Planned maintenance – 22 September 2026

We will be carrying out planned maintenance to our websites on 22 September 2026.

The following sites will be temporarily unavailable:

• Belfast City Council
• Belfast Castle
• Belfast Stories
• Belfast Zoo
• Invest in Belfast
• Malone House

We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience while this work is being completed.  

Access to services

You can bookmark and visit these live pages, while our sites are down:

• find your bin collection day
• report a missed bin collection
• view and apply for jobs
• buy Belfast Zoo tickets
• report a noise problem
• pay a fixed penalty notice
• request a bulky waste collection
• order a bin
• report an animal welfare issue
• report a street cleaning
• report an abandoned vehicle
• renew dog licence
• have your say on our consultation hub
• view the calendar of our council committees
• view tender opportunities
• search for planning applications
• book a birth or marriage registration appointment
• find grants

Contact us

If you need any assistance during this period, please contact us on:

• 028 9032 0202, or email [email protected]
• Building control - 028 9027 0650
• Planning - 028 9050 0510
• Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships - 028 9027 0455
• Dog wardens - 028 9027 0431
• Cemeteries - 028 9027 0296

 
We’ll update this page when the maintenance is completed.