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Lands within the Canal Basin North Car Park, the former DfI Roads Strabane Section Office (Elmview, 6 Derry Road), Canal Link and part of the Canal Basin (Dock Street) Car Park, Strabane, BT82 8DX

LA11/2026/0767/FFullAwaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of a new leisure centre comprising a 25m swimming pool, training pool, leisure water area with viewing gallery, wellness spa and health suite, fitness suite, spin studio, yoga studio, multi-purpose studios, squash court, café, changing facilities (including Changing Places provision), staff accommodation, plant areas and a rooftop plant compound. The development also includes the realignment of Canal Link and associated alterations to the existing road network, footways and pedestrian crossings, reconfiguration of existing car parking, provision of 46 car parking spaces (including accessible and electric vehicle charging spaces), drop-off and loading areas, site clearance, hard and soft landscaping, drainage infrastructure and associated site works.

Received
16 October 2026
  1. Received16 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application at Lands within the Canal Basin North Car Park, the former DfI Roads Strabane Section Office (Elmview, 6 Derry Road), Canal Link and part of the Canal Basin (Dock Street) Car Park, Strabane, BT82 8DX. Derry and Strabane has handled 2,601 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 350 applications in total for the BT82 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
BT82 8DX
Application type
Full

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Damien McLoughlin
Agent address
1 Donegall Square East Belfast BT1 5HB

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Derry and Strabane

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