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AQW 25481/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether consideration can be given to requiring local council planning departments to display site notices at application sites providing the public with (i) brief details of the proposal; (ii) the planning reference number; (iii) the case officer; (iv) the deadline for submitting objections and comments.
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| 01/04/2025 |
Answered on 10/04/2025
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AQW 25480/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will review the current means by which planning applications are advertised in Northern Ireland.
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| 01/04/2025 |
Answered on 10/04/2025
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AQW 24957/22-27
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Mr Trevor Clarke
(DUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the time frame in which her Department should respond to planning permission applications.
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| 25/03/2025 |
Answered on 03/04/2025
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AQW 23490/22-27
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Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of planning applications in each constituency the NIEA responded to in the last six months, broken down by (i) agriculture-related; (ii) private dwellings; and (iii) other categories.
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| 27/02/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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AQW 23489/22-27
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Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of planning applications in each constituency are currently with the NIEA awaiting a response, broken down by (i) agriculture-related; (ii) private dwellings; and (iii) other categories.
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| 27/02/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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AQW 21649/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department will consider integrating simultaneously discharge consent applications alongside planning applications, to help streamline planning and water quality considerations.
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| 30/01/2025 |
Answered on 06/02/2025
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AQW 21357/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the length of time from when a planning application is submitted until a case number and officer is allocated, in the last reporting year, broken down by local council area.
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| 27/01/2025 |
Answered on 12/02/2025
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AQO 1344/22-27
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Mr William Irwin
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how the Northern Ireland Environment Agency is progressing with the backlog of planning applications.
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| 06/01/2025 |
Answered on 14/01/2025
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AQO 1153/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline reasons for delays in considering contentious planning applications.
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| 07/11/2024 |
Answered on 19/11/2024
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AQW 18384/22-27
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Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action he has taken to speed up the response of statutory agencies to planning applications.
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| 18/11/2024 |
Answered on 03/12/2024
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AQW 17811/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the current processing times for planning applications, broken down by local council area.
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| 07/11/2024 |
Answered on 22/11/2024
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AQW 17380/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he intends to review the target processing times for planning authorities in relation to regionally significant, major and local planning applications, given the performance of the majority of statutory consultees in meeting their target times for a responses over the last seven years.
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| 24/10/2024 |
Answered on 08/11/2024
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AQW 17379/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he intends to review the target times for statutory consultee responses to regionally significant, major and local planning applications, given the performance of the majority of these consultees over the last seven years.
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| 24/10/2024 |
Answered on 08/11/2024
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AQW 16853/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current regionally significant major planning applications; (ii) the number of these that have exceeded the 30 week target; and (iii) the total cumulative wait times for each major application, including those which have been approved, in the last 12 months.
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| 16/10/2024 |
Answered on 04/11/2024
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AQW 16246/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the actions his Department is taking to meet the target time to process (i) regular; and (ii) major planning applications.
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| 04/10/2024 |
Answered on 25/10/2024
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AQW 15717/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of planning applications, including the number of units, that have been passed with negative water and drainage conditions in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
[Priority Written]
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| 25/09/2024 |
Answered on 03/10/2024
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AQW 15201/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of regionally significant planning applications with his Department for decision; and (ii) the length of time each application has been with his Department for decision.
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| 17/09/2024 |
Answered on 04/10/2024
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AQO 763/22-27
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Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute research study that found ammonia emissions from some poultry units are significantly lower than the estimates previously used by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, to provide an update on assessments to planning applications in relation to ammonia measurements.
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| 02/09/2024 |
Answered on 10/09/2024
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AQW 14145/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on plans to increase the number of staff focused on renewable planning applications in his Department’s planning section, given the legislative requirements on net zero targets.
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| 03/07/2024 |
Answered on 22/07/2024
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AQO 418/22-27
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Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what action he intends to take to ensure the Northern Ireland Environment Agency is able to respond to consultations on planning applications within a reasonable timeframe.
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| 02/05/2024 |
Answered on 14/05/2024
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