Our Documents

Welcome to “Our Documents” – a comprehensive repository of the research and information that we have diligently gathered since January 2022. Here, you will find a wealth of detailed insights and compelling reasons why we strongly object to any further development within the expanse of the Lagan Valley Regional Park, with a particular focus on this small site and a full awareness that there are more development applications upcoming (see page 53 Q5 or our Q Blog Post ‘We have seen the future’).

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We like to make it easy, here are our findings and queries

Complaint

Seriously

We have some questions May 2024

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HEDGEROWS

Are So Important

We have some questions May 2024

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4TH unit

Adding buildings BUT

Not submitting plans May 2024

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FOI

PDE

We have some questions 25 April 2024

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FOI

PDE 2

Further Serious Concerns 6th May 2024

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FOI

S 76 Arrangement

Shhhh! We have some questions 6 May 2024

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FOI

Road Danger built in

Make it make sense we have questions –  May 2024


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Infill

Not

We have some questions May 2024

Infill
HRA/EIA

Are Not The Same

We have some questions May 2024

HRA EIA
Footways

Shared Surface Arrangements

We have some questions 6 May 2024

Footpaths and Footways
Q7 Drainage
Assessments

Atkins wrote the reports for the developer

We have some questions 11.03.24

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Quick Q 

Main Points of Objection

This is the quick version, our four major pillars of objection. 

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Q4

Review of

The Ecological Report

Planning Portal November 2023

This is our response. Submitted to LCCC Planners 1.4.24. 

click to download the PDF

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Q5

REVIEW OF

PLANNING APPLICATION

The Developer uploaded hundreds of pages of content in November and December 2023.

This is our response. Submitted to LCCC Planners 1.4.24. 

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Q6

MATTERS OF CONCERN

Issues involving human rights, equality impact assessment and concerns about procedure. 

This is our assessment. Submitted to LCCC Planners 20.02.24 

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Q1

The Big One

Submitted 1st September 2022 click to download the PDF

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Q

The Questions Arising

This is an outline of the issues we uncovered while researching Q1 submitted 6th Sept 2022

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Q2

Response to The Rebuttal

The developer added a rebuttal to our work to the planning portal and this is our response. Including as a first section details of the maps showing the change in zoning. Submitted Jan 2023.

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Q3

Response to The Rebuttal

Showing NIEA concerns and addressing further submissions with changes from the developers

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Updates and what's been happening

Publication of Agenda

When the Rules Don’t Apply: Late Agendas and a Disadvantage to the Public Lisburn & [...]

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16
Oct
Infographic comparing Quarterlands development risks to sustainable alternatives
Why Say No to the Quarterlands Development

Good Reasons The Quarterlands development (Planning Ref: LA05/2022/0033/F) raises legal, environmental and democratic concerns. It [...]

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26
Sep
Screenshot from BBC Spotlight - The Sewage Scandal
Ongoing sewage dumping scandal

Not much has improved since a Belfast Telegraph article in 2023 reported NI Water’s fine [...]

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17
Sep
Another Turning Point in Our Story

After 191 weeks of scrutiny, the Quarterlands planning proposal has been withdrawn from Monday 8th [...]

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10
Sep
How Is This Democratic? LCCC and the Planning Committee Agenda

LCCC and the Planning Committee Agenda For 3.5 years we have engaged with Lisburn & [...]

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04
Sep
Red Admiral Butterfly in Quarterlands
Bob Stewarts Pub Extension:

Objecting to Planning Application LA05/2024/0524/F Please find below a draft objection letter regarding Planning Application [...]

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26
Aug
NI Water: Sam McBride Articles

NI Water Fraud Allegations: What the Whistleblower Revelations Mean for Quarterlands and Beyond Recent investigations [...]

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24
Aug
10 Good links for accidental activists
10 Good Links for Accidental Activists

Here are 10 valuable links tailored for accidental activists, grassroots campaigners working on planning, environmental, [...]

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07
Aug
Toolkit for Accidental Activists:

Toolkit for Accidental Activists: What We Wish We’d Known We never planned to become activists. [...]

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07
Aug
Choked by Sewage, Strained by Agriculture

River Lagan and Belfast Lough: Choked by Sewage, Strained by Agriculture The River Lagan is [...]

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22
Jul
Small wins
Quarterlands Development Sent Back to Planning Committee

After Council Backs Community Concerns. After three years of sustained campaigning, the Quarterlands Group is [...]

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27
Jun
Delayed Again: Council Meeting Agenda

Published Less Than 24 Hours Before Full Council On Monday 23rd June, mid-morning, the agenda [...]

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27
Jun