419 - 421 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AQ
Proposal
Change of use from professional services to a mixed-use art education & working studio building comprising: - Ground floor: Change of use from Class A2 (Financial, professional and other services) to Class D1 (Community & Cultural Use): specifically items (d) - for the provision of education and (e) - for the display of works of art. Levels 1 & 2: Change of use from Class A2 to Class B1 (Business Use). The upper floors are to be used as private artist working studios. New shop front. (amended description)
- Received
- 26 February 2026
- Council
- Belfast City Council
- Ward
- Bloomfield (Belfast)
- Agent
- Aine Glackin Architecture & Interiors
- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation31 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 419 - 421 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AQ. Belfast has handled 4,398 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Bloomfield (Belfast). We hold 491 applications in total for the BT4 postcode area.
97% of full applications at Belfast City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 15 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BT4 1AQ
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Titanic
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 16 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Aine Glackin Architecture & Interiors
- Architect profile
- AINE GLACKIN ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS LIMITED
Publicity
- First advertised
- 27 March 2026
- Last advertised
- 12 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14661179
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 202626 Feb
Change of use from professional services to a mixed-use art education & working studio building comprising…
This applicationPendingFullLA04/2026/0384/F - 202626 Feb
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ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideLA04/2026/0385/A
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