A-Z of services

Paddle sports on the River Lagan

• Paddle sports on the River Lagan
• Stranmillis Weir to Lagan Weir
• Drum Bridge to Stranmillis Weir
• Other recreational users

• [email protected]
• 028 9032 0202

Park activities and events

• Parkrun
• Play ideas for families

Park events, programmed activity, photography and filming

• Events, activities, photography and filming
• Programmed activity and fitness classes
• Organise an event in our parks
• Wedding and civil partnership photography in our parks
• How to book your photography
• Commercial filming and photography
• Hourly cost 

• [email protected]
• 028 9032 0202

Parks and open spaces

• A-Z parks
• Walking dogs in our parks
• Sports pitches and facilities
• Playgrounds
• Open spaces
• Belfast Parks Photography Competition
• Belfast in Bloom
• Belfast Tree Strategy
• Avian flu
• Belfast Open Spaces Strategy (BOSS)
• Biodiversity
• Park activities and events
• Friends' groups
• Park events, programmed activity, photography and filming

• [email protected]
• 028 9032 0202

Pavement cafés

• Process for pavement café licence applications
• Types of premises requiring a pavement café licence
• How long does a pavement café licence last?
• How much does a pavement café licence cost?
• Guidance for pavement café licence applications
• How to apply for a pavement café licence
• Documents needed
• Application by a licensed premises
• Consulting other organisations
• Hours of operation
• Licence conditions
• Granting or refusing a licence application
• Objections and appeals
• Objecting to or supporting a licence application
• Report an issue with a pavement café
• Pavement café licence applications
• Current applications for pavement café licences and licences issued

• [email protected]
• 028 9027 0650

Pay a fixed penalty

• Fixed penalty offences
• Pay a fixed penalty notice
• Contact details

Pay, apply, book, report

• Pay
• Report
• Apply
• Book
• Request
• Contact us about comments, compliments, complaints and concerns

Peace IV

• What is PEACE IV?
• Children and young people
• Shared Spaces and Services
• Building Positive Relations
• Progressing Peace report
• PEACE IV Culture Café series

PEACE IV Shared Spaces

• Shared spaces capital projects
• Projects supported
• About the PEACE IV Programme

PEACEPLUS

• Belfast PEACEPLUS Programme
• Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan
• PEACEPLUS projects and themes
• Community Regeneration and Transformation (CRT) projects
• Thriving and Peaceful Communities (TPC) projects
• Celebrating Cultures and Diversity (CCD) projects
• Reconnected Belfast
• More information about PEACEPLUS Programme

• [email protected]

Pest control

• Our pest control service
• Private pest control services
• Pest control service terms and conditions
• Report a cleansing Issue
• Report a dead animal

• [email protected]
• 028 9027 0431

Petroleum licence

• Licences for petroleum
• How to apply
• Who needs a petroleum licence?
• What types of licences are available?
• Documents needed
• How much do petroleum licences cost?
• Timescales
• Repairs and maintenance
• Appeals
• What happens when a licence is approved?
• Exemptions from petroleum licencing

• [email protected]
• 028 9027 0650

Physical investment programme

• Our capital programme
• Our funding programmes
• Projects delivered in partnership

Plan your visit

• Belfast City Hall
• Opening hours
• Tours and exhibition
• Location
• Directions
• Accessibility at City Hall
• Toilets and Changing Places facility
• Car parking spaces in Belfast
• Water refill station
• Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

• [email protected]
• 028 9032 0202

Planning

• Current planning applications
• Planning Portal for Northern Ireland
• Planning service
• Applying for planning permission
• Building Control
• Local Development Plan
• Development plan and policy
• Planning enforcement

Planning and building control

• Planning
• Licences and permits
• Building Control
• Road closures

Planning application validation checklist

• [email protected]

Planning enforcement

• Breaches of planning controls
• Making a complaint

Planning service

• New planning applications
• How to contact us
• Planning services for Belfast
• Statement of Community Involvement
• Regionally significant planning applications
• Scheme of delegation

Playgrounds

• Children's playgrounds
• Find your nearest playground

• [email protected]
• 028 9032 0202

Poisonous substances

• Poisons within the Belfast City Council electoral area
• Register poisonous substances online
• Renew an existing poisonous substances registration online
• Poisons covered under Part II of the Poisons List
• Queries

Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP)

• Policing and Community Safety Partnerships in Belfast
• Action Plans
• Annual reports, Equality schemes and Disability Action Plans
• Members

Pollution in Belfast

• Pollution
• Air quality

• [email protected]
• 028 9027 0428

Pollution prevention and control

• Licences for pollution prevention and control
• Which businesses need a permit?
• How much does a permit cost?
• Apply for a pollution prevention and control permit
• What information is needed for the application?
• How long does it take to process an application?
• Are permits renewed automatically?
• Does the council check if people are complying with the conditions of their permit?
• What happens if you need to change, surrender or transfer a permit?
• What are the statutory obligations for a business?
• Can businesses appeal against the conditions of a permit?

Port health

• Port Health office and opening hours
• Port of Belfast
• Ship sanitation certificates
• Ship sanitation inspection charges from 1 April 2026
• Fishery products
• Organic imports
• Brexit information for Northern Ireland businesses

• [email protected]
• 028 9035 1199 or +0044 (0) 7909 402504

Preferred options paper (POP)

• About the preferred options paper
• More information

• [email protected]

Privacy

• [email protected]
• 028 9032 0202

Projects and support

• Grants and funding
• Vacant to Vibrant scheme
• Super Connected Communities
• Cultural funding

Property inspections

• Submitting a request for a property inspection
• Inspections for tenants
• Electrical safety standards in privately rented properties
• Inspections for landlords
• Smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms in private housing
• Gas appliances and flues
• Energy performance certificate
• Shared houses
• Social housing information

• [email protected]
• 028 9027 0428

Public toilets in Belfast

• Access to public toilets
• Toilets in central Belfast
• Toilets in east Belfast
• Toilets in north Belfast
• Toilets in south Belfast
• Find toilets near you

• [email protected]
• 0800 032 8100