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Largest housing developments in Belfast

Housing schemes of 100+ homes in Belfast: waiting for a decision, approved in the last three years, and early-stage proposals. Each scheme is counted once, under its main application.

5 schemes in play, 1,241 homes in total, plus 5 early-stage proposals.

Schemes in play, largest first

Shaded areas are the site boundaries councils publish; elsewhere a dot marks the site, sized by homes.

Awaiting decisionBelfast · LA04/2025/2210/O

456 homes

Lands to the east of Corporation Street, north of Donegall Quay, west and south of Clarendon Dock, south, east and south west of Pilot Street, and south and south east of Corry Road, Belfast (amended address)

Hybrid planning permission is being sought for the following development: Outline Planning Application (no matters reserved) for Plots A & B to provide 456No. residential units (apartments) and 1,600sqm of ground floor commercial uses including retail (Class A1), Financial and Professional (Class A2), Community and Cultural Uses (Class D1), Assembly and Leisure (Class D2), and café, bar and rest

Awaiting decisionBelfast · LA04/2026/0496/F

325 homes

Lands at 3-9 Dalton Street, (bordered by Middlepath Street and Bridge End), Belfast, BT5 4BA

Proposed construction of 325no. apartments, residents’ gym and 4no. retail units with associated car parking and landscaping (amendment to previously approved application LA04/2018/2649/F).

Awaiting decisionBelfast · LA04/2026/1224/F

253 homes

City Link Business Park Albert Street, Belfast, BT12 4HQ

Erection of residential development comprising of 2 No. Apartment buildings comprised of 202 apartments, car parking, open space and all ancillary development and 1 No. social/affordable apartment building comprised of 51 apartments, car parking, open space and all ancillary development.

Awaiting decisionBelfast · LA04/2024/0626/F

104 homes

1 Havelock House Havelock Place, Ormeau, Belfast, BT7 1EB .

Erection of 104no. social rented residential units (comprising a mix of General Social Housing and Category 1 over 55's accommodation) across two detached blocks [ranging between 3 and 5 storeys], landscaping, communal and private amenity space, ancillary cycle and car parking provision, and other associated site works

ApprovedBelfast · LA04/2024/1592/F

103 homes

Marlborough House at no. 28-32 Victoria Street, Belfast and no. 8 and 10-12 Marlborough Street; 11 Prince's Street and 2-4 Prince's Court, Belfast, BT1 3GG

Residential development comprising the demolition of no. 8 Marlborough Street, partial demolition of existing Marlborough House, and the refurbishment of existing Listed Building (Princes Court) (3 storeys), for the erection of 103 no. apartments (mix of 1-bed, 2-bed and 3 bed units) (8 storeys), with provision of private amenity, and internal and external communal amenity spaces; and associated s

Early stage: no application yet

Developers often ask the council whether a large scheme needs an environmental assessment before they apply. These requests show what's coming. They are not applications, and they don't count towards the totals above.

Early stage: no application yetBelfast · LA04/2026/1383/PAN

170 homes

Lands bounded by Library Street (to south), Stephen Street (to west), Little Donegall Street (to north), and Union Street (to east) Belfast, BT1 2JE.

Proposed apartment development of approximately 170no affordable housing units with associated services and amenity provision

Early stage: no application yetBelfast · LA04/2025/0818/PAN

245 homes

Land at City Link Business Park, Albert Street, Citylink Business Park, Belfast, BT12 4HQ

Erection of residential development comprising of 1 No. build to rent apartment building comprised of 146 apartments, car parking, open space and all ancillary development and 2 No. social/affordable apartment buildings comprised of 99 apartments, car parking, open space and all ancillary development.

Early stage: no application yetBelfast · LA04/2025/0451/PAN

125 homes

Lanyon Building, 9 Lanyon Place, Belfast, BT1 3LP

Proposed change of use from offices on ground floor to retail / restaurant and gym on ground floor. Alterations to re-configure and to provide new entrances and vertical circulation. Alteration and change of use of fifth floor offices to accommodate 33no. apartments and removal of roof top plant floor and construction of 35 no. apartments at existing plant floor level. Construction of two addition

Early stage: no application yetBelfast · LA04/2025/0381/PAN

359 homes

3-9 Dalton Street, Belfast, BT5 4BG

Construction of 359no. apartments, gym and 3no. retail units with associated car parking and landscaping (amendment to previously approved application LA04/2018/2649/F)

Early stage: no application yetBelfast · LA04/2024/0868/PAN

Up to 845 homes

Land north of Springfield Road and Workman Avenue, west of Woodpile Avenue and Woodvale Park, south and west of Tesco Ballygomartin, south of Nos. 4 to 54 Ballygomartin Road and east of Forth River greenway (including former Mackies lands) and unused land at Springvale Gardens and Springfield Parade.

Development of a mixed use neighbourhood to be constructed in severable phases incorporating 16,000 square metres of employment floorspace, 2,000 square metres of community floorspace, 2,000 square metres of local shopping, a city farm, allotments, up to 750 dwellings in a mix of types and sizes including apartments and town houses and in a mix of tenures, up to 70 co-living units and up to 25 co-

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How we count

We read the number of homes from each application's description and count each scheme once: under its outline or full application, not again for each later phase, amendment or condition. A scheme that crosses a council boundary is counted once and listed under both councils. "Up to" figures are the most the permission would allow.

"In play" means waiting for a decision (for up to five years), approved in the last three years, or still receiving applications for its phases.

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