Plans for church on site of former retail unit in Coleraine submitted to Causeway Coast & Glens Council
Plans for a new church at Coleraine Business Park have been received by Causeway Coast and Glens Council.
The application seeks permission for the change of use of an existing retail unit to a place of worship at 12 Coleraine Business Park.
The proposed site will provide space for a congregation of approximately 100 people, primarily families, within an existing commercial unit.
An accompanying Design and Access Statement said the development will make minimal physical alterations to the existing building and will have “no adverse impact on neighbouring occupiers or the wider business park environment”.
The unit is a two-storey retail premises with level access from a shared car park, which benefits from 36 car parking spaces, including two disabled bays.
The statement added: “Neighbouring units typically operate during weekday business hours and the business park remains largely inactive at weekends and evenings – the proposed times of church use.
“The proposed change represents an appropriate, low-impact, and sustainable reuse of an existing commercial building.