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Welcome to the virtual Pre-Application Community Consultation (PACC), this website forms part of the Community Consultation in respect of the proposals relating to land located south of Unit 1 Strabane Business Park (Dragon Brand Foods Ltd), and east of Melmount Road (A5), Strabane, BT82 9GU. We are currently undertaking this Pre-Application Community Consultation on behalf of Fabplus Ltd for a new Industrial Unit comprising of a manufacturing area, training areas, offices, meeting rooms, staff facilities and ancillary areas, with the inclusion of car parking and loading areas. Fabplus are a locally owned family run business specialising in the supply of bespoke, prefabricated pipework for the fire sprinkler and mechanical industries. The business has grown from its sole trader origins in 1986, to be the market leading and highly respected business that exists today. Consultation during COVID-19 In light of ongoing social distancing measures, temporary Pre-Application Community Consultation (PACC) Regulations were introduced by the Department for Infrastructure. The statutory requirement of the normal public consultation and drop-in event was removed in the interest of public safety. To replace this, and ensure all stakeholders remain appropriately informed, the temporary legislation instead encouraged and provided guidance for alternative consultation measures. We are using a number of digital and remote tools to help you provide feedback on our proposals. Purpose of Consultation and Next Steps The purpose of this webpage is to share our indicative proposals and collect feedback from the community and other interested parties, to inform any future submission of a Full Planning Application to Derry City and Strabane District Council. We are committed to engaging with members of the wider community and are now undertaking a period of PACC on our proposals. The feedback received will be shared with the wider design team and will help to shape our proposals prior to the submission of a planning application. We will prepare a PACC Report which will provide a summary of all feedback, our response, and howwe have incorporated any appropriate feedback into the final proposals for the scheme. This report will be submitted as part of the Full Planning Application to Derry City and Strabane District Council.

Strategic Context and Site Location The town of Strabane is located on the border of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It is identified through the RDS 2035 as having a close cross-border relationship with Lifford which is an administrative centre in Donegal County Council (see Figure 1). The RDS states that both Strabane and Lifford will benefit from the A5 road improvement works, linking Dublin and Omagh to Strabane and Londonderry. Strabane has the potential to benefit from its industrial resource offering a range of employment opportunities. The subject lands are located to the south of Strabane and to the east of Melmount Road, as shown at Figure 2.

Figure 1 - Wider Context

Figure 2 - Local Context

The development site comprises greenfield land measuring approximately 2.2ha (circa 5.4 acres), located to the east of Melmount Road and south of Unit 1 (Dragon Brand Foods Ltd) Strabane Business Park, as shown at Figure 2 & 3. The main access road into the Business Park is taken directly fromMelmount Road to the west. The subject site forms part of wider lands which have extant outline planning permission for the Invest NI Business Park, under Planning Reference: J/2009/0388/O.

Figure 3 - Site Location (outlined in red)

Area Plan Context The Strabane Area Plan 1986-2001 was adopted in January 1989, and remains a material consideration when assessing planning applications until the Local Development Plan 2032 is formally adopted in the future. Within the Strabane Area Plan 1986-2001, Strabane is classified as a ‘District Town’ within the settlement hierarchy. The subject lands are located outside and to the south of the settlement development limit (see Figure 4). As the Area Plan for Strabane District is outdated, it shows that the site falls within the Greenbelt (See Figure 5). It is important to note that Greenbelt designations have not been in effect across Northern Ireland since June 2010, following the publication of ‘PPS 21 – Sustainable Development in the Countryside’. Within ‘Policy CTY 1 – Development in the Countryside’ of PPS 21 it notes that there are a range of types of development which in principle are considered to be acceptable in the countryside and that will contribute to the aims of sustainable development, including industrial development.

Figure 4 – Strabane Area Plan Policy Map Extract

Figure 5 – Site located outside development

Planning History A desktop planning review of the site has been undertaken which identified 2 no. relevant planning permissions, as detailed within the table below.

Planning Reference Description of Development

Decision

J/2009/0388/O

Development to accommodate proposed business park, incorporating general industrial/light industrial units (Class B2).

Permission Granted 26th August 2010

J/2009/0389/F

New junction onto Melmount Road, bulk earthworks, internal site roads with associated drainage and services to provide for potential future development lands.

Permission Granted 26th August 2010

Site Proposals Fabplus have been operating a successful and innovative Pipe Fabrication Business within Strabane for a number of decades. The company specialises in plasma cutting, welding, threading, and powder coating of pipes and pumphouses for use within the Mechanical and Sprinkler Industries. This proposal is for delivery of a new Industrial Unit within Strabane Business Park. The building will be 3-storey in height, comprising of a large manufacturing space at ground floor and ancillary office use on upper floors. At Ground Floor level the scheme comprises of the main reception area, offices, large manufacturing area, and staff facilities such as Canteen and toilets etc. The first and second floors are L-shaped, and comprise training rooms, offices, filing rooms and toilets etc. The proposal seeks to integrate well into its surrounding context and will sit comfortably alongside KES Group and Dragon Brand Food Ltd buildings to the north which are of a similar height. The proposal includes an access road off of the internal Business Park Road, which is directly accessed from Melmount Road to the west as approved through the previous permissions (J/2009/0389/F). The site layout includes a total of 53 no. car parking spaces, inclusive of a number of disabled spaces close to the main entrance door of the building, and 4 no. HGV spaces to the east of the loading bays. The building comprises a lift to ensure that each floor is accessible to all.

