Apr 18 - Government Has Plans For Police Exhibition Space In Irish Town
The Government says that it is surprising that the GSD has waited until now to put forward ideas for the use of the old Central Police Station in Irish Town. Number Six says that it is now nearly a year ago that, in May 2015, the Government invited Expressions of Interest in respect of this building.
The deadline for submissions was 31 July 2015, after which the process closed and discussions commenced in order to progress the preferred scheme. The Government says the decision to proceed in this way was taken “after careful consideration of the state of the building.”
The scheme currently under discussion includes provision for public access into an area on the ground floor to be used as a Police exhibition space or as a general cultural exhibition space, or both.
It is also a condition that the historic building will have to be preserved and that heritage considerations will have to be taken into account. The Government says the scheme will go through the planning process in public in the usual way in order to allow for greater consultation.
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