Clooney Masterplan

Background

Back in 2021 Council embarked on a five-stage consultation and engagement process. This process saw Council officers engaging with stakeholders and facilitating information sessions supported by the Department for Communities and preparing an in-house concept plan which was subsequently presented and endorsed by the relevant stakeholders.

The Masterplan was made available on the Council website for an eight-week period for the public to engage however as uptake was low it was agreed that the 450 houses that bound the site receive a letter drop drawing their attention to the online consultation and the consultation period was extended to 15th September 2021.

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Update November 2023

Council has instructed McCloy Consulting to progress with detailed design. In November of 2022 the DfC sought Expressions of Interest from all parties interested in the leasehold of part of the lands at Clooney Park West for the use of recreational purposes in a way that provides social benefit to the local community, aligned to the Masterplan. Following that process Institute Football Club were selected as the preferred tenant. The Department is completing a due diligence process to ensure that Institute FC has the necessary finance to deliver the proposal set out in their Expression of Interest. Institute have appointed Gravity Architects to take forward their designs and given the size of their development Institute will be required by Planning to host a Pre-Application Community Consultation, anticipated to be in early December 2023.

Have your say on the future of the Clooney Area

Derry City and Strabane District Council will make the Clooney Master Plan detailed designs  available for public viewing at several locations during the autumn period.

The plans will be available at:

• Glendermott Cricket Club Wednesday 22^nd November 12:00 to 21:00
• Foyle Arena Thursday 23^rd November 12:00 to 21:00
• Institute’s Pre-Application Community Consultation meeting at Brigade Cricket Ground planned for in early December (Dates TBC)

Officers from the Council’s Green Infrastructure team will be in attendance to answer any questions and maps of the designs will be available. Read more 

For info contact GI Project Officer Kevin McConnell via email: [email protected] or call T: 02871253253 Ext: 8441