Work is continuing to draw up proposals for a new greenway to be built near L'Derry.

Councillors have granted approval to allocate £5,350 towards progressing the development of a 'Masterplan' for the Clooney Greenway. A design team will now be commissioned to develop a new high quality greenway that will link Nelson Drive to Herron Way.

Karen Phillips, Director of Environment and Regeneration with Derry City and Strabane District Council, said a planning application has been lodged, the scheme has been costed and a business case and funding application submitted to the Department for Communities. Negotiations are also taking place to acquire lands for the scheme.

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"An opportunity has arisen to extend the greenways through the Ebrington Primary School and a steering group has been established to consider how these wider lands could be developed when they become surplus to requirements," she said.

"As part of the plans to develop a Masterplan for all the green space lands at Clooney, Council is taking the lead by appointing a team to meet with a wide range of stakeholder and interested parties to identify their needs and aspirations and subsequently feed this information back to the stakeholders."

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