Applying for Events & Commercial/Organisations Filming, Photography, and Drone Use on Derry Walls

If you are planning an event or commercial/organisation filming, photography or any form of drone footage on the Derry Walls, please find links below to the appropriate application form and support for completing risk assessments.

Completed applications must be submitted to Aisling Gallagher, Derry Walls Manager, City Centre Initiative, 1-3 Waterloo Place, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6BT or by email aisling@cciderry.com or telephone 02871 360 169 for further details.

Applications must be returned with a comprehensive Health & Safety Risk Assessment and Public Liability Insurance; events with an audience of over 50 persons must also submit an event plan, and late application fees are applicable.

General Activity application form at SC sites 21st Nov19

Filming-photography & drone application form 21st Nov19

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Visitor Resources

Please use the following resources, which have been published by the Department for Communities, to assist you in your visit to the Derry Walls. You can access the resources using the links we have provided below:

Conservation Plan

A conservation plan for the Derry Walls was developed in 2007. It was developed by DfC, DCSDC, Tourism NI, and other key stakeholders. In line with good practice, this plan was reviewed in 2014, and a second edition was published in December 2015. The document sets out what is important about the structure, explains why this should be considered important and sets out a series of policies to ensure that this can be maintained into the future. The work involved detailed research and extensive consultation with all potential stakeholders.

Derry Walls Management Plan

As a monument in a busy city centre, this structure is not just managed by one agency. As well as the repair and maintenance work carried out on the wall by DfC, DfI maintains the road surface and lighting on the structure. Derry City & Strabane District Council performs the cleaning operations. The City Centre Wardens (City Centre Initiative) provide the Warden’s role, and the North West Development Office of DfC has previously funded improvements to the surface of the wall. The Department of Justice and the PSNI are responsible for security and policing issues relating to the Derry Walls. As a result, the Derry Walls Management Plan has been created to develop the policies of the Conservation Plan. A formal Management Group was set up in September 2009 to help ensure that the full potential of the monument can be achieved. 

Derry Walls Management Group Meetings