Welcome to the Under the Bridges Consultation Website

Thank you for visiting our consultation website for the Under the Bridges project. Here you can learn more about our proposals and provide your feedback.

About the site

The project area of Under The Bridges is located at the edge of the city centre and is characterised by the M3 motorway and the railway line structure, designed and built between 1991 – 1994. Although these bridges across the River Lagan provide essential transportation infrastructure for Belfast, they have created empty and underutilised space beneath the bridges which lacks a sense of place, vibrancy, safety, connectivity and which currently facilitates multiple car parks.

Location and extent of proposed Under the Bridges development.

About the Applicant

The application is being brought forward by Belfast City Council (BCC) acting as the applicant and Belfast Harbour as the project partner.

About the Project Team

The applicant is supported by a number of consultants, led by AtkinsRéalis as the project managers and Turley as the planning and strategic communications consultants.

The Proposals

The proposals, which are being brought forward by Belfast City Council and Belfast Harbour, aim to improve the connectivity links between the city centre, City Quays / Sailortown and the Waterfront, and to provide two enhanced urban recreation spaces in the areas under the M3 bridge.

The project is aligned to the ambitions of the Waterfront Task Group and that set out in the Belfast Agenda and A Bolder Vision for Belfast. It also complements the emerging Eastern Transport Plan and the Belfast Cycling Network, aiming to deliver people-focused infrastructure to ensure that existing and incoming residents are connected to opportunities and amenities along the waterfront and across the wider city.

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How Can I Find Out More?

We held both an in-person and a virtual consultation event, to give members of the public a chance to view our proposals, discuss them with the project team and provide their feedback. While both of these events have now taken place, you can view a recording of the virtual consultation event below.

If you still have questions or comments, you are welcome to provide them by clicking here, or by contacting us on our email address (contact@underthebridgesconsultation.com) or phone number (0808 1688 296).