Planning Application for Newry City Park to be submitted in early 2025

Newry City Councillor Aidan Mathers has welcomed news that Newry City Centre Park project is now ready to go to the planning stage. Newry.ie understand that a full planning application for phase one of the park is expected to be submitted in early February 2025.

'Newry City Park' is agenda item 5 at tomorrow night's 12 December, Strategy, Policy and Resources Committee meeting. The item is marked for 'decision' but it's not known exactly what the decision refers to as the item is being held 'in committee' and not available to the public.

Cllr Mathers explained: “The Environmental Agency (NIEA) has completed out its investigations and surveys so the project is ready to go to the planning stage early in the new Year.

The Newry City Councillor continued: “Site surveys have been carried out to allow additional works beyond the park to be shovel ready. These surveys enable the Council to identify other sources of funding as it moves forward with its planning for the project”.

Councillor Mather’s concluded by stating: “This is a very welcome development and moves the vision of a fully resourced and accessible City Centre Park closer to a reality that we all want”.