AQW 7406/09

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 30/04/2009
Answered On Date: 11/05/2009
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of the Environment to outline the protocol to be followed by Planning Service when it is presented with photographic and/or actuarial evidence of repeated out-of-sewer or other flooding by objectors and public representatives in relation to the site of a planning application, which has not been raised in the statutory consultation process by NI Water.

Answer:

If my Department is presented with evidence of repeated out of sewer or other flooding in relation to a planning application, this information will be taken into account in the assessment of that application. Depending on the scale and nature of the planning application and evidence presented, my Department may decide to consult Rivers Agency and/or Northern Ireland Water for expert advice. However, each application will be dealt with on its own individual merits.