Belfast council approves development of four new hotels
Meanwhile, the former NI Housing Executive Offices at 10-16 Hill Street will become a 20-bedroom boutique hotel, with ground floor restaurant and bar
Belfast City Council has approved the development plans of four new hotels to meet rising visitor demand in the city.
Out of the four hotels, three are planned for the Cathedral Quarter.
According to the latest meeting of Belfast City Council’s Planning Committee, permission was granted for a change of use at 5 and 9-13 Waring Street from a museum and vacant office building to a 120-bedroom hotel with a six-storey extension, a single storey roof-top extension with a bar/restaurant and a covered rooftop terrace.
Approval was also given to alter, extend and amalgamate existing buildings at 35 and 37 Donegall Street and 7 Donegall Street Place to create a 20-bed hotel with bar/restaurant and associated outdoor seating area.
Meanwhile, the former NI Housing Executive Offices at 10-16 Hill Street will become a 20-bedroom boutique hotel, with ground floor restaurant and bar.
Additionally, permission was granted for the erection of 135 hotel beds and 93 aparthotel beds, restaurant / café and bar, gym, landscaped public realm, car and cycle parking, cycle parking directly south of Titanic Belfast and north-west of Hamilton Dock located off Queen’s Road, Belfast.
Councillor Matt Garrett, chair of Belfast City Council’s Planning Committee, said: “It’s great to see these developments coming forward and contributing to Belfast’s economic growth. But it’s important that as a Planning Committee, we take these decisions based on robust information.
“At this month’s meeting, we reviewed both the council’s Housing Land Availability Summary Report and the Employment Land Monitor (ELM) 2022/23 which provide a snapshot of the amount of land available for new residential development and employment purposes. Our officers draw on this data to shape our new Local Development Plan.”
