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Written questions on the subject Planning Appeals Commission


 
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AQW 4253/22-27 Mr Mike Nesbitt
(UUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail how the Planning Appeals Commission is held to account; and (ii) for her assessment of the appropriateness of the oversight arrangements, compared to other independent bodies under her Department’s remit.

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07/10/2022 Answered on 21/10/2022
AQW 4252/22-27 Mr Mike Nesbitt
(UUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail how her Department ensures, measures and evaluates how the Planning Appeals Commission prioritises its resources, in line with the priorities and policy objectives of the Northern Ireland Executive.

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07/10/2022 Answered on 21/10/2022
AQW 4251/22-27 Mr Mike Nesbitt
(UUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the performance of the Planning Appeals Commission, in light of its Annual Review 2021/22 which details that decision-making times for planning appeals have almost doubled since 2019/20, whilst its budget increased by almost 30 percent over the same time period.

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07/10/2022 Answered on 21/10/2022
AQW 4250/22-27 Mr Mike Nesbitt
(UUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice what measurements or review mechanisms does her Department use to manage and assess the performance of the Planning Appeals Commission.

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07/10/2022 Answered on 21/10/2022
AQW 1870/22-27 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the average number of weeks taken for determination of written representations to the Planning Appeals Commission.

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21/06/2022 Answered on 05/07/2022
AQW 1869/22-27 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail what percentage of planning appeals are determined within 30 weeks for informal hearings, as per the Planning Appeals Commission's Corporate Plan.

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21/06/2022 Answered on 05/07/2022
AQW 1868/22-27 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the average processing time for appeals to the Planning Appeals Commission, in each of the last three years.

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21/06/2022 Answered on 05/07/2022
AQW 1127/22-27 Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice what is the target time for scheduling a public inquiry at the Planning Appeals Commission following referral by the Department for Infrastructure.

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07/06/2022 Answered on 16/06/2022
AQW 1126/22-27 Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice what priority and extra resource is given to the Planning Appeals Commission when dealing with Regionally Significant planning applications.

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07/06/2022 Answered on 16/06/2022
AQW 26263/17-22 Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23642/17-22, whether her Department issued a binding direction to North Down Borough Council, further to the Planning Appeals Commission appeal reference 2011/A0251 and adjudication.

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23/11/2021 Answered on 02/12/2021
AQW 25679/17-22 Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether (i) decisions on appeals; and, (ii) recommendations stemming from hearings on public inquiries and examinations made by the Planning Appeals Commission must be responded to or acted on by her Department.

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11/11/2021 Answered on 17/11/2021
AQW 24875/17-22 Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in light of the Planning Appeals Commission appeal reference 2011/A0251 (i) whether his Department sought any clarification on the reference to oversight; and (ii) what actions were taken in response.

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22/10/2021 Answered on 04/11/2021
AQW 23642/17-22 Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the Planning Appeals Commission appeal reference 2011/A0251 (i) whether her Department sought any clarification on the reference to oversight; and (ii) what actions were taken in response.

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04/10/2021 Answered on 14/10/2021
AQW 18583/17-22 Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the impact the recent Planning Appeals Commission decision 2020/A0017 to grant planning permission to a major housing development over the line of the disused railway track at Victoria Road, Derry will have on her vision of an all-island strategic rail network; and (ii) whether her Department will exercise its oversight and scrutiny role to examine how this material planning consideration factored into any decision.

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07/05/2021 Answered on 24/05/2021
AQW 16080/17-22 Mr Christopher Stalford
(DUP - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of whether the current resource allocation within the Planning Appeals Commission is sufficient to scrutinise the local area plans for all Councils in the set time frame.

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09/03/2021 Answered on 19/03/2021
AQW 12353/17-22 Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in circumstances where planning permission is granted by the Planning Appeals Commission, where does the power of revocation lie.

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30/12/2020 Answered on 08/01/2021
AQW 11933/17-22 Mr Jim Wells
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice how many applications are currently under consideration by the Planning Appeals Commission.

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11/12/2020 Answered on 22/12/2020
AQW 9691/17-22 Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail the business cases submitted by the Planning Appeals Commission set for an increase in resources for the upcoming year; and (ii) whether a funding stream has been allocated to allow for appointments to be completed from current live recruitment lists, given the pending submission of multiple draft plan strategies from several local councils.

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04/11/2020 Answered on 16/11/2020
AQW 8235/17-22 Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the scale of the current underrepresentation of Protestants within the Planning Appeals Commission; and what steps are being taken to address the issue.

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06/10/2020 Answered on 20/10/2020
AQW 5713/17-22 Mr Andrew Muir [R]
(APNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) how many; (ii) what percentage of regionally significant planning decisions were appealed to the Planning Appeals Commission; and (iii) the outcomes of each appeal, in each of the last three financial years.

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10/07/2020 Answered on 22/07/2020
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