Ongoing Issues
Areas of Urgent Concern
Belfast City Centre Conservation areas deterioration and unsympathetic development and demolitions
Loss of Belfast Heritage and reuse of Heritage Buildings
Traditional Architecture
Tall buildings and effect on Character of City
Possible Solutions
Automatic referral of all proposed development in conservation areas to EHS
Appoint Conservation Officer in Development Control in Belfast
Government policy to reuse heritage buildings as government offices or for cultural uses
Get Planning Service to enforce present Conservation area guides
Get Planning Service to follow BMAP on basis of prematurity
Get Planning Service to refuse demolitions in Conservation areas
New build in Conservation areas to be of sympathetic design
Planning Service to start developers Forum to inform developers of the value of Built heritage
Planning Service to be given details of heritage buildings at risk ( local lists to be compiled for Belfast)
Strengthen Planning Service Conservation Guidelines
Recent Examples...
Demolition in Conservation Areas
Moore's Sports Shop Chichester Street (planning given)
Bodega Pub Callender Street (last Victorian building in Callender Street)
Abercorn Building, Fountain Lane
Demolition 76-88 ,104-196 North Street
Loss of Significant Buildings
North Street Buildings (Elephant Bar etc.)
Buildings adjacent Crumlin Road Courthouse
Seamus Heaney House, Ashley Avenue
Musgrave Street police station
Buildings at Risk
Frames Bar
Crumlin Road Courthouse (listed building)
The Tech (listed building)
Bank of Ireland Royal Avenue (listed building)
Haymarket Building and associated buildings (listed building)
Northern Bank (Assembly Buildings) Donegall Street (listed building)
Carlisle Circus Methodist Church (listed building)
St Josephs RC Church Sailortown (listed building)
May Street Presbyterian Church (listed building)
Donegall Arcade (listed building)
Whole of Library Quarter
Shaftesbury Square Hospital
Belfast County Court
University Street Methodist Church
Tall Buildings
BIFHE building Brunswick Street
Obel Tower Donegall Quay - 27 storeys
Adjacent to Windsor House, Ewart Tower (in conservation area)
Boat Building Donegall Quay - 14 storeys
Proposed Odyssey development
Proposed Sirocco Works development
Tall building Proposed to replace Pats Bar, Barrow Square