AQW 18707/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 11 May 2021

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Tabled
11 May 2021
Answer due by
26 May 2021
Answered
24 May 202113 days after tabling
Department
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question
No

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.

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