Agenda and minutes

            Apologies were reported on behalf of the Chairman (Councillor Hanna) and Councillors Beattie, Carson, Cunningham and Newton.

            The minutes of the meetings of 3rd and 17th April were taken as read and signed as correct.  It was reported that those minutes had been adopted by the Council at its meeting on 1st May, subject to the omission of those matters in respect of which the Council had delegated its powers to the Committee.

            No declarations of interest were reported.

            The Committee was reminded that Councillor Newton had been in hospital recently and it was agreed that a letter be forwarded to him conveying best wishes for a speedy recovery.

            It was noted that no requests for deputations had been received.

            It was reported that correspondence had been received from the statutory bodies and agencies in respect of the following matters:

      DRD Roads Service

·         Notification of proposed changes to waiting restrictions on Barrack Street

·         Notification of proposed changes to waiting restrictions on Claremont Mews

·         Notification of provision of an accessible/blue badge parking bay at 27 Stranmillis Park

·         Notification of provision of an accessible/blue badge parking bay at 27 Larkfield Gardens

·         Notification of provision of an accessible/blue badge parking bay at 12 Ohio Street

·         Notification of proposed one way traffic system at Fairhill Park

·         Notification of a proposal to amend to the limited waiting restrictions on Bloomfield Avenue

·         Notification of the proposed abandonment of Parkside Gardens

      Northern Ireland Environment Agency

      Notification of the extension of Listed Building Status in respect of the undernoted properties:

·         Shankill Baptist Church, Tennent Street

·         St Mary’s Church of Ireland Church and School, 236-239 Crumlin Road

·         State Buildings, 16-22 Arthur Street

·         Carnegie Library, 298-300 Shankill Road

·         48-50 Fountain Street

·         34 and 36 Cliftonville Road

·         Waterman House, 5-23 Hill Street

·         Central Library, 126 Royal Avenue

·         17-21 Castle Place

·         First Trust Bank, 4 Queen’s Square

·         26-30 Cliftonville Road

·         Nelson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Annsboro Street

·         Malmaison Hotel, 34-38 Victoria Street

·         Scottish Provident Building, 7 Donegall Square West

·         25-27 Donegall Place

·         Northern Whig, 2-10 Bridge Street

·         Gate Lodge,  2 Clifton House, 2 North Queen Street

·         9 Chichester Street

·         25-39 Arthur Street

·         Friends’ Institute, 47 Frederick Street

·         201 Donegall Street

·         203 Donegall Street

·         205 Donegall Street

            Notification of extinguishment of public rights-of-way at land at Strand Walk, Mountcollyer RDA 139, 50 and 88 Soudan Street and two portions at Kitchener Drive and Moltke Street.

Noted.

The Committee considered correspondence which had been copied to the Council by the Department of the Environment in respect of a Major Planning Application for the establishment of a Residual Waste Treatment Facility at the Hightown Quarry, Ballyutoag, Co. Antrim.  It was pointed out that the application would be considered by Antrim Borough Council in the first instance and, if deemed appropriate, Belfast City Council’s opinion would be sought prior to Antrim Borough Council determining whether the application was of such significance that it should be considered under Article 31 of the Planning (NI) Order 1991.  

Noted.

            The Committee agreed to receive representatives of the Roads Service at a special meeting to be held on Monday 23rd June at 4.30 p.m. It was noted that all Members of the Council would be invited to attend.

            The Committee noted a list of new planning applications which had been received by the Planning Service from 22nd April till 2nd June.

            The Committee noted a list of decisions which had been issued by the Planning Service under the streamlined process between 23rd April and 28th May.

            A list of deferred items still under consideration by the Planning Service was noted by the Committee.

            The Committee noted a list of dates which had been arranged for the holding of planning appeals. 

            With the permission of the Committee, the Planning Service withdrew item D1 from the list of reconsidered items viz., Z/2012/0426/F - an application for a revised parking layout at Wellington Square, Annadale Embankment, since it had been included in error on the schedule.

            The Committee considered further the undernoted planning applications and adopted the recommendations of the Divisional Planning Manager thereon:

            The Committee considered the schedule of planning applications which had been submitted by the Divisional Planning Manager and agreed to adopt the recommendations contained therein with the exception of those referred to below: