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Maurice Fitzmaurice

Linenhall Street office block plan back on track after appeal

A City Hall decision to reject plans for a Belfast office block has been overturned with concerns over built heritage thrown out.

The Northern Ireland Planning Appeals Commission rejected Council arguments that the development, at the corner of Linenhall Street and Clarence Street, would clash with nearby buildings like the Ulster Hall.

But the PAC, in a lengthy rebuttal which spanned 81 points, concluded that the £10 million seven-storey office block “respects the characteristics of the adjoining buildings in the area”.

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