§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the terms of Directive 85/337/EEC were applied to wind farms in Northern Ireland. [94787]
§ Mr. George HowarthResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Planning Service under its Chief Executive, Mr. H. S. McKay. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from H. S. McKay to Mr. William Ross, dated 25 October 1999:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Question about wind farms in Northern Ireland.Directive 85/337/EEC was applied to wind farms with effect from 14 March 1999, with the coming into operation of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.I do hope this is helpful.