Kiltoy

Prime Commercial Development Site marked site “C” on map shown

c.1.57 acre  located at Kiltoy, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal adjacent to the Educate Together Primary School.

Letterkenny Plan and Local Transport Plan 2023-2029

Opportunity Site 3: The former UNIFI site is a brownfield site where regeneration is sought through appropriate sustainable uses.

Policy LK-OPP-3: It is a policy of the Council to –  (i.)  Support the principle of the following development types on Opportunity Site 3, subject to compliance with all relevant policies and standards contained in this plan and the CDP.

• Employment and commercial use

• Car showrooms

• Medical related facilities/services

• Leisure use

• Sports (except sports retail)

• Wholesale warehousing

• Bulky goods retail warehousing; and

• Residential use (over a maximum area of 2 hectares on the eastern side of the site and only in locations outside of the potential flood risk area, as identified in the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment that informs this Plan).

(ii.)  Require the submission of an appropriately detailed Flood Risk Assessment with all proposals for development on Opportunity Site 3.

(iii.)  Retain and protect the existing belt of mature trees that runs generally from the south-eastern corner of the former Unifi ‘plant 2’ building to the Kiltoy Road.  approximately 2km from Letterkenny Town Centre and 50km from Derry City Airport.

The site is surrounded by many well-known large manufacturing companies such as Vertiv (E & I Engineering), Zeus Industrial Products Ltd, Optibelt Urethane Belting Ltd and MediSize Ireland Ltd with a range of neighbouring Multinational service companies Tata Consultancy Services, SITA, Optum Ireland and KN Circet Design Hub.

Local retailers like Grove Furnishings, Watson Hire, City Electrical Factors, Homeland and Mr Price also have a presence.

LETTERKENNY

Letterkenny is the retail hub of County Donegal with many well-known High Street stores having a presence such as Marks & Spencer, TK Maxx, Argos & Homebase.

The town’s significant employers include Tata Consultancy Services, the Letterkenny University Hospital, Optum Ireland and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.  As the main commercial centre of Donegal, Letterkenny also has a host of financial service institutions, legal firms and small businesses, including many start-ups located at the Colab within the ATU/LYIT campus.

The Letterkenny Atlantic Technological University (ATU) campus is situated on Port Road, an education centre for business, engineering, information technology, materials science, design, tourism, nursing and health studies.  The campus has a student population of 5000 and is one of the largest third-level education providers anywhere in Ulster, offering a range of academic programmes up to Level 10 on the National Qualifications Framework.

The city of Derry Airport is approximately 30 miles from Letterkenny, accessible in around 50mins by car offering flights to London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool.  Donegal Airport is located approximately 60 mins from Letterkenny in the West of County Donegal.

SERVICES

We understand all main services are available in the vicinity of the subject property.  All interested parties should satisfy themselves on the location and availability of services.

TITLE

Understood to be freehold.

Boundaries and areas outlined are indicative only for discussion purposes