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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 March 2006.

Planning: Northern Ireland

Question
How many new residential developments have been given planning permission by the Northern Ireland Planning Service, for each year since 1996, in (a) Larne Borough Council area; (b) Carrickfergus Borough Council area; and (c) Newtownabbey Borough Council area.
Answer

Details of the number of residential developments granted planning permission since 1996 in the (a) Carrickfergus Borough Council area, (b) Larne Borough Council area, and (c) Newtownabbey Borough Council area are provided in the table below. In addition, decisions are issued for non-residential developments.

Residential developments granted planning permission between 1996 and 2005
District 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Carrickfergus 33 39 25 29 35 28 38 23 30 26
Larne 26 22 27 32 20 20 20 33 31 56
Newtownabbey 52 52 59 73 47 50 70 77 78 52

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3925; 679 c122-4WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Housing Planning permission Newtownabbey Larne Carrickfergus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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