September 2007
- The National Trust and Moyle District Council agree to joint principles regarding realising new visitor facilities at the Giant’s Causeway. These are facilities should remain in public ownership, there should be no impact on the World Heritage status of the site, and the heneghan.peng international competition winning design should be delivered.
November
- Moyle District Council agrees in principle to lease its holdings at the Giant’s Causeway to the National Trust to allow the Trust to take the lead in development of new facilities.
- The National Trust and Moyle District Council jointly request release of design information to allow development of planning application.
December
- DETI agrees to give the National Trust access to all information relating to proposed new visitor facilities at the Giant’s Causeway emanating from the international design competition.
January 2008
- The National Trust undertakes assessment on and confirms viability of previous Government led scheme.
February
- DETI and the National Trust agree a Memorandum of Understanding allowing the charity to use information relating to proposed new visitor facilities at the Giant’s Causeway emanating from the international design competition to develop a planning application.
- The National Trust confirms the appointment of heneghan.peng as architects for proposed new visitor facility.
- The National Trust, advisors and architects agree changes to designs without affecting concept.
- Formal pre-application discussions begin with Planning Service who confirm that the application is of strategic national importance and will be dealt with by Special Projects Team in Headquarters.
March
- The National Trust confirms the appointment of the Hamilton Architects design team for the proposed new facility.
April – May
- Detailed design work undertaken to allow for the submission of planning application.
- Environmental and traffic assessments completed.
June
- Moyle District Council formally agrees Heads of Terms with The National Trust which will allow the Trust to take over the management of the whole World Heritage Site and lead on the development of new visitor facilities.
- DETI formally consents to allowing the National Trust to use the international competition winning design.
- The National Trust submits a full planning application for new visitor facilities at the Giant’s Causeway.
Subject to Planning Approval by end 2008
Autumn 2009
- Building work to commence
2011
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