Site Layout

Site Proposals – Indicative Floorplans The Industrial Unit will comprise a manufacturing area, training rooms, offices, meeting areas, staff facilities and ancillary areas. Examples of the proposed ground floor, first floor and second floor plans are included below. Rear Elevation MELMOUNT ROAD EXISTING MATURE PLANTING EXISTING MATURE PLANTING FACTORY WALLS - SMOOTH CAST IN-SITU CONCRETE FACTORY CLADDING - MERLIN GREY VERTICALLY LAID INSULATED PANEL CANOPY - ALUCOBOND / FOLDED ALUMINIUM COLOUR - RED EUROFORM STENI CLADDING WALL CLADDING - BLACK WALL CLADDING TO BE KINGSPAN KS 1000 FL WALL PANEL VERTICALLY LAID

Side Elevation

CURTAIN WALLING & ENTRANCE DOORS POLYESTER COATED FINISH - BLACK

GALVANISED STEEL HA

156000

6000

Foremans Office

Plant

Factory Canteen

METAL FLASHINGS WITH BLACK POLYESTER FINISH

BUSINESS PARK ROAD

EXISTING MATURE PLANTING

store

Changing/ Lockers

unisex wheelchair accessible shower room & wc

WALL CLADDING - BLACK WALL CLADDING TO BE KINGSPAN KS 1000 FL WALL PANEL VERTICALLY LAID

Factory Lobby

wc's

Cleaners

Endas Office

Factory

store

CURTAIN WALLING & ENTRANCE DOORS POLYESTER COATED FINISH - BLACK

Plant

Gas Boilers

accessible wc

unisex wheelchair accessible shower room & wc

lift

60000

dis

Staff Changing

staff entrance & exit

gent

ladies

Gents

st.

cleaners

Lockers

General Office

Office 1

Office 2

Reception

office 4

office 3

foyer

Low Level Planting

Main Entrance

First Floo

30000

Section At Offices

INTERNAL FLOOR AREAS: (Net Floor Area)

FACTORY - Ground Floor - 87960 Sq. ft / 8172 Sq.m OFFICES - Ground Floor - 6988 Sq.ft / 649 Sq.m First Floor - 5684 Sq.ft / 528 Sq.m Second Floor - 5684 Sq.ft / 528 Sq.m TOTAL - 106316 Sq.ft / 9877 Sq.m

Ground Floor Plan

GALVANISED STEEL HAND RAILING

oremans fice

general office

office canteen

Factory Canteen

store

Changing/ Lockers

unisex wheelchair accessible shower room & wc

Factory Lobby

wc's

Cleaners

Endas Office

training room

store

Plant

Gas Boilers

service risers

lobby

lift

dis

filing

printing/ stationary

staff entrance & exit

gents

ladies

rooflight over

st.

cleaners

store tea point

general office

General Office

office 13

office 12

office 11

office 10

office 6

office 4

office 5

directors office

office 3

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

REVISED DESIGN

19 04 22

SUBMISSION FOR INVEST NI 23 09 21

Rev.

Description

Date

OR AREAS: (Net Floor Area)

FACTORY

Client

FAB PLUS LTD

or - 87960 Sq. ft / 8172 Sq.m

1:200 Proposed Schedule of Floorspace A desktop planning review of the site has been undertaken which identified 2 no. relevant planning permissions, as detailed within the table below. 09.21 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT STRABANE BUSINESS PARK STRABANE, CO TYRONE SON AC sheet 1-00 www.acaarchitecture.co.uk PLANNING - URBAN DESIGN - ARCHITECTURE Project scale date drawn project 02 Drawing title FACTORY & OFFICE PLANS checked

or - 6988 Sq.ft / 649 Sq.m 5684 Sq.ft / 528 Sq.m or - 5684 Sq.ft / 528 Sq.m 106316 Sq.ft / 9877 Sq.m

Floor

Approximate Internal Floor Area (Sqm)

Ground Floor

8,821 sqm

First Floor

528 sqm

Second Floor

528 sqm

Total

9,877 sqm

Benefitting the Community The development proposals will deliver a number of community and economic benefits as outlined below: • Fabplus is a leading and highly respected business established in the local area over 35 years ago. Development of this new Industrial Unit will bring added economic stimulus to Strabane Business Park, which will help to attract other leading companies to the area. • The proposal seeks to expand upon the existing Fabplus premises within Strabane, and will make a positive contribution to the local economy and deliver much needed investment to the area at a time when the region is suffering from the impact of COVID-19;

• The scheme represents a significant development investment of circa £7.1m in the Strabane area;

• The proposal will support circa 25 no. construction jobs and apprenticeships for the duration of the build, with the economic impact set to positively benefit suppliers and subcontractors in the local area. Once operational, the proposal will deliver circa 50 no. local full time/part time jobs.

Have Your Say Give Us a Call If you would like a member of the team to discuss our proposals over the phone with you, you can call us on 028 9043 4333. Write to Us If you wish to make comments on the proposals, you can also do so in writing by sending a letter to: Address: TSA Planning 20 May Street, Complete a Comment Card Comment Cards, along with a self-addressed envelope, have been delivered to dwellings and local businesses within the vicinity of the proposal site. These can be filled in and returned as directed. Alternatively, electronic comment cards can be completed via the online form submission on our website homepage: www.strabanebusinessparkconsult.tsaplanning.co.uk Download the Proposal Pack You can download an electronic copy of the proposals pack on our website, all you have to do is click on the link within the homepage. If you have any issues downloading the pdf then please call TSA Planning on 028 9043 4333, or alternatively email info@tsaplanning.co.uk. Closing date for feedback – Friday 3rd June 2022, 5pm Belfast, BT1 4NL Email: info@tsaplanning.co.uk

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