Appendix II: Provision of Travellers Accommodation in NI Table : Travellers Sites in NI by Council Area in November 207 2 3 4 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Ards and North Down Borough Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Acorn Grove Craigavon Serviced site 6 NI Housing Executive Legahory Close Craigavon Emergency halting site (operating as transit site in practice) Belfast City Council 8 NI Housing Executive Name Location Type Units Landowner Glen Road Heights Glen Road Belfast Belfast Serviced 2 9 Unavailable transit site 3 3 NI Housing Executive De facto serviced site 4 6 Clanmil Housing Unauthorised site? Association Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Name Location Type Units Landowner One extra pitch can be created by converting the now defunct administration building. There is also planning permission for two additional pitches to be developed. This is due to expire on 2 September 207. See Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207; Section 6, Planning Act (NI) 20; Letter from NI Housing Executive to NIHRC, 20 March 207. 2 The serviced part of Glen Road Heights was closed from 20 until March 207. See Letter from NI Housing Executive to NIHRC, 20 March 207. 3 Those that were inhabiting the transit site on a permanent basis were moved to the newly refurbished serviced in March 207. The transit site has closed and is no longer available for habitation, though the NI Housing Executive is considering reopening it. See Letter from NI Housing Executive to NIHRC, 20 March 207. 4 The NI Housing Executive categorises the front part of this Travellers site as a private site. However, it is categorised as a de facto serviced site for the purposes of this investigation because this Travellers site exists due to an arrangement between the NI Housing Executive and Clanmil Housing Association Clanmil owns the land, but the NI Housing Executive maintain the services on the site. The back part of the site that is not serviced by the NI Housing Executive is categorised as an unauthorised encampment for the purposes of this investigation. See Interview with representatives of Clanmil Housing Association, 8 March 207; Letter from NI Housing Executive to NIHRC, 20 March 207; Letter from NI Housing Executive to NIHRC, 3 November 207.
2 5 Ballyarnett Daisyfield Greenbrae The Glen Derry City and Strabane District Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Derry/Londonderry Derry/Londonderry Strabane Transit site (operating as a serviced/transit site in practice) Serviced site 6 Transit site 6 Unavailable transit site 5 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council NI Housing Executive 6 NI Housing Executive Council (access road and empty northern side of site) and NI Housing Executive (southern side were tenants located) Name Location Type Units Landowner Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Mid Ulster District Council Name Location Type Units Landowner Coalisland Serviced site 6 Transit site 4 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council NI Housing Executive Name Location Type Units Landowner 5 This site was officially closed in May 205 for health and safety reasons, but it was not fully vacated until August 206. It is due to be refurbished in 207/208. When it was open it was operating as a serviced/transit site in practice.
3 Table 2: Additional Travellers Sites Required in NI according to NI Housing Executive s Travellers Accommodation Needs Assessment 204 Additional Accommodation Required Units Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Serviced site Programmed into the Social Housing Programme Transit site No plans to develop Additional Accommodation Required Units Ards and North Down Borough Council No need identified Additional Accommodation Required Serviced site in Craigavon Additional Accommodation Required Serviced site on Glen Road Additional Accommodation Required Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Units? Units 2 Units Determined a suitable site and programmed into the Social Housing Programme Belfast City Council Nine pitch serviced site was refurbished and reopened at Glen Road Heights. Adjacent land for a three pitch transit site is available, but has been closed with the opening of the serviced site. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council No need identified Additional Accommodation Required Units Derry City and Strabane District Council No need identified
4 Additional Accommodation Required Units Fermanagh and Omagh District Council No need identified Additional Accommodation Required Units Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council No need identified Additional Accommodation Required Units Mid and East Antrim Borough Council No need identified Additional Accommodation Required Units Mid Ulster District Council No need identified Additional Accommodation Required Units Newry, Mourne and Down District Council No need identified
