PSNI station to be demolished for car parking

The application submitted by Ciaran McPeake, on behalf of Mid Ulster District Council, seeks permission to demolish the former PSNI station in Maghera and create a new overflow car park for Maghera Leisure Centre.

Development work to enhance the leisure and recreational work around the site at 50 Coleraine Road, Maghera, got underway in October of last year.

The planning application notes the 0.3 acre site houses a PSNI station that is no longer in use and that the land is currently owned by Council.

The application was submitted on Friday, January 22 and validated on Thursday, January 28. It will be advertised until Tuesday, February 23.

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