Plans Submitted to Upgrade WWII Gun Battery At Magilligan

Plans to upgrade a World War II Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) gun battery at Magilligan have been submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

The planning application outlines proposals for a visitors’ car park, picnic area, access path, and restoration work on the existing gun emplacement structures and control bunker. According to the accompanying Design and Access Statement, the battery—located to the southwest of Point Road—holds scheduled monument status. The Statement noted:

“The site comprises four gun emplacements arranged in an arc around a central command bunker. It has remained within Ministry of Defence lands since World War II with little or no intervention.

“The structures remain reasonably intact, though suffering from typical structural defects.

“The overall aim of this project is to stabilise the existing structures with minimal impact on the character and to facilitate public access and interpretation.”