Belfast City Council has approved a controversial section of the unfolding Forth Meadow Greenway in West Belfast.
Campaigners have been arguing the old Mackies site should be used for both social housing and a new greenway, and at the council’s Planning Committee this week in City Hall told elected representatives the plan for the area was “undemocratic” and would create a haven for antisocial behaviour.
However councillors at the Planning Committee voted for new parkland, namely section two of the Forth Meadow Community Greenway, including foot and cycle pathways, lighting columns, new entrances and street furniture.
