300 short-term let rooms at 81-107 York Street, Belfast

“The application is seeking full planning permission for the proposed use of 300 No. Student Bedrooms/Studios as Short Term Let (STL) Accommodation outside of term time.”

“LIV Belfast state that they are seeking to better utilise the accommodation during this time to provide quality accommodation for visiting academics, such as PhD candidates and researchers, as well as for other visitors to the city. As such, this application seeks planning permission for the use of 247 bedrooms and 53 studios (300 beds in total) during the summer months, comprising 42% of the total accommodation units within the building.”

“The application site comprises a Purpose-Built Managed Student Accommodation (PBMSA) on York Street which received planning permission under reference LA04/2016/2385/F in June 2017. It contains 717 self-contained units spread across 14 floors with associated communal and amenity facilities as well as retail units at ground floor. Description of Proposal…”

“Recommendation Having regard to the development plan and other material considerations, the proposal is considered acceptable. It is recommended that planning permission is granted subject to conditions.”

“The key issues for consideration of the application are set out below:”

“Principle of the proposed change of use outside of term time • Access, movement and parking…”

“The Committee granted planning permission, subject to conditions and delegated authority to the Director of Planning and Building Control to finalise the wording of the conditions, resolve the relevant Section 77 to vary the host Section 76 Planning Agreement, and to deal with any other issues that might arise, provided that they were not substantive.”