Monthly Archives: November 2023

Our 165 year old Hedgerow

The site and the central Hedgerow

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 […]

Here we go again

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 are Not Blind to the Bigger Picture

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 […]

Flooding in Drumbeg

Flooding at the Drum Bridge

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 […]

Flooding on the Site LA05/2022/0033/F

Depth of water across site. LA05/2022/0033/F

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.