HC Deb 26 February 1993 vol 219 cc724-5W
Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of planning applications received in the last 12 months for each district council in Northern Ireland; how many of these were approved by the planning department; and how many were rejected.

Mr. Atkins

The available information relates to the number of applications received and the number determined in the period in question and is as follows:

Period January 1992-December 1992
District Council Area Number of applications received Number of applications approved Number of applications refused
Antrim 563 503 61
Ards 859 782 133
Armagh 818 844 49
Ballymena 750 715 53
Ballymoney 327 336 8
Banbridge 510 471 26
Belfast 1,777 1,880 142
Carrickfergus 284 1269 138
Castlereagh 390 342 42
Coleraine 757 718 31
Cookstown 509 437 42
Craigavon 809 683 88
Derry 932 900 60
Down 1,054 906 91
Dungannon 715 632 47
Fermanagh 1,152 1,027 69
Lame 336 305 34
Limavady 417 388 26
Lisburn 1,060 932 171
Magherafelt 635 578 74
Moyle 193 210 10
Newry and Mourne 1,278 1,176 58
Newtownabbey 533 477 40
North Down 643 581 62
Omagh 749 688 46
Strabane 469 442 41
Total 18,519 117,222 11,542
1 Excludes December Figures.

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many requests were received by the planning department for article 31 inquiries in the last 12 months for each district council in Northern Ireland; and how many of their requests were accepted.

Mr. Atkins

In 1992 six requests were received from Castlereagh borough council and in one instance article 31 was applied and one was received from Belfast city council which was refused.

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many appeals were made to the planning directorate for each district council in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and on how many occasions the planning directorate supported the council's view.

Mr. Atkins

The information is as follows:

Period January 1992—December 1992
District council area Number of appeals Number supporting councils view
Antrim 3 1
Ards 6
Armagh 2
Ballymena 15
Ballymoney 2
Banbridge 1
Belfast 2
Carrickfergus 5
Castlereagh 5 2
Coleraine
Cookstown 1
Craigavon 2
Derry 2
Down
Dungannon 8
Fermanagh 10
Larne 2
Limavady
Lisburn 15 1
Magherafelt 21 3
Moyle 1
Newry and Mourne 1
Newtownabbey 1
North Down 7 3
Omagh 12 1
Strabane 3
TOTAL 1127 11
1 A decision has yet to be made in respect of 23 of these appeals

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