Planning permission has been granted for one of the most significant developments of Derry’s Ballymagroarty neighbourhood in over four decades.
The news comes after the Infrastructure Minister, John O'Dowd, confirmed that the ‘holding direction' issued by the department in July, which prevented the local council from granting planning permission, is no longer in place.
The decision means that the applicant, The Braidwater Group, can now build 170 social homes in the cityside community, with several units being wheelchair accessible.
