Council to review decision to allow planning permission for controversial apartment complex in Derry
2020 refusal decision was recently overturned by Planning Appeals Commission
How the proposed apartment complex at Victoria Road would look.
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Derry s council is to carry out a review into a decision to allow planning permission for a controversial apartment complex in the city.
In March 2020, Derry City and Strabane District Council s planning committee refused Clanmil Housing permission to build a four-storey complex comprised of 39 apartments at Victoria Road in the Waterside.
However, Clanmil appealed the decision and it was overturned last month by the Planning Appeals Commission (PAC).
End of an era as demolition team moves in to knock down former Earth nightclub in Derry
Landmark Strand Road building to be replaced by 27 apartments
Demolition work has started on the Earth building. Photo by Steve Doherty
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Work has begun on the demolition of a former nightclub in Derry.
The landmark Earth nightclub at the junction of Strand Road and Rock Road is to be replaced by 27 apartments.
Seeing the building before torn down will feel like an end of an era for many local people.
For years, the Earth complex was at the heart of Derry s nightlife.
Derry s council facing court battle over refusal of planning permission for large housing development at Springtown
Planning permission for development was refused earlier this year
An architectural drawing of what the proposed housing development at Springtown would have looked like.
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Derry City and Strabane District Council is facing a court battle over its refusal of planning permission for a major housing development.
In July, the council s planning committee voted narrowly to refuse planning permission for 258 new houses at a large site at Springtown Road.
However, the Derry News has learned that the company behind the development, Hartlands (NI) Ltd, has been granted leave for a judicial review into the council s decision.