Planning Guidance: Impact on Rural Communities

Part of Private Members' Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 4:45 pm on 19 October 2021.

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Photo of Jonathan Buckley Jonathan Buckley DUP 4:45, 19 October 2021

I thank the Member for giving way. On that point, does he recognise that the overwhelming body of evidence that was received by the Infrastructure Committee, with the exception of evidence from Belfast City Council, the geographical location of which meant that it was dealing with very few applicants in that regard, was negative about the PAN's release? Does he agree that it will be important to have adequate consultations with rural councils to ensure that we have an informed rural and sustainable policy going forward?