§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what mechanisms facilitate formal consultation between the various Departments in Northern Ireland regarding the building of(a) new stock by the Housing Executive and (b) new roads. [26196]
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§ Mr. AncramResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Planning Service under its chief executive, Mr. T. W. Stewart. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from T W. Stewart to Mr. Eric Risley, dated 22 April 1996:
Mr. Moss has asked me to reply to your Question about what mechanisms facilitate formal consultations between various Departments in Northern Ireland regarding the building of (a) new stock by the Housing Executive and (b) new roads.All formal consultation on new developments including housing and roads proposals are dealt with through the normal planning procedure set out in the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. This involves a wide range of consultations with statutory and non-statutory bodies including local district councils, the Department of the Environment and its various Agencies (Roads, Water, Environment and Heritage), plus the public and interested community groups. There is also wide consultation at the inception stage through the Area Plan consultation process for each local district area.