Members are asked to consider the following applications for naming new streets in the city. The applications particulars are in order and the Royal Mail has no objections to the proposed names. The proposed new names are not contained in the Council’s Streets Register and do not duplicate existing approved street names in the city. Black Ridge Court, Black Ridge Grove Off Monagh By Pass, BT11 Apex Housing Association. Apex Housing Association have advised that Black Ridge Court and Black Ridge Grove are derived from Divis (from Irish Dubhais ‘black ridge’). The Divis mountain is situated north of the development. The second and third choice for Black Ridge Court are, Black Ridge Close and Black Ridge Lane. The second and third choice for Black Ridge Grove is, Black Ridge Close and Black Ridge Mews. These streets contain 64 residential properties and is part of the overall housing development that is known as Glenmona. The entire Glenmona site is a new mixed use urban development which will contain over 650 social and affordable homes. In support of their application Apex have advised that they have maintained regular communication and productive community engagement with both local councillors and the community group, Upper Springfield Development Trust. St Teresa’s Primary School is located next to the southern boundary of the site and Apex worked with the School Principal and with the assistance of a local historian, they organised a competition involving Primary 6 pupils for the street naming of the site. The developer has also applied to erect dual language street nameplates in Irish for these two streets. Some further advice from counsel has been sought in relation to how these types of applications are processed. The applications for the English street names are being brought forward this month for addressing and wayfinding purposes. The dual language aspect of these two applications and the three street names approved by committee in January will be brought to the next available committee for consideration once the legal advice has been reviewed.
Dual language street sign (English and Irish) approved in April 2024.