How To Object
Balancing Development and Environmental Concerns: Quarterlands road, nestled in the heart of our community, has long been a subject of debate and discussion regarding development projects and environmental preservation. Today, we address a pressing issue: the recurring flooding on Quarterlands Road, particularly concerning as plans for development loom over the area. The Problem Unveiled: Residents […]
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In the developers documents he says that this site is the last available in Drumbeg. It made us curious. Why would they say this? So we went looking. We marked in the green area, it is the development site LA05/2022/0033/F this whole website is about. The red line we also marked in as the original […]
Summary Quarterlands Group Objections to Housing Development LA05/2022/0033/F inside Lagan Valley Regional Park : Objection One : Planning Policy The proposed development is legally repugnant to newly adopted planning policies and will provide a planning precedent that will undermine any future protective presumptions for open space in the Lagan Valley Regional Park • Until the […]
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Unwrapping an Unexpected Gift: A Little Holiday Planning Surprise
Hello, Drumbeg! Hope this message finds you sipping cocoa and wrapped in the cozy warmth of the holiday season. Today, we’re diving into a little planning adventure with a dash of unexpected excitement regarding our dear friend, LA05/2022/0033/F. Picture this: twinkling lights, festive decorations, and, surprise, a whopping twenty-one new documents from the developer under […]
LCCC’s Flood of Notification Letters Raises Eyebrows Introduction: In recent weeks, the Lagan Valley Regional Park has become a battleground for communication as the planning application LA05/2022/0033/F unfolds. The LCCC Planning Department, responsible for keeping residents informed, seems to have created quite a storm of its own, inundating Quarterlands Group and others with a deluge […]
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 […]
Thanks to Frank for taking delivery of locally written and signed objections to this development. Bringing the total objections to almost 400 – not counting the signatures on the petition.
If you are wondering why you signed our petition, have a read at this. Nature in decline State of Nature 2023 shows that Northern Ireland is now one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world with 12% of species assessed, threatened with extinction. These include rare species such as Basking Shark, Freshwater Pearl Mussel […]
Read this article in the Belfast Telegraph detailing the decline in wildlife species and the risk of loss of species in Northern Ireland and across the UK. Click the link below to go to the article online or read the full story in the screenshots below. Read more.
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