BELFAST CITY OF VULTURE? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bill.locke@live To: [email protected]; [email protected]; aldermanwilson@hotmail; [email protected]; annabelann@aol; awrobinson@ntlworld; [email protected]; [email protected]; bazza_loco@hotmail; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; brian.dawson54@googlemail; [email protected]; [email protected]; charterhousefn@aol; [email protected]; cmann@huntsolicitors; colin.maxwell61@btinternet; [email protected]; colincardy@hotmail; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; dynes.uprichard@btinternet; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; enquiries@pdms; everettsmyth@hotmail; fastfisher2@gmail; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; gferguson2001@hotmail; gilroy-accountants@utvinternet; [email protected]; greer.j@btinternet; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; ir23@hotmail; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; insight@utv; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; jupritchard@yahoo; havenvsg@btconnect; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; martina@jphagan; [email protected]; mauricesnodden@gmail; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FW: Robinson lobbied for green-belt development - The Irish Times - Thu, Feb 04, 2010 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:02:11 +0100 HI JUNIOR, THIS LOOKS LIKE YOUR TYPICAL FAMILY DAY OUT? PERHAPS A PICNIC, OR A DAY AT THE ZOO? NO WE WILL BOMBARD THE PLANNING OFFICE. THE COLONY OF GANNETS DIVE BOMBING THE PLANNING OFFICE, MOST LIKELY AROUND THE SAME TIME AS TAX EXILE ADAM ARMSTRONG AND( SUNNY JIM) NOEL MURPHY WERE BUYING THE NEWTOWNARDS DUP. HQ. OFFICE FROM THE SAME DEVELOPERS.(PETER AND IRIS ) THIS IS THE VERY UNPLEASANTNESS THAT WE HAVE COME TO EXPECT, IT VERY MUCH LOOKS LIKE THE ROBINSONS ARE AT THE PLANNING OFFICE AS OFTEN AS I GET PROTESTING AT STORMONT, AND THE DEVELOPERS HOME. I REALLY MUST CONFESS THAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GAINING SIGHT OF THE DOCUMENTATIONS FROM THE PLANNING OFFICE. I DO HOWEVER THINK THAT THE PLANNING OFFICE SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR LEGALS AND ISSUE A NONE MOLESTATION ORDER AGAINST THE ROBINSONS. CERTAINLY, THEY WILL SAY WE ARE ONLY TRYING TO HELP THE VOTERS, BUT THE VOTERS, ARE NOT THE DIMWITS ONCE ENVISAGED BY THE ROBINSONS, WHICH IS NOW FAIRLY EVIDENT. JUNIOR, IF WE ALL PULL TOGETHER THIS WILL SOON END, AND YOUR PARTY CAN GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE, THE QUICKER WE GET THIS CHAPTER OVER THE BETTER WE WILL ALL BE TOOK SERIOUS. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY REGARDS BILL LOCKE Robinson lobbied for green-belt development PETER ROBINSON lobbied for a controversial housing development project in his East Belfast constituency which was finally granted against the opinion of a senior planner. Despite signing the approval for the scheme at a protected green-belt area, planner Paul Montgomery added a disclaimer: “I remain of the opinion that this application should be refused in line with previous report. The document bearing Mr Montgomery’ signature and his reservation was reproduced in yesterday’s Irish News. The newspaper also reproduced a letter written by Mr Robinson to the Department of the Environment seeking to have the matter “expedited”. Peter Carr, chairman of the Dundonald Greenbelt Association, said: “It shouldn’t happen like that.” The department said last night its procedures had been followed. Mr Montgomery had argued that building up to 400 homes on a large tract of land owned by Knock Golf Club would breach rules protecting such land contained in the Belfast Urban Area Plan of 2001 and other guidelines. However, four months after an initial application in 2007 was refused, Mr Robinson wrote to the then environment minister, Arlene Foster, requesting that she “investigate the matter Mr Robinson’s wife, Iris, who was still an MP, Assembly member and Castlereagh councillor, also entered into correspondence over the issue as did his son Gareth who is also a Castlereagh councillor Mr Robinson was deputy leader of the DUP at the time and was finance minister in the Executive The original planning application was turned down on a range of issues including the claim that it would “result in the loss of an area of existing open space Mr Montgomery held strong reservations about the application when it was amended. He said the inclusion of a new championship golf course would “not represent a substantial community benefit”. In addition he doubted that any new clubhouse, which would also be used as a community centre, would attract public funding and further doubted if its provision would “decisively outweigh the loss of the open space”. Mr Montgomery was overruled by Belfast divisional planning manager Neil Dunlap. The DUP declined to comment on the issue last night. The Department of Environment said: “Every planning decision is agreed corporately following consideration of the planning report. The decision taken is the Planning Service’s corporate opinion . . . [the service] remains of the view that the decision to approve is correct.”
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:17:02 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015