Summary:
- Plans for 553 student bedspaces at the former Desmond Motors site on Strand Road, Derry, will be presented at a community consultation event on December 5, aiming to address the city’s significant demand for student accommodation in a central riverside location.
- Local representatives, including SDLP MLA Mark H. Durkan and Sinn Féin Councillor Sandra Duffy, emphasize the development’s potential to revitalize the area, support local businesses, and reflect growing private sector confidence in the north west’s economic recovery.
- Stakeholders call for improved public transport to reduce car dependency and congestion, while stressing the importance of community input to ensure the project mitigates impacts on residents and limits pressures from Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the wider university district.
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