Outline planning application for a new town centre comprising of a mixture of commercial, health, leisure, community, residential and educational uses as well as a Hub building for the Belfast Rapid Transit System. In addition, a pedestrian/cycle ‘green’ bridge, road infrastructure improvements, formal play area, a town square, recreational sports pitches and pavilion are proposed on the 14.5 hectare site.
In collaboration with the Paul Hogarth Company, we undertook significant community consultation, stakeholder engagement, and formal Pre-Application Discussions (PAD) with the statutory authorities, which fed into the overall master plan. Our office was also responsible for the management of the multi-disciplinary EIA team and led in the compilation of the Environmental Statement that accompanies the outline planning application.
We were project leader of the EIA multi-disciplinary team involved in the preparation of the Environmental Statement and was also responsible for the preparation, submission and monitoring of the outline planning application.