£1.5bn Titanic plan boost

The construction of a new £1.5bn Titanic Quarter development for Belfast today moved a step closer after the planners gave its second phase the green light.

Environment Minister Arlene Foster announced outline planning permission has been given for the second stage of a scheme that will bring 20,000 jobs over the next 15 years to the site once occupied by the world famous Belfast shipyard.

Phase two of the quarter at Queen's Island in the east of the city will see the creation of 2,000 residential units and a mix of buildings earmarked for employment, leisure and cultural tourism uses.