In 2022, then Communities Minister Deidre Hargey announced that £915,000 was being made available through her department’s Urban Development Grant Scheme, to regenerate Perry Street, which she called an “important gateway into Dungannon town centre”.
The total development costs for the project at that time were revealed to be £3,048,537, with the Department for Communities contributing £914,561 of grant funding.
The remaining project funding has come from the Castlehill Regeneration Group, who are the owners of numbers 4 to 36 on one entire side of Perry Street, which has been in extremely poor condition for years.
Approval was given to the multi million pound revitalisation project back in 2018.
The project also lies within a Conservation Area and there have been major issues in the past achieving such a scheme.
The redevelopment also includes the creation of three new apartments and eight townhouses, with the construction work carried out by Ernest Watt & Sons.
That work is now nearing completion, with new photos of the area shared recently on the Dungannon Area Community Page via Facebook.
The lease has already been agreed on one of the commercial units as of this weekend, according to PropertyPal.
Speaking three years ago, Ms Hargey said: “I am pleased that my Department has been able to provide over £900,000 of Urban Development Grant funding to regenerate Perry Street which is an important gateway into Dungannon town centre.
“This project will bring back into full use a complete street of vacant, derelict and underutilised buildings which have blighted this part of Dungannon town centre for many years.”
Dungannon is set to welcome a new Lidl superstore soon in its town centre as well.
In February, the first glimpse of what the store will look like was released by the firm behind the project.
Sharing an AGI imagining on LinkedIn, Coalisland-based Clarman Architects stated: “Our first Lidl project we are showcasing is close to home in the neighbouring town of Dungannon, the site is located in the town centre at the junction of Ann St & Geer’s Rd.
“The project consist of a large Lidl store with a small coffee unit located to the rear alongside McAleers bar, the landscape around the site plays a vital role in producing a eye catching building, with the staggered and communal garden area located along the side of the Lidl store moving up to the coffee unit.
“The design of the site is to create a open but approachable scene making it available for all parts of the community,
“Keep an eye out for more Lidl projects that we will be showing across our social media.”
The new discount superstore will replace Lidl’s old Scotch Street unit.