Author Archives: Quarterlands

Planning Failures in Northern Ireland: Drumbeg Case Study

The Quarterlands development highlights issues in Northern Ireland’s planning process. Inaccurate information has led to [...]

Quarterlands Road Development

Summary of Major Issues with Quarterlands Road Development The development at Quarterlands Road has been [...]

Why We Wrote to… The Ramsar Secretariat

A Call to Protect the Lagan Valley and Belfast Lough The Lagan Valley and Belfast [...]

Extrapolated Sewage Data

The Unseen Crisis: What We Learned from Extrapolated Sewage Data At the Quarterlands Group, we’ve [...]

Why YOU Must Object to the Blaris Project Development

Why You Must Object to the Blaris Project Before 7th February 2025 The proposed Blaris [...]

Why We Wrote to… NIEA

As part of our ongoing advocacy for the environment, the Quarterlands Group recently wrote to [...]

Belfast Lough’s Dirty Secret: How Planning Failures Are Flushing Our Future Away

Belfast Lough’s Dirty Secret: How Planning Failures Are Flushing Our Future Away Northern Ireland’s waterways [...]

Community Voice Ignored in Quarterlands Planning

Local voices have been dismissed in favour of developers, jeopardizing Drumbeg’s future. Our community must [...]

Drumbeg WwTW: A Microcosm of Northern Ireland’s Sewage Crisis

Drumbeg Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) has been a hot topic for the Quarterlands Group as [...]

Which bodies are responsible for sewage spills in NI?

The ultimate responsibility for allowing sewage on streets lies with a combination of organizations, regulatory [...]