Belfast Harbour submits plans for 600-home Clarendon Wharf scheme
City-centre project includes homes, hotel, shops and public realm on the waterfront.
14 January 2026
Belfast Harbour has submitted a planning application to Belfast City Council for the redevelopment of Clarendon Wharf into a major new residential-led neighbourhood, following a public consultation.
The proposed scheme will deliver more than 600 homes, including affordable housing, alongside a hotel, aparthotel, shops, cafés, and a range of community and leisure spaces. The project is set to transform a currently underused section of the Harbour Estate waterfront into a vibrant, sustainable and well-connected city-centre neighbourhood.
Plans also include new walking and cycling routes, a public square, and upgraded streets linking the site with surrounding communities and the city centre. A key element of the scheme will be the adaptive reuse of the historic Clarendon Building, which will be converted into a food and beverage destination that incorporates the port’s heritage.
Clarendon Wharf forms the next phase in the regeneration of Belfast’s waterfront and supports Belfast Harbour’s wider ambitions under its ‘Advance Regional Prosperity’ Strategy 2025–29. It is also a central part of the organisation’s draft 2050 Masterplan, currently out for public consultation.
Kevin Ryan, Director of Development at Belfast Harbour, said the scheme would help meet housing needs while unlocking wider regeneration benefits: “The Clarendon Wharf development would truly transform this underused part of the Harbour Estate and help to address the growing housing need, a key goal of the NI Executive’s Programme for Government.”
The project builds on Belfast Harbour’s existing investment in the City Quays development and aligns with the Belfast Agenda target to deliver 3,500 new homes in the area over the next decade.
