Plans to open an alcohol addiction unit at Nazareth House, L'Derry, have been scrapped.

OakleeTrinity made the decision after considering the strength of concerns expressed and the call for the balance and mix of these proposals to be reconfigured to ensure the optimum use of a significant site.

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SDLP Foyle MP Mark H Durkan welcomed the decision.

He said: "It was clear to me that many residents recognised the wider city need for facilities to help address alcohol and other dependencies but questioned the suitability of location and scale of the proposed unit and proximity to other services."

Mr Durkan has also said the issue highlights the compelling case for investing in wider service infrastructure for people with alcohol or other dependencies in Derry, including a detox unit, and is calling for a more joined-up cross border approach to address the problem.

(CD/JP)