DONEGAL County Council has opened a consultation process on the proposed development of the old Courthouse building in Letterkenny, as an exciting tourist attraction and as a great asset for the community.
The plans for the project are now available for public consultation through the Part 8 planning consent process and the public are invited to have their say.
The project focuses on the change of use, extension and modification of the building and its attendant lands to provide flexible space with multi-functional capacities for:
• a tourist/visitor attraction and integrated Tourist Information Point
• interpretation, exhibitions, conferences, education & learning
• multi-purpose civic, cultural, community use and social gatherings and events
• café and retail/gift-shop and;
• ancillary offices, storage and public conveniences.
Welcoming the progression of the project the Mayor of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, Cllr Gerry McMonagle said: ‘‘This is an important milestone in the project to secure the planning consent for the reuse the Letterkenny Courthouse as the ‘Discover Donegal Centre’ which will offer an exciting tourism experience for visitors alongside multi-use space that can help meet the needs of the community.
“I am encouraging the public to continue to take part in the design process by viewing the plans or coming along to the next in our series of public drop-in days at the Courthouse on Thursday, April 10, any time between 3pm-8pm where there will be a physical model of the proposed building available and 3D visuals to give people a real sense of what is proposed.”
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