5 6 7 8 9 0 2 Table 3: Travellers Accommodation Need Identified in NI Council s Area Plans Area Plan Antrim Area Plan 200 Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (Newtownabbey District) 6 Area Plan Ards and Down Area Plan 205 Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (North Down District) 7 Area Plan Armagh Area Plan 2004 8 Banbridge, Newry and Mourne Area Plan 205 (Banbridge District) 9 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation Ards Borough and Down District Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No need identified No reference to Travellers accommodation in North Down area Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation No need identified Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No reference to Travellers accommodation One transit site in Banbridge with electricity, water and sewerage Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation in North Down area Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation No site identified to meet need explorations continue Craigavon Area Plan 200 0 Serviced site at Monbrief Road Provided in Craigavon at Acorn Grove Dungannon and South Tyrone Plan 200 Area Plan No reference to Travellers accommodation Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified Northern Area Plan 206 2 No need identified No need identified No reference to Travellers accommodation Delivery of Need 6 Department of the Environment, Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan: North Down District Volume 7 (DoE, 204). 7 Department of the Environment, Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan: Newtownabbey District Proposals Volume 6 (DoE, 204). 8 The Planning Service, Armagh Area Plan 2004: Alternation No Armagh Countryside Proposals (DoE, 200). 9 Department of the Environment, Banbridge/Newry and Mourne Area Plan 205: Plan Strategy and Framework (DoE, 203), at 29. 0 Planning Service, Craigavon Area Plan 200 (DoE, 2004), at 23. Planning Service, Dungannon Area Plan 200 (DoE, 2005). 2 Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland Area Plan 206: Plan Strategy and Framework Volume (DoE, 205).
6 Area Plan Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (Belfast District) 3 Area Plan Derry Area Plan 20 4 Belfast City Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified Six units transit site within Belfast District Derry City and Strabane District Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No reference to Travellers accommodation Strabane Area Plan 986 No reference to Travellers 200 5 accommodation Area Plan Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified Fermanagh Area Plan 2007 6 No reference to Travellers accommodation Omagh Area Plan 2002 7 Area Plan Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (Lisburn District) 8 Area Plan Ballymena Area Plan 200 Larne Area Plan 200 9 Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (Carrickfergus District) 20 No reference to Travellers accommodation Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No reference to Travellers accommodation in Lisburn and Castlereagh area Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation in Carrickfergus area Delivery of Need No land has been identified by NI Housing Executive for this purpose Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation in Lisburn and Castlereagh area Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation in Carrickfergus area 3 Department of the Environment, Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan: Belfast District Volume 2 (DoE, 204), at 8. 4 Planning Service, Derry Area Plan 20 (DoE, 2000). 5 Planning service, Strabane Area Plan 986200 (DoE, 99). 6 Planning Service, Fermanagh Area Plan 2007 (DoE, 997). 7 Planning Service, Omagh Area Plan 9872002 (DoE, 992) 8 Department of the Environment, Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan: Lisburn District Proposals (DoE, 204). 9 Planning Service, Larne Area Plan 200 (DoE, 998). 20 Department of the Environment, Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan: Carrickfergus District Volume 4 (DoE, 204).
7 Area Plan Cookstown Area Plan 200 2 Dungannon and South Tyrone Plan 200 22 Mid Ulster District Council Travellers Accommodation Need Identified No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation Magherafelt Area Plan 205 23 No need identified No need identified Delivery of Need No reference to Travellers accommodation No reference to Travellers accommodation 2 Department of the Environment, Cookstown Area Plan 200 (DoE, 2004). 22 Planning Service, Dungannon Area Plan 200 (DoE, 2005). 23 Department of the Environment, Magherafelt Area Plan 205 (DoE, 20), at 45.
