Delivery of Hazelbank Playpark at a cost of £832,000

funding has allocated to allow proposed new Ballymagroarty / Hazelbank community centre to progress to the next design stage.

placeholder image — funding has allocated to allow proposed new Ballymagroarty / Hazelbank community centre to progress to the next design stage.

Council is planning to purchase the land the playpark is on from the NIHE, from whom it presently leases the land

Construction work on a new playpark at Hazelbank is expected to get underway by January 2027.

People Before Profit Cllr for Foyleside Shaun Harkin said: “I attended the first meeting of the Steering Group to oversee the delivery of the Hazelbank Playpark.

“Council officers hope to have the project on-site by January 2027 and finished by Autumn 2027.

“The Council is planning to purchase the land the playpark is on from the NIHE, from whom it presently leases the land.

“The Council is funding the new playpark at a cost of £832,000.

“I'll be working to ensure this long-demanded and much-needed Council playpark is ready as soon as possible, is completed to the highest quality possible and is accessible for all children and families in Hazelbank, the surrounding areas, Foyleside and across the City.

“Initial Steering Group meetings for all nine of the new playpark projects across the Council District, including Glenowen, are now commencing."