Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 27 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2006. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 30 March 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Car Park (Coleraine)

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the multi-storey car park at Abbey Street in Coleraine to be (a) completed and (b) open.

Answer: The Department for Social Development issued a development brief in respect of the Abbey Street and Mall car park sites in November 2005. One of the objectives of the development brief was to address the parking shortfall in Coleraine town centre. The Department is currently assessing the development proposals which have been submitted in response to the development brief. It is anticipated that the Department will be in a position to appoint a preferred developer or developers for these sites at the end of 2006 and that construction site could commence on one of them during 2007. It is not possible at this time to predict when a multi-storey car park at Abbey Street may be completed and open as the nature and timing of a development on that site has not yet been decided.

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