Dear Planners, We hope this email finds you well. We are writing to express some concerns about the material, comments, and objections that have been submitted to the planning portal about the development along the Quarterlands Road – LA05/2022/0033/F. It has come to our attention that there appears to be a delay in uploading these […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Barn Owls live in this Area. If we continue to destroy their habitat and prey they will not. Letters sent to LCCC Planning Dear Sir/ Madam We are extremely disappointed and indeed very upset by the way the information about Barn Owls seen in the area of the application above was placed on the planning […]
The Battle to Protect a 150-Year-Old Hedgerow In the heart of our community lies a hidden treasure, a living testament to the passage of time and a guardian of biodiversity – a 150-year-old hedgerow that graces the middle of our site. As progress knocks on our doors, we find ourselves at a crossroads, facing the […]
Re Advertisement: The Plans we are objecting to have been Re-Advertised on 10th November 2023 and any new objections are sought. If you click how to object the various ways and means are on this website. Comments need to be in by the 24th November 2023. If you have new information or ideas about this […]
We were sent these photos by a neighbour from the flooding last week 01.11.2023 and thought to share them as these issues need taken into account when thinking of building in these areas. Last week, our community experienced a dramatic turn of events as torrential rain and subsequent flooding caused problems in homes that have […]
We are not saying anything new. What we can’t understand is why, in the face of evidence from the providers, planners still wish to approve this development. NI Water Draft Strategy ‘Drains before Cranes However, this future success and our progress to date is dependent on a solution being found to the funding of water […]
As part of this story the wider context of Drumbeg itself is important. Everything is fine for more development according to planners at Lisburn Castlereagh Planning Department, for more destruction of natural soakaways and decimation of natural habitats that do so much for our environment not least drinking water and in the meantime these things […]
Videos from site LA05/2022/0033/F The site is inundated showing standing water throughout. It is squelchy and wet all year round across the site. What happens when the natural biodiversity and soakaways are destroyed. Residents are concerned as to where this water will go. With adjoining properties lower lying and water systems ancient and over loaded.