Andersonstown Social Club is a social club located off the Andersonstown Road and is known by locals as the PD. It was founded by Alfie Doherty and was originally known as the Prisoners’ Dependants Fund (PD F) club but was later renamed to the Andersonstown Social Club.

In April 2022, Andersonstown Social Club submitted a planning application (LA04/2022/0929/F) proposing alterations to the existing Social Club to provide extensions to Main Hall, lounge with new external entrance, bar with covered seated patio area, smoking area and boundary wall removal.

In May 2024, new documentation was uploaded providing more detail for the development outlining the proposed external elevations & floor plans.

There has been previous planning applications for the site including:

• LA04/2020/1801/F - Proposed extension to existing external smoking area for a beer garden, part of which is covered (part retrospective)

• Z/2014/0210/F - Proposed first floor mezzanine extension to include new dormer construction, also ground floor extension

• Z/2012/0939/F - Replacement of external smoking area and new enclosed entrance. 

• Z/1998/3007 - Single storey extension to existing social club to provide new entrance lobby and meeting room.

• Z/1992/2931 - Change of use from vacant land to car park to serve social club and relocation and extension to previously approved social club