DUP fails to get 28 day survey time, even with Alliance support Cromac Street or Sráid Chromóige close to Belfast city centre(Image: Getty) An attempt by the DUP to extend the survey period for residents in Belfast streets where a dual language street sign has been proposed has failed, despite …
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There are currently only four HMOs on the entire length of the Falls Road 18:30, 18 Aug 2025Updated 09:31, 19 Aug 2025 A HMO application for a house in West Belfast has been rejected, despite meeting the criteria and threshold for the area. The application was unanimously refused by elected …
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Residents question council over alleged “factual inaccuracies” 17:22, 15 Aug 2025Updated 17:25, 15 Aug 2025 Google Street View of the garages at Lancedean Road An MLA has accused a developer of attempted “town cramming” over an application for two new houses on the outskirts of East Belfast. The Belfast City …
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Council official says: “There are no community benefits that would outweigh the loss of the open space” Google Street View of Squires Hill Road in North Belfast The DUP and Sinn Féin have pushed through an application for three detached houses close to the Crumlin Road area of North Belfast, …
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Council officials say rising costs of outside contractors are to blame A Belfast alley gate(Image: Belfast Live) Belfast Council has said a delay in putting alleygates up in the north of the city has arisen due to a cash shortage because of rising costs from outside contractors. At the August …
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Concerns raised on antisocial behaviour, and the need for more security and lighting 18:20, 11 Aug 2025Updated 18:24, 11 Aug 2025 Ormeau Park(Image: Belfast Live) Results from a public consultation in Belfast on 24 hour opening for some of its most popular parks have been revealed. Officials at Belfast City …
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Council officer tells elected reps the delayed letters do “not change the figures in terms of meeting the 15 percent” for signs already approved Stock Royal Mail image (Image: (Image: Getty Images)) Belfast City Council is conducting an investigation into the hold-up by Royal Mail of hundreds of resident responses …
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A council investigation is underway into a Royal Mail hold-up of hundreds of residents’ responses to surveys on Irish dual language street signs in Belfast. The probe began after Belfast City Council staff noticed responses to surveys on having new dual language signs was “unusually low”. As a result of …
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A major new set of city centre apartment blocks reaching 19 storeys have been recommended to Belfast Council, despite concerns from Royal Mail. At the upcoming Belfast City Council Planning Committee meeting (December 19) elected members will be recommended by planning officers to approve a plan to demolish an existing …
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