A plan for a block of social housing and office space beside St George’s Market has been refused, after a swathe of local objections.
Belfast City Council’s Planning Committee voted against the plan at this week’s meeting (February 15) while council officers recommended the developer make a fresh application after months of delays over the proposal due to local opinion.
Habinteg Housing Association had forwarded a plan to demolish the existing hostel building to provide a four-storey building comprising 15 social housing units, office space and ancillary development at Verner Street, which runs alongside the west side of St George’s Market.
