Progress on plans for two-storey medical teaching extension as part of Derry City Deal investment
The Western Trust has applied for permission for two-storey extension at its headquarters in Altnagelvin to enhance medical teaching facilities in Derry.
The extension will replace an interim accommodation solution provided at the MDEC site in the Waterside.
Part of the Derry & Strabane City Region City Deal investment programme, the ‘aim of the Medical Teaching Facility extension project is to provide fit for purpose accommodation to support the delivery of high-quality integrated teaching for Ulster University Students on the Altnagelvin Hospital site’.
That’s according to a planning statement prepared by Kennedy Fitzgerald architects and submitted in support of the application.
“The Western Trust have identified this project as a key priority for capital investment and the project is aligned with the Trust’s strategy for the development of the Altnagelvin Hospital site,” the statement explains.
The accommodation, once completed, will support both QUB and Ulster University students in one integrated medical teaching service.