Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Ulster Unionist Party) on Friday, 23 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 1998. It was answered by Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 November 1998 on behalf of the Planning Service.

Northern Ireland Office;Planning Service

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the number of homes (a) which have received planning approval and (b) for which application is presently under consideration by the planning department in the vicinity of Crossnacreevy villages. - Text of letter from T W Stewart, Chief Executive of Planning Service.

Answer: Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the number of homes (a) which have received planning approval and (b) for which application is presently under consideration by the planning department in the vicinity of Crossnacreevy villages. [56704] Mr. Paul Murphy: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Planning Service under its Chief Executive, Mr. T. W. Stewart, and I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from T. W. Stewart to Mr. John D. Taylor, dated 2 November 1998: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Question about housing development in the vicinity of Crossnacreevy Villages. For the purposes of this Question, I have regarded the vicinity of Crossnacreevy Villages as being the following area: Ballygowan Road between Roselawn and Gransha Road; Church Road for half a mile from Crossnacreevy; and Houston Road for half a mile on the west side of Ballygowan Road. Our records show that only planning applications for individual houses in the countryside, within the above area, have ever been received. I can confirm that 10 of these applications were approved, while one was refused. We are not processing any current applications for housing at this moment in time. I hope this information meets your needs.

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