‘Creggan Reservoir agreement can unlock progress on key infrastructure projects’

An agreement between Creggan Country Park and Derry City and Strabane District Council for the local authority to take over management of the former Creggan reservoir works can unlock a number of major infrastructure projects in the city, Sinn Féin MLA Padraig Delargy has said.

Welcoming the development, the Foyle MLA said it would remove planning blockages for a number of key developments in the west bank of the city.

He commented: “After several years of intensive engagement between Sinn Féin, council and the Creggan Country Park, I am delighted that the two parties have agreed these new lease arrangements. 

“The lack of a statutory manager for the former reservoir infrastructure meant that the Rivers Agency were objecting to planning permission for a number of key projects such as a new community centre for the Glen, the expansion of the Magee campus, new builds at the Fort George site and applications for new housing developments on the Strand Road.

“This agreement resolves that issue and I look forward to Rivers Agency now reviewing their previous objections which can clear the path for huge infrastructural improvements across the west bank of the city.”