Category Archives: Documents

Footways and Footpaths, accidents by design??

Concerns on Proposed Development Site Design: Key Safety Points 1. PSD Maps for Review: Attached are three PSD maps detailing the proposed development site. Due to design issues have arisen, particularly regarding footways and parking accommodations within the site.. 2. Footways vs. Rumble Strips: The August 2023 map references footpaths and footways, yet none extend […]

FOI: re PDE further concerns

As we continue to navigate the intricacies of development application LA05/2022/0033/F, we wanted to bring to your attention some serious concerns that have arisen in recent months. Firstly, let’s talk about capacity. According to the PDE Guidance notes provided by Northern Ireland Water in November 2022, and with the knowledge that Drumbeg WwTw was “At […]

FOI: Section 76

We’ve got a bit of a fun read for you today. You know those pesky planning agreements? Well, we’ve been digging into the nitty-gritty of Section 76(1) (a)-(e) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. It’s the stuff that keeps the planners up at night, but we’re diving in with a smile! Here’s the scoop: […]

FOI: Roads Further Concerns

Traffic on Quarterlands Road March 2024

We wanted to update you on our ongoing discussions with the planners regarding the proposed development and this time its potential impact on our roads. Attached to this post, you will find a letter dated 26 April 2022 from DfI Roads, which is also available on the Planning Portal. In this letter are raised significant […]

FOI: HRA and EIA are different?

pic of apples and oranges these are not the same

All the way through this process we have asked for an EIA – in the latest the LCCC have completed an HRA with the conclusion: Outcome: Having considered the nature, scale, timing, duration and location of the project it is concluded that it is eliminated from further assessment Our further questions are basically whether an […]

Drainage Assessments

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

The newest document from the Quarterlands Group is a set of comments on the Atkins Drainage Assessment Reports for the proposed development site. ​ The comments highlight concerns about the adequacy and methodology of the reports, as well as the lack of site-specific data and the limitations of the modeling techniques used. The document also […]

The Planning Portal 😤

Planning Portal

For the accidental activists like us here’s a good one to know. It’s surprisingly easy to miss documents on the Planning Portal, it can feel like it is either deliberately set up to hide things or that documents are being edited and reuploaded out of order. Rest assured you are not going mad. In our […]

Q6 Matters of Concern

Firefly Image of a lagan valley landscape with dark clouds looming overhead, symbolizing concerns or

This planning application highlights so many issues around planning in NI in this case involving human rights, equality impact assessment and concerns about procedure. This is our assessment. Submitted to LCCC Planners 20.02.24  HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS Relevant sections of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) with relevance to application LA05/2022/0033/F are set out below. It […]