HL Deb 20 March 1997 vol 579 cc119-20WA
Lord Skelmersdale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the average length of time between an application for planning consent for retail development in Northern Ireland and its final determination during the last five years.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Baroness Denton of Wakefield)

Responsibility for the subject in question has 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.

Letter to Lord Skelmersdale from the Chief Executive, of the Planning Service, Mr. T. W. Stewart, dated 18 March 1997.

I have been asked to reply to your recent Question about decision times on planning applications for retail developments in Northern Ireland.

Trunk road schemes in Scotland over £10 million
Schemes currently under construction Tender price and P&S and Land £ million Estimated completion date
A96 Blackburn/Kintore Bypass 30.4 Open to traffic Autumn 1998
M90/A92 Halbeath Interchange 10.6 Open to traffic May 1998

Unfortunately, it will take a few days to extract the information from our records. I will write to you again when the information is available.