Community hub extension at Culmore Hub 32-34 Culmore Point Road

“4.Site and Surrounding Area The application site lies within the limits of Culmore Village as defined in Map SE 2 of the Derry Area Plan (DAP) 2011) and within an Area of Townscape Character (ATC). The proposed extension is to the former Victoria Hall (c.1837). In recent times, it lay unoccupied and in an advanced state of disrepair.”

“The application relates to an established community facility within the expanding Culmore Village and proposes the erection of an enlarged side extension to replace the existing smaller addition. The site at Victoria Hall ( built in c.1887) is an established community hub formerly used as an orange hall and more recently, provides a range of community services / activities / programmes for the local catchment area.”

“In considering the impact to the adjacent residential property and the concerns regarding overlooking, loss of privacy and daylight, the design of the extension has been carefully considered to respect neighbouring amenity. For example, it is being kept to single-storey in height and absorbs into the silhouette of the much taller and larger main host building which is approximately three-storey in height.”

“9.Consultee Responses •DfI Roads: No Objection subject to condition •Shared Environmental Services (SES): no objection •NI Water: No Objections •Loughs Agency: no objection subject to conditions •DfI Rivers: no objection 10.Representations Consideration Neighbour notification and press advertisement have been carried out in line with the Council’s statutory duty.”

“LA11/2025/0615/F - Demolition of single storey office and new single storey proposed extension with small loft office at Culmore Hub, 32-34 Culmore Point Road, BT48 8JW The Principal Planning Officer presented the above application, details of which were previously circulated to Members.”