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End of Local Government Reform

Assembly member Brian Wilson has welcomed the decision not to press ahead with the review of local government which would have reduced local councils from 26 to 11. Mr. Wilson MLA said: “I have long argued that the reasons for this change no longer stack up. While the review to date has lasted nine years […]

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Planning Bill: Final Stage by Green Party MLA Brian Wilson

PPS 21. A Charter for Developers & Speculators

Brian Wilson warned that the new order PPS 21 on rural planning permission will drive a coach and horses through any sensible rural planning and creates so many loop holes that it will prove to be a free for all and a charter for developers and speculators. Assembly member Brian Wilson said: “PPS 21 has

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Planning Staff, Brian Wilson North Down Councillor, first Green Party MLA in Northern Ireland

Removal of 300 Planning Staff

Assembly member Brian Wilson has condemned a decision by the Environment Minister to redeploy 300 Planning Service staff. Mr. Wilson, a member of the Environment Committee has described the decision as short sighted: “Minister Poots’ decision to get rid of so many skilled and experienced planners is premature, short sighted and defeatist. It will inevitability

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Rathgael Road, Brian Wilson North Down Councillor, first Green Party MLA in Northern Ireland

Crawfordsburn Chaos

Statement by Brian on the meeting arranged by Mayor Tony Hill with Roads Service and Crawfordsburn Inn to resolve the proposed disruption of Traffic through Crawfordsburn for the next 9 months as a result of the building works to be carried by Crawfordsburn Inn. Brian states: “The meeting was a complete waste of time. There

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