Consultation opens for Lisnagelvin site transformation into new Home Bargains

Residents are invited to view plans for a major retail unit and garden centre at the former leisure centre plot.

A consultation on a proposed Home Bargains store on the site of the former Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre is due to take place in early June.

Members of the public will have chance to have their say on the plans for a proposed retail unit and garden centre at a drop-in event in The Waterfoot Hotel on Tuesday, June 2, from 2pm to 7pm.

It follows the acquisition of the former Derry City and Strabane District Council site by Home Bargains owner TJ Morris.

The old building was a much-loved municipal swimming pool with its its own wave machine from 1980 to 2015.

The former Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre in Derry’s Watersideplaceholder image
The former Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre in Derry’s Waterside

The pre-application consultation is being organised by Cavendish Consulting.

Display boards will be on view at the drop-in event and a dedicated website available from Tuesday.

The website, including a feedback form, will remain live until at least 5pm on June 30, 2026.

The organisers advise the event does not relate to a planning application, which may be lodged at a future date.

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