Plan submitted for Belfast city redevelopment

A planning application for a multi-million pound redevelopment of part of Belfast city centre has been submitted.

The Royal Exchange project was announced five years ago and aims to renew an area between Royal Avenue and the Cathedral Quarter.

The 11-acre area between Donegall Street and Royal Avenue takes in the historic North Street arcade which was burnt down in 2004.

The listed building has not been touched since and there has been criticism that the project has not moved quickly enough.

The development proposes more than 200 apartments, a hotel, an arts centre, car parks and retail units.