Belfast aims to be a welcoming and inclusive city for all. To help achieve this aim and to meet other best practice guidance and legal requirements, we want to develop and implement a linguistic diversity policy.
Our draft Linguistic Diversity Policy outlines our approach to promoting...More
In partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Belfast City Council are planning to deliver a project designed to enhance the existing heritage in City Cemetery and people’s ability to access and enjoy it. As part of this project we are proposing to develop a new visitor/education centre,...More
We take our responsibilty for heritage protection seriously and are keen to protect the rich and varied built heritage of the Malone Park Conservation Area. We're concerned that the character may be eroded by alterations, individually and cumulatively, even if they are small in scale, by...More
We take our responsibilty for heritage protection seriously and are keen to protect the rich and varied built heritage of the Adelaide Park Conservation Area. We're concerned that the character may be eroded by alterations, individually and cumulatively, even if they are small in scale, by...More
The Age-friendly Belfast vision is that Belfast will be a city where older people live life to the fullest.
In 2013, Belfast was the first city in Northern Ireland to join the World Health Organisation's Global Network of Age-friendly Cities. An Age-friendly city is defined as an...More
Belfast City Council is conducting market research on its award-winning St George’s Market, and we’d like to hear from you.
Whether you go every week, you’ve only visited it once or you’ve never been before, we want to hear your views. The survey will take no more than ten minutes of...More
Plot Z1 in City Cemetery is the resting place of almost 8,000 people, the vast majority of them babies. There are multiple burials in each grave, mainly from the period 1945–96.
While records show that the plot was also used for adult burials, it was primarily used for the burial of babies...More
We’re consulting on a proposal to designate Belfast as a ‘holiday resort’ under Article 6 of the Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
This would allow large shops to extend their Sunday trading hours on up to 18 Sundays in any calendar year between 1 March and 30...More
We’re developing the new Local Development Plan (LDP) which is the land use plan for Belfast up to 2035. The Plan will guide investment and set out policies and proposals for the use, development and protection of land across the city. Once adopted the plan will be used to determine...More
We're developing the Draft Local Development Plan (LDP) which is the land use plan for Belfast up to 2035. The plan will guide investment and set out policies and proposals for the use, development and protection of land across the city. Once adopted, the plan will be used to...More
The Belfast Agenda is Belfast’s first community plan. This high level plan sets out a new shared vision and bold ambitions for Belfast‘s future. It describes the quality of life outcomes we want for all residents and outlines the priorities we need to be focusing on over the next four years...More
We're developing the Draft Local Development Plan (LDP) which is the land use plan for Belfast up to 2035. The plan will guide investment and set out policies and proposals for the use, development and protection of land across the city. Once adopted, the plan will be used to...More
In preparing the draft Belfast Agenda, Belfast's first community plan, we have considered the potential for significant environmental effects arising from the plan's long term outcomes and ambitions, 4 year priorities, stretch goals and related workstreams.
This assessment is in the form of a...More
The Belfast Agenda is Belfast’s first community plan.
We want a city that provides a high quality of life for everyone who lives here and we want to make the city a great place for the many people who come here to work, study, visit or set up and grow their business.
This plan sets...More
We're working with the Department for Justice and Greater Whitewell Community Surgery on a proposal to improve the playground at Navarra Place.
As part of the improvements, if there is community support for this, we would hope to address the interface structure at Navarra Place and Serpentine...More
A new park for Colin
We are working in partnership with Urban Village Initiative to design a brand new public park and play park in the Colin area.
We have now developed initial designs for the new park and we want to hear your views.
Location of new park
What do we...More
In 2015 we developed and launched a new Air Quality Action Plan for the city. This plan was developed in partnership with a range of statutory agencies. In this plan partners committed to delivering a range of measures to improve air quality in Belfast. One action from this plan is to...More
We’re investing £105 million over the next ten years to improve our leisure centres, programmes and services. This is a unique opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of our city, by delivering a quality service that meets the needs of our communities.
As part of the Leisure...More
This draft Equality Action Plan runs from April 2017 until March 2021, and contributes to our compliance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. It is also a plan which outlines how we will address the key inequalities in our ambitions to create a city in which people love to live,...More
This consultation is being undertaken to gather the views of residents, estate agents and landlords regarding the need to control To Let signs in the Queens, Stranmillis, Botanic, Holyland and Malone areas.
To Let signs are controlled by the Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations...More
We are undertaking an audit of good relations needs in the Belfast City Council electoral area. We intend to use the findings to identify key areas of work that should be included in our Good Relations Action Plan.
We view good relations as promoting better relationships between people from...More
Our City Centre Regeneration and Investment Strategy, published in September 2015, identified car parking as a major issue for Belfast city centre and recommended that we work with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to develop and implement a strategy for car parking for Belfast.
Last...More
The Village Renewal Scheme forms part of the Rural Development Programme, which is managed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The scheme will provide financial support to help local communities, DAERA and councils draft integrated village renewal plans.
...More
We’re investing £105 million over the next ten years to improve our leisure centres, programmes and services. This is a unique opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of our city, by delivering a quality service that meets the needs of our communities.
As part of the Leisure...More
We’re investing £105 million over the next ten years to improve our leisure centres, programmes and services. This is a unique opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of our city, by delivering a quality service that meets the needs of our communities.
As part of the Leisure...More
We’re investing £105 million over the next ten years to improve our leisure centres, programmes and services. This is a unique opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of our city, by delivering a quality service that meets the needs of our communities.
As part of the Leisure...More
The Village Renewal Scheme forms part of the Rural Development Programme, which is managed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The scheme will provide financial support to help local communities, DAERA and councils draft integrated village renewal plans.
...More
The Licensing of Pavement Cafés Act (NI) 2014 will come in to operation on 1 October 2016. After this date, pavement cafés in Belfast will need to have a licence from us.
A pavement café licence authorises a person who owns a business involving the supply of food or drink (in or from...More
The Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and the four District PCSPs were established on 1 April 2012 under the Justice Act (NI) 2012. Each partnership is made up of elected and independent members and representatives from the statutory sector.
The role of the PCSPs is to...More
The Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and District PCSPs were established on 1 April 2012 under the Justice Act (NI) 2012. Each partnership is made up of elected and independent members and representatives from the statutory sector.
The role of the PCSPs is to make...More