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Planning approval granted for £75m of investment At a recent meeting of LCCC’s Planning Committee recently planning approvals were granted which will see around £75m invested across the council area, creating community, retail and sporting facilities as well as new housing.
Pictured (left to right) are: Caroline Walker, Head of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens; John Murphy, Head of Finance, Kylemore Abbey; Nicola Andrews, Palaces Group Director, Historic Royal Palaces; Conor Coyne, CEO, Kylemore Abbey; Liz McConnell, Executive Director of The Kylemore Trust; and Mark Larmour CBE, Strategic Partnerships Advisor, Hillsborough Castle and Gardens; on the terrace of Kylemore Abbey.
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens and Kylemore Abbey Announce Landmark Heritage Partnership Hillsborough Castle and Gardens and Kylemore Abbey have announced a new all island partnership designed to deepen co-operation and promote knowledge sharing between two of Ireland’s most significant historic estates. The partnership will focus on a range of key areas including heritage and conservation; biodiversity and sustainability; and tourist destination management. Through this collaboration, both charitable
organisations aim to enhance the preservation of their cultural landscapes, strengthen environmental stewardship, and broaden public engagement with the island’s rich heritage. Caroline Walker, Head
of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens said: “By working and learning together, we can amplify our collective social impact protecting biodiversity, enriching cultural understanding, and ensuring that our historic landscapes
continue to thrive. This collaboration strengthens not only our organisations, but the wider all island heritage community.”
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Planning was approved for a neighbourhood centre consisting of two retail units, a community unit, and a petrol filling station, including four EV charging ports, services bay, ATM, cycle parking and car parking. It will be constructed on a site bordering Ballymaconaghy Road, Knockbracken Golf Centre and Laurelgrove Court. Carryduff Primary School got the green light for a new synthetic sports pitch, including fencing and floodlighting. Housing developments were approved in Lisburn and Castlereagh, including a residential development of 26 properties on a site between Brooke Hall and Brooke Hall Heights in Castlereagh.
In Lisburn, 75 new dwellings are to be constructed on the site of the former Charles Hurst Vauxhall dealership on the Belfast Road, and 119 new homes will be built on a site on the Ballinderry Road, situated between the Home Bargains store and Enterprise Crescent, previously used as agricultural land. Subject to section 76 agreements, these developments will align strongly with LCCC’s Local Development Plan, which encourages sustainable development, including housing growth, and supports quality design, the creation of quality environments, and developments which complement and enhance the existing area.