Northern Ireland

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 5 June-10 June, 2021

Northern Ireland’s infrastructure minister, Nichola Mallon, has set out the changes needed in the next 10 years for transport delivery, including a priority to integrate land use and transport planning.

The fate of a fire-damaged B+listed country house near Kilkeel in County Down was hanging in the balance this week, with the Department for Infrastructure poised to decide whether or not to intervene over contentious proposals to redevelop Mourne Park House into a luxury hotel and spa.

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council was forced to adjourn the planning committee it was scheduled to hold this week because the regulations allowing remote meetings have expired and have not yet been extended by the Northern Ireland Executive.