HC Deb 25 June 1992 vol 210 c316W
14. Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to prohibit the erection of dwellings within a specified distance of a sewage treatment works.

Mr. Atkins

The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland as planning authority, has guidelines for dealing with planning applications for proposed housing developments within specified distances of sewage treatment works and for proposed new sewage treatment works or extensions to existing works adjacent to other existing developments. There are no plans to amend these guidelines.