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Written questions on the subject Planning Appeals Commission


 
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AQW 22799/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the Planning Appeals Commission public inquiry into the proposed gold mine in the Sperrins will be livestreamed when it resumes in March 2025.

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18/02/2025 Answered on 25/02/2025
AQW 22314/22-27 Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to comments by the Planning Appeals Commissioner on 15 January 2025 in relation to the Dalradian Public Inquiry in which she criticised the cost on the public purse, and, in particular the inaction of government departments and the Department for Infrastructure's failure to comply with its own legislation, to detail (i) at what point it is determined that inquiry participants have sufficient grounds to claim for costs caused by the further delay to the public inquiry; and (ii) whether the point has been reached where participants have sufficient grounds to claim for costs caused by the further delay to the public inquiry.

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11/02/2025 Answered on 23/02/2025
AQW 21550/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on any plans to address the backlog in the Planning Appeals Commission.

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29/01/2025 Answered on 04/02/2025
AQW 21549/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the appointment of independent commissioners to alleviate pressures on the Planning Appeals Commission.

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29/01/2025 Answered on 13/02/2025
AQW 21244/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 20739/22-27, for his assessment of the statement from the Planning Appeals Commissioner criticising his planning department for failing to follow its own legislative procedures. [Priority Written]

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23/01/2025 Answered on 05/02/2025
AQO 1330/22-27 Mr Tom Buchanan
(DUP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of whether the Planning Appeals Commission is fit for purpose.

06/01/2025 To be answered on 13/01/2025
AQW 16981/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the Planning Appeals Commission’s letter of 16 October 2024 to councils in relation to LA03/2021/0940/F, whether his Department will declare the application to be of regional significance. [Priority Written]

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18/10/2024 Answered on 04/11/2024
AQW 16890/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the Planning Appeals Commission's letter on 16 October 2024 in relation to the Dalradian conjoined public inquiry, whether his Department will seek the further environmental information from the planning applicant under the relevant provisions of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and 2017. [Priority Written]

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17/10/2024 Answered on 25/10/2024
AQO 876/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has plans to provide additional resources to the Planning Appeals Commission, following her meeting with the Minister for Infrastructure on 16th July 2024.

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19/09/2024 Answered on 30/09/2024
AQW 14428/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement she has had with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to the appropriate resourcing of the Planning Appeals Commission.

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04/09/2024 Answered on 18/09/2024
AQW 13711/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any discussions he has had with the Minister of Justice in relation to measures to address the backlog of cases and independent examinations of local development plans at the Planning Appeals Commission.

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21/06/2024 Answered on 11/07/2024
AQW 13384/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 12645/22-27, whether all relevant considerations referred to included a legal opinion on the soundness of his Department’s approach.

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14/06/2024 Answered on 26/06/2024
AQW 12933/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any actions he is taking to address the backlog within the Planning Appeals Commission.

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04/06/2024 Answered on 19/06/2024
AQW 12932/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on any actions she is taking to address the backlog within the Planning Appeals Commission.

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04/06/2024 Answered on 18/06/2024
AQW 12645/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 11590/22-27, whether his answer was informed by (i) legal opinion; and (ii) confirmation from the Appeals Commission that it accepts there is no necessity for members of the public to repeat or resubmit representations on the new abstraction and impoundment applications if they had previously made representations on the deemed refused applications.

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29/05/2024 Answered on 12/06/2024
AQW 11976/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) what plans she has to improve the operation of the Planning Appeals Commission; and (ii) how she will help address the backlog faced by the Commission.

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15/05/2024 Answered on 30/05/2024
AQW 11734/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice to list the backlog in cases for the Planning Appeals Commission for each of the last five years.

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10/05/2024 Answered on 22/05/2024
AQW 10387/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he plans to appoint independent persons to undertake hearings and examinations to help address the current backlog faced by the Planning Appeals Commission.

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18/04/2024 Answered on 03/05/2024
AQW 8937/22-27 Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 6717/22-27, what action she is taking to improve the performance of the Planning Appeals Commission.

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14/03/2024 Answered on 26/03/2024
AQW 8236/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will provide additional resources to the Planning Appeals Commission to address increased pressures from the current and anticipated workloads, particularly in relation to the independent examination of local development plans.

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05/03/2024 Answered on 13/03/2024
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