AQW 18707/17-22

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 11/05/2021
Answered On Date: 24/05/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following his recent statement on the redevelopment of CAFRE's campuses, to detail on the development plans for Greenmount.

Answer:

The planned redevelopment at my Department’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount Campus is projected to cost £32m over a 5 year period. The initial contracts for professional services including architectural services and design will be issued in August 2021 and building work will commence in 2023.

The existing buildings will be demolished and new student bedrooms, dining room, classrooms and laboratory, conference hall and office accommodation will be built in their place.

The new buildings will ensure compliance with safeguarding regulations and will be phased so that the work will have minimal impact on existing CAFRE business.