8 Table 4: Planned s of Travellers Sites in NI, 205208 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Name Location Units Progress Land to be identified Antrim 3 Serviced site Ards Borough and Down District Council To be completed 206/207. Not delivered and no known plans to complete. Name Location Units Progress Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Name Location Units Progress Acorn Grove Craigavon Acorn Grove Craigavon 2 Legahory Close Craigavon Improvement works on serviced site Additional provision on Serviced site Redesignation of existing transit site Belfast City Council Completed 205/206 To be completed 206/207 To be completed 207/208 Name Location Units Progress Glen Road Heights Belfast 2 Reinstatement of serviced site Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council To be completed 206/207. Nine units were reinstated in March 207. Name Location Units Progress Derry City and Strabane District Council Name Location Units Progress Daisyfield Ballyarnet Derry/ Londonderry Derry/ Londonderry Greenbrae Strabane 6 Land to be identified 5 Reinstatement of site Works to infrastructure of transit site Improvement works to transit site Completed 205/206 To be completed 206/207. Not completed plans remain in place with no date for completion. 24 To be completed 206/207. Subject to delays and now expected 207/208. 25 Strabane? Transit site To be completed 207/208 24 Interview with representatives of the NI Housing Executive: Interview A, 25 January 207; Interview with representatives of the NI Housing Executive: Interview C, 30 January 207. 25 Interview with representatives of the NI Housing Executive: Interview C, 30 January 207.
9 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Name Location Units Progress Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Name Location Units Progress Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Name Location Units Progress Mid Ulster District Council Name Location Units Progress The Glen Coalisland Phase 2 environmental works on serviced/transit site To be completed 207/208 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Name Location Units Progress Land to be identified Newry? Serviced site To be completed 207/208
0 Table 5: Grouped Housing Schemes in NI in March 207 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Ards and North Down Borough Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Belfast City Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Briar View, Glen Road Belfast Clanmil Housing Association 6 Mill Race Monagh Bypass Apex Housing Association 2 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Derry City and Strabane District Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Ballyarnett Labre Park Derry/Londonderry Apex Housing Association 0 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Ballinamullan Omagh NI Housing Executive 6 Tattykeel Omagh Radius (formerly Fold) Housing Association
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Mid Ulster District Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Hillhead Cottages Magherafelt Radius (formerly Fold) Housing Association 5 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Name Location Landowner and Management Units Dobson s Way Bessbrook Clanmil Housing Association 6
2 Table 6: Additional Grouped Housing Schemes Required in NI according to NI Housing Executive s Travellers Accommodation Needs Assessment 204 Grouped Housing Units Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council 5 No plans to develop Grouped Housing Units Ards and North Down Borough Council Grouped Housing Units Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Grouped Housing Units Belfast City Council 4 No plans to develop Grouped Housing Units Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Grouped Housing Units Derry City and Strabane District Council Grouped Housing Units Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Grouped Housing Units Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Grouped Housing Units Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Grouped Housing Units Mid Ulster District Council Grouped Housing Units Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
3 Table 7: Planned s of Grouped Housing Schemes in NI, 205208 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Name Location Units Completed Ards and North Down Borough Council Name Location Units Completed Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Name Location Units Completed Belfast City Council Name Location Units Completed Glen Road Belfast 4 Grouped housing Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Scheduled to be completed 206/207. Not built as members of Traveller families living on identified land opposed. 26 Planning permission expired in 204.27 Name Location Units Completed Derry City and Strabane District Council Name Location Units Completed Ballyarnet Derry/ Londonderry? Grouped housing phase 2 To be completed 207/208 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Name Location Units Completed Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Name Location Units Completed 26 Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207; Interview with representatives of the NI Housing Executive: Interview C, 30 January 207; Interview with representatives of Clanmil Housing Association, 8 March 207. 27 Planning, Z/2007/2445/F, 6 March 2009; Section 6, Planning Act (NI) 20.
4 Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Name Location Units Completed Mid Ulster District Council Name Location Units Completed Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Name Location Units Completed
5 Table 8: TravellerSpecific Accommodation Planning Applications, 983 November 206 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council NI Housing Executive applied for change of use of land in Crumlin to provide authorised site for a specific family for two years NI Housing Executive applied for temporary site in Rathenraw 9/06/2007 and refused on 6/2/200 not essential to have site in rural area; not demonstrable need; detrimental change to rural character; prejudice free flