AQW 7406/09 Written question to the Minister of the Environment
To ask the Minister of the Environment to outline the protocol to be followed by Planning Service when it is presented with photographic and/or actuarial evidence of repeated out-of-sewer or other flooding by objectors and public representatives in relation to the site of a planning application, which has not been raised in the statutory consultation process by NI Water.
Asked by Naomi Long MLA on 30 April 2009
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 April 2009
- Answer due by
- 15 May 2009
- Answered
- 11 May 200911 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of the Environment
- Priority question
- No
Answer
If my Department is presented with evidence of repeated out of sewer or other flooding in relation to a planning application, this information will be taken into account in the assessment of that application. Depending on the scale and nature of the planning application and evidence presented, my Department may decide to consult Rivers Agency and/or Northern Ireland Water for expert advice. However, each application will be dealt with on its own individual merits.