Plans for new timber cabin factory in Coleraine submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Council
Plans for a new timber cabin factory in Coleraine have been submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
Council’s planning department recently received the application, which seeks to construct the factory on lands close to 10 Wattstown Crescent in the town.
According to an accompanying Design and Access Statement the proposed site is a field with a forested area and stream to the rear, while current boundaries consist of post and wire/Harris fencing which will be replaced.
“The site is a clear green field site zoned for economic development,” the statement added. “The proposed timber cabin factory at Wattstown Crescent, located within an area designated for economic development, aligns with Planning Policy Statement 2: “Natural Heritage by promoting sustainable industrial activity while safeguarding the local environment”.
“The development makes efficient use of zoned economic land and supports environmentally responsible construction, through the production of renewable timber structures,” the Design and Access Statement added.
“The new factory is a new access onto the Wattstown Crescent road which will not prejudice road safety as it is at the end of a road and not coming out into flowing traffic and is not onto a protected route.
“The application has adequate parking for staff to the rear and for parking and turning of articulated lorries to the front.
“We have kept to a simple factory shape using a portal frame structure and also is lower than the adjacent medical supplies company.”
The application will now go before the Planning Committee of Causeway Coast and Glens Council for decision.