Belfast Christmas market begins construction before planning approval
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 18:38 · Archive
A Christmas market is being built at Belfast's Custom House Square before receiving planning permission.
A new Christmas market at Custom House Square in Belfast began construction this week, despite organisers still waiting for planning permission from Belfast City Council. Once Upon A Winter is scheduled to open on 19 November.
The market will feature a Christmas village with 36 chalets offering local food, refreshments and crafts. A fully covered Spiegeltent, a large portable entertainment venue, will host musical performances. The event is designed to accommodate up to 2,000 people at any one time.
The organisers submitted a planning application on 20 October. The Department for Communities, which owns Custom House Square, issued an Entertainments Licence for the event, allowing it to take place. However, according to Belfast Live, this licence does not authorise the construction of structures in the square. Planning permission from Belfast City Council remains pending.
How it is being reported
- New Belfast Christmas market organisers jump gun as building work starts without planning permissionOnce Upon A Winter is due to open at Custom House Square in two weeks - but is still awaiting planning permissionBelfast Live · 5 Nov, 18:17
- New Belfast Christmas market unwrapped: How Custom House Square festive village is to lookThis is how Belfast’s newest major Christmas market is set to look, with plans to host up to 2,000 people at any one time for festive celebrations in the city’s Custom House Square.News Letter · 5 Nov, 12:49
In this story: Belfast · Custom House Square · Once Upon A Winter · Belfast City Council · Department for Communities
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