AQW 41591/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the future use of the building and site at Alternative Angles Day Opportunities in Abbots Road, Newtownabbey.

Asked by Nuala McAllister MLA on 27 February 2026

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Tabled
27 February 2026
Answer due by
16 March 2026
Answered
3 April 202635 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

The former ‘New Way’ building (formerly Hill Croft School) forms part of a larger site owned by the Department of Health. This site is surplus to health requirements. The site and the existing building are managed by the Northern HSC Trust on behalf of the Department. Neither the Department nor the Trust have a future use for the existing building. The Department intends to dispose of the surplus site (including the existing building). Given the existence of a scheduled monument on the wider site, Departmental officials are currently working in partnership and collaboration with statutory partners to see if this land can be brought forward for social housing development.

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