managed Student Accommodation (PBMSA), with additional use of the accommodation outside term time, comprising 556 no. units, ground-floor retail units, communal facilities, internal and external communal amenity space and ancillary accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Dec 2026 and 24 Jan 2027, from Belfast's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 39

Plans & drawings 22

PDF Outline Student Management Plan Other Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Travel Plan REDACTED Other Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Waste Management Plan REDACTED Other Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan REDACTED Other Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF site location plan Site Location Plan · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground Floor Plan Proposed Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed sections Cross Sections · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section S2 Cross Sections · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section S4 Cross Sections · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Sections S1 and S3 Cross Sections · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Sections S5_S6 and S7 Cross Sections · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscaping Plan Landscaping Proposals · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF existing elevations Existing Elevations · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed elevations 2 Proposed Elevations · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed elevations 1 Proposed Elevations · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF proposed contextual street elevations Proposed Elevations · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF fourth floor plan Proposed Floor Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF first floor plan Proposed Floor Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF fifth floor plan Proposed Floor Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF third floor plan Proposed Floor Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF second floor plan Proposed Floor Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF sixth floor roof plan Roof Details · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Belfast
Application type
Full
Postcode
BT9 6RU
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Windsor
Applicant
Show
Agent
Turley

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Belfast usually decides commercial and major works by day 92.

Day 1181 days to the predicted decision (day 92)
29%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Belfast in the last twelve months, from validation. Belfast decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15152240
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2026