§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo 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. AtkinsThe 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 RobinsonTo 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. AtkinsIn 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 RobinsonTo 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. AtkinsThe information is as follows:
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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