AQW 4636/09 Written question to the Minister of the Environment
To ask the Minister of the Environment for a statement on the demolition of 2-4 Station Road, East Belfast.
Asked by Naomi Long MLA on 30 January 2009
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 January 2009
- Answer due by
- 16 February 2009
- Answered
- 11 February 200912 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of the Environment
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I understand that numbers 2 and 4 Station Road, Sydenham were demolished on 18 January 2009. Although Building Preservation Notices were served on the houses on 16 July 2008, these expired after 6 months. During those 6 months and following further detailed assessment of the architectural and historic interest of the buildings, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) determined that the buildings did not meet the statutory and criteria based standard for ‘full and formal’ listing as buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
As a result there was no requirement for further consent or input from NIEA and the owner decided to demolish them.