Sandra Duffy welcomes new retirement village plans for former Thornhill College in Derry
The committee has unanimously approved an outline planning application for the development of a Retirement Complex at the site of the former Thornhill College site on Culmore Road in Derry.
Sinn Féin Councillor Sandra Duffy has welcomed the news that planning approval for the retirement village in Culmore has been granted.
Councillor Duffy said: “This is excellent news. It’s been well publicised that this site has been lying derelict for over ten years and had become a magnet for vandalism and anti-social activity particularly during the school holidays.
“The development of a modern retirement village is the ideal way to provide much needed accommodation for older members of our community.
“We have been saying for many years that bungalow type accommodation with permanent care and other facilities are needed in the Culmore area.
“It will also help add to the regeneration of the entire area with all the other projects currently planned such as a new community centre, the country park and a 3G pitch.
“We have also been given assurances by the developers that as much as possible the work on the site will be carried out by local contractors and that they will be including an apprenticeship scheme throughout the development of the site.
“This will ensure that the local economy will benefit greatly from this project,” added the Sinn Fein leader on the council.”
Meanwhile, two new housing developments in Derry and Strabane have also been approved.
One is at Fir Road in Ballyarnett where 16 new homes are to be built.
In the second, councillors have given the green light to a new housing development of 17 dwellings at Mount Carmel Heights in Strabane.
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