Derry City and Strabane District Council has approved plans for proposed industrial unit located within Invest NI Strabane Business Park on Melmount Road.

The units will include a manufacturing area, training areas, meeting rooms, ancillary spaces, offices, and a staff canteen as well as provisions for landscaping, car parking and other associated works.

The factory will be used to produce fire sprinkler pipework for the UK and European markets.

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Adequate measures will be put in place to mitigate potential impacts arising due to manufacturing noise, traffic implications and was in keeping with requirements in terms of natural heritage, residential amenity and environmental considerations including ground contamination, surface water run-off drainage and sewage.

Welcoming the proposed development, Planning Committee Chairperson Councillor Sean Mooney said this new factory would allow for the extension of business facilities at the Business Park in Strabane and was a welcome investment in the local area. He said he hoped the new factory would see the creation of new jobs for the town and help bring further investment into Strabane.