New development plans have emerged for a site in Co Tyrone once earmarked for a £30 million race track.
Barrack Hill Quarries, which acquired the former coal and clay pits in Coalisland in 2022, has formally entered the planning process with its proposals for the 188-acre site.
The Galbally-based business, headed by Cormac Og McDonnell, has notified Mid Ulster District Council of its plans for a “major recreational development”.
The proposal of application notice (PAN), required for all major developments, includes a mixed-use scheme featuring light industrial unit and business or office units, alongside retail space and a residential development.
The pre-application phase will see the developer seek public feedback, with proposals due to be presented at Coalisland’s Cornmill building in November.
The event is scheduled for 3pm on November 12.
A full planning application is likely to be submitted in early 2025.
Barrack Hill Quarries was contacted for comment.
The new proposals come seven years after Manna Developments secured planning approval for the Lake Torrent motorsport project.
The £30m plan, led by David Henderson, involved redeveloping the clay pits into a world class race circuit, creating around 500 jobs.
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Manna Developments signed a three-year-agreement in 2018 with World Superbike Championship owners Dorna to host a round of the global series.
The British Touring Car Championship was also linked to the 3.6km circuit.
But the £30m Lake Torrent project collapsed just weeks later, when Manna fell into receivership.
The site went up for sale in 2019 and was eventually snapped up by Galbally-based developer Barrack Hill Quarries.
