Causeway Coast & Glens councillors call for 'fast track' work at Coleraine's Letterloan Composting Facility

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council members have urged officers to fast-track essential work at Letterloan Composting Facility in Coleraine.

Members of April’s Environmental Services Committee were asked to approve the progression to Stage 2 of the procurement gateway for replacement waste transfer stations at the facility, entitled ‘Detailed Design & Procurement’.

Members were told work at Letterloan Composting facility will now be done “at haste” (pic: CC&G).

placeholder image — Members were told work at Letterloan Composting facility will now be done “at haste” (pic: CC&G).

The results of the procurement process evaluation, and a recommendation, will then be brought back to members for consideration and following that approval will be sough for Stage 3, or the construction phase.

A Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council officer’s report noted that the construction of new waste transfer stations at the Letterloan facility will allow for consolidating operations at one centralised location for Coleraine and Limavady waste collection operations, and in December 2024 committee members approved Stage 1, ‘feasibility and outline design’.

UUP councillor Richard Holmes proposed approval, but noted a gap of more than two years between Stages 1 and 2. He asked if the subsequent stages would “go any quicker”.

Direct or of Environmental Services, Aidan McPeake, replied: “We would hope to accelerate this now into the next stage. There was significant work, with the ground conditions and the options available there, so we’re content to progress and that can be done at haste now.”

SDLP Alderman Michael Coyle seconded the approval and said he had the “same concerns that it is slow in moving”.

Alderman Coyle concluded: “It is important that this project moves fairly quickly, so I’m happy enough to second it.”