Named local schemes and plans, with the responsible body and the latest stage established by the source checked. A proposal, funding announcement and completed project are different things.
Royal Avenue and North Street, Belfast
Belfast Stories
The former Bank of Ireland site is planned as a visitor attraction, creative hub and public space.
Design and planning stage; 2030 opening target · source does not state a status date
Responsible body: Belfast City Council
Progress, funding and source
The council investment page describes design stage three and an April 2026 planning-submission programme. The 2030 opening and visitor forecasts are targets, not delivered results.
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Belfast Stories →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Cathedral and Northeast Quarter; Sailortown, Greater Clarendon and City Quays
Cathedral Quarter and waterfront planning guidance
New guidance aims to shape housing and mixed-use development while protecting historic places.
Supplementary planning guidance agreed · evidence dated 2026-04-21
Responsible body: Belfast City Council
Progress, funding and source
The Planning Committee agreed two non-statutory masterplans. Guidance helps assess applications but does not itself grant permission or fund developments.
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Council agrees supplementary planning guidance for historic areas of Belfast →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
