Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what residential developments have been approved for Carrowdore village; how many homes are planned for each development; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the footways to support these developments; what proposals there are to provide increased accommodation at Carrowdore primary school; and if he will make a statement about the future growth of Carrowdore village [3909]
§ Mr. AncramThe South-Eastern education and library board has no plans to provide additional accommodation at Carrowdore primary school.
Responsibility for the planning matters raised have 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 to these points.
Letter from T. W. Stewart to Mr. John D. Taylor, dated 18 November 1996:
Mr. Moss has asked me to reply to your recent question about the future development of Carrowdore Village.In the last 9 years, a total of 7 residential developments, comprising 121 new houses, have been approved within the development limited of Carrowdore village as follows:
Location Units Date approved Church Walk 10 23 June 1987 Main Street 22 18 January 1988 Manse Road 22 4 April 1990 New Road 13 9 April 1991 Castle Place 5 22 April 1992 Church Road 7 14 September 1995 Main Street 42 13 February 1996 A monitoring survey carried out in July of this year indicated that to date, 47 of these houses have been built. The adequacy of the footways to support these developments was taken into account in determining the planning applications for these proposals.607WThe North Down and Ards Area Plan 1984–1995, which remains the statutory development plan for the area, identifies a development limit for Carrowdore village. Within that development limit, there is scope for further housing other than for that for which planning approval has already been granted. The future growth of the village will be considered when the Area Plan is reviewed.
Mr. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) when Main street in Carrowdore village was last resurfaced; when it is proposed next to resurface the street; and if he will make a statement; [3911]
(2) what proposals he has to provide a footway from the Manse Court junction with Ballyblack road east to the existing footway at Main street, Carrowdore; and if he will make a statement. [3910]
§ Mr. MossResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Roads Service under its chief executive, Mr. G. P. Fraser. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from G. P. Fraser to Mr. John D. Taylor, dated 15 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked the Chief Executive to reply to your questions about the resurfacing of Main Street, Carrowdore and the provision of a footway from the Manse Court junction with Ballyblack Road to the existing footway at Main Street, Carrowdore. In his absence I am replying on his behalf.We have no records to indicate the last time Main Street, Carrowdore was resurfaced and can only confirm that it was prior to 1973. Roads Service intends to surface dress the carriageway next summer following the completion of Water Service work in the area.We have no proposals to construct a footway at the location in question.