Stage 3: C) Draft Plan Strategy Public Inspection of Representations

Actions: Governance

Paragraph 2.28 (page 12)

(a) The SCI states: We will report representations to the Elected Members before forwarding to the Department for Infrastructure.

Elected Members were provided with a copy of the draft Public Consultation Report of the draft Plan Strategy on the 29 October 2020.

The Council has fully considered all representations and counter representations received in accordance with Regulations 16 and 18 to the draft Plan Strategy. The Council has prepared a ‘draft Plan Strategy Public Consultation Report’ which provides an overview of the main issues of the public consultation exercise on the Council’s draft Plan Strategy, see DPS-142. The report provides a summary of the main issues raised in the responses and the Council’s consideration of these. Following consideration of the draft Plan Strategy representations Council has also prepared a ‘Schedule of Proposed Modifications to the draft Plan Strategy’ which was subject to eight weeks of public consultation from 8 January 2021 to 5 March 2021, see DPS-143.

(b) The SCI states: We will fully consider representations before submitting the draft Plan Strategy to the Department for Infrastructure for Independent Examination.

Actions: Community Involvement

Paragraph 2.29 (page 12)

(a)The SCI states: We will make copies of all representations available for inspection on the Council website and in the Council Planning Office.

Copies of all representations were made available for inspection on the Council website from Friday 31 January 2020. Copies of all representations were also made available for inspection at the Council’s principal Planning Office, County Hall, Ballymena 182 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT42 1QF. Further to the relocation of the Council’s principal planning office in March 2020, copies were made available at Silverwood Business Park, 190 Raceview Rd, Ballymena, BT42 4HZ. Copies were also made available within the following Council offices:  The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena  Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre. 11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus  Smiley Buildings, Victoria Road, Larne

See Appendix 9 showing availability of representations on the Council website.

(b) The SCI states: We will write to Key Consultees and Elected Members and all those included in the Community Involvement Register informing them that representations are available for inspection and of the arrangements put in place for this purpose.

Key consultees, elected members and those included in the Community Involvement Register were contacted on 30 January 2020 advise that representations were available for inspection from the 31 January 2020 to the 27 March 2020 online and at the offices listed above.

See Appendix 10.

(c) The SCI states: We will issue a public notice to confirm: i. The availability of all representations for inspection; and ii. The eight week period for public consultation, and the closing date for receipt of representations. This public notice will be placed on the Council website and appear in the Ballymena Guardian, Ballymena Times, Carrick Times, Larne Times, Newtownabbey Times and Belfast Gazette.

Belfast Gazette

A public notice confirming the availability of representations for inspections and the eight week period for public consultation, and the closing date for receipt of representations along with details of the address to which they should be sent was published in the Belfast Gazette week commencing 20 January 2020.

Local Advertisement

A public notice confirming the availability of representations for inspections and the eight week period for public consultation, along with details of the address to which they should be sent and the closing date for receipt of representations was published in the specified papers from week commencing 20 January 2020.

Council Website

Notice was also placed on the Council website from week commencing 27 January 2020.

See Appendix 11.