Plans to convert Coleraine's Riverside House area into 15-dwelling development submitted to Causeway Coast & Glens Council

The application, by the O’Kane Group Ltd, is for 28 Portstewart Road, Coleraine.

Planning permission is sought for the “demolition of existing office building and erection of 15 dwellings, comprising one detached dwelling, four semi-detached 2.5-storey dwellings and ten two storey maisonette apartments, including car parking, hard and soft landscaping and all associated site and access works”.

A Planning Statement said that the proposed development “represents an appropriate and well-considered scheme for the redevelopment of this brownfield site.

"The demolition of Riverside House and its replacement with 15 quality residential dwellings will make a positive contribution to Coleraine's housing supply and to the character and quality of the Portstewart Road streetscene.

"The scheme has been designed with the confirmed TPO (Tree Preservation Order) as a primary design consideration. The retained trees make a positive contribution to the quality and character of the development.”