City centre location

Located within the Belfast City Centre boundary (Belfast Urban Area Plan 2001 & Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015)

Established urban context

Situated within the Cathedral Quarter Character Area and a Core Area of Parking Restraint, with nearby listed buildings shaping design considerations.

Policy support for housing

The Belfast Local Development Plan (Plan Strategy 2035) supports sustainable city centre growth, including new homes in accessible locations.

Guided by key planning principles

The proposal responds to core LDP themes, including:

• Liveable neighbourhoods
• High-quality design and placemaking
• Sustainable, well-connected development
• Green and resilient infrastructure
• Supported by planning guidance
  Relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance includes:
  Affordable Housing, Residential Design, Placemaking, Masterplanning, Transport, Flood Risk, and Sustainable Drainage.

The Belfast Agenda is Belfast’s Community Plan and sets out a long-term plan to 2035, promoting a vibrant, well-connected city. Theme 3 of the Agenda specifically focuses on housing-led regeneration and emphasises social housing, and as a whole the Agenda prioritises city development. The vision of the Agenda is:

Focus on city centre living
Encourages more people to live, work, and invest in the city centre.

Housing-led regeneration
Identifies increasing housing supply across all tenures as a key priority.

Delivering more homes where they are needed
Supports growth in social and affordable housing and increasing the city centre population.