Former Good Shepherd Centre at lands at Nos. 511 and 511a Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 3GS
Proposal
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.
- Received
- 22 January 2026
- Decided
- 13 August 2026
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Belfast City Council
- Ward
- Rosetta
- ReceivedSubmitted22 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation11 May
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided13 Aug
Decided in 203 days (council typically 98)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Good Shepherd Centre at lands at Nos. 511 and 511a Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 3GS. Belfast has handled 4,324 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 111 days. This one was decided in 203 days, 13 weeks longer than Belfast's median. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Rosetta. We hold 354 applications in total for the BT7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202624 Sep
LA04/2026/0021/F condition no. 2 i.Detail for construction and reinstatement of existing dormers ii. Detail…
PendingDischarge of conditionsLA04/2026/1705/DC - 20262 Sep
Retrospective application to amend the new Ormeau Rd access approved under LA04/2026/0021/F
PendingListed building consentRelatedLA04/2026/1474/LBC - 20262 Sep
Retrospective application to amend the new Ormeau Rd access approved under LA04/2026/0021/F
PendingFullRelatedLA04/2026/1505/F - 202625 Aug
Discharge of condition 3 - LA04/2026/0021/F
Condition DischargedDischarge of conditionsLA04/2026/1493/DC - 202619 Aug
Letter to HED for Discharge of Conditions 2 iv., v., vi., & vii. of LA04/2026/0022/LBC
PendingDischarge of conditionsLA04/2026/1462/DC - 202622 Jan
Conversion of former convent to 28no. apartments (1, 2 & 3 bed) involving internal and external…
This applicationApprovedFullLA04/2026/0021/F
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Aug
Window Survey Report to Discharge of Condition 3 LA04/2026/0022/LBC
PendingDischarge of conditionsLA04/2026/1464/DC - 202617 Aug
Discharge of Condition no. 7 for the redevelopment of Former Good Shepherd Centre, Belfast (LA04/2026/0022/LBC
Condition DischargedDischarge of conditionsLA04/2026/1444/DC - 202617 Aug
Discharge of Condition 6 from planning permission for the redevelopment of Former Good Shepherd Centre…
Condition Partially DischargedDischarge of conditionsLA04/2026/1443/DC - 20265 Jan
Conversion of former convent to 28no. apartments (1, 2 & 3 bed) involving internal and external…
ApprovedListed building consentLA04/2026/0022/LBC
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