61 Donegall Road, Belfast, BT12 5JL
Approved on 17 August 2026
Council decision: Granted
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from 3-bedroom dwelling (Class C1) to short term let accommodation (Sui Generis) with one bedroom retained as permanent residential.
- Received
- 10 April 2026
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Belfast City Council
- Ward
- Blackstaff
- Agent
- david mills architect
- ReceivedReceived10 Apr
- ValidatedValidated10 Apr
- Consult.Consultation6 May
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Aug
Decided in 129 days (council typically 105)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 61 Donegall Road, Belfast, BT12 5JL. Belfast has handled 4,394 applications of this type. This one was decided in 129 days, 3 weeks longer than Belfast's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Blackstaff. We hold 623 applications in total for the BT12 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
- BT12 5JL
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Botanic
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 9 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 May 2026
- Permission expires
- 16 August 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- david mills architect
Publicity
- First advertised
- 24 April 2026
- Last advertised
- 9 May 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14848169
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 202610 Sep
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission LA04/2026/0687/F
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)LA04/2026/1606/F - 202610 Apr
Retrospective change of use from 3-bedroom dwelling (Class C1) to short term let accommodation (Sui Generis)…
This applicationApprovedFullLA04/2026/0687/F
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Belfast
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