Take Back the City has developed a masterplan for a mixed-use, housing led development with 700-900 units of housing and more than 18000m2 of employment space on the former Mackie’s site on the Springfield Road.

Described as “Europe’s most significant housing development” by planning experts for its “attempts to square the circle of building a net zero, highly resilient and affordable housing development in a city which was, until very recently, locked in a sectarian war”, the plan will be open for further community participation in September 2024.

Before submitting the plan to Belfast City Council as a planning application later this year, Take Back the City and PPR are holding another round of community consultation to hear the views of the local community on the plans.

Event details

The public information event will be held on Tuesday 10th September at the ForthSpring Inter-Community Group, 373-375 Springfield Road BT12 7DG.

There will be opportunities throughout the day, including two information sessions from 10am-12pm and 6-8pm to talk to experts and activists from the PPR team on topics such as planning, roads, sustainability and architecture.