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Physical investment
The first phase of the Lagan Gateway project is complete. It included structural improvements and development works at Stranmillis including:
The total investment in phase one of the project was approximately £5 million, with almost 50 percent of this coming from our Belfast Investment Fund.
Other partners are Ulster Garden Villages, Department for Communities, Department for Infrastructure Rivers, Department for Infrastructure and the Lagan Navigation Trust.
Designs have been finalised and plans submitted for phase two of the project which will involve a greenway connection from Lagan Lands East to Belvoir Forest Park. This will be part of the Department for Infrastructure’s Belfast Cycling Network.
A consultation to give the community an opportunity to express their views and opinions on the proposed route took place between 5 June and 4 July 2022. You can find out more about the results of the consultation at Your Say: Lagan Gateway - Phase 2 (link opens in new window).
Feedback from the consultation helped inform the detailed designs for this phase of the project. We shared these designs at a drop-in information sessions in summer 2023.
Design has been completed and a planning application submitted in May 2024. On request from some of the planning consultees, we carried out additional surveys in spring 2025. The next steps are for the planning application to be considered in approximately early summer 2025 and for a contractor to be appointed later in the summer.
The first phase of the project was completed in autumn 2021. Following public engagement - and subject to planning permission being granted - it is anticipated that work will get underway on phase two of the project later in 2025.
This video captures a 39-metre-long section of the new foot and cycle bridge being installed as part of the first phase of the project. The bridge connects Lagan Towpath at Stranmillis to Annadale Embankment. The video plays for one minute and 25 seconds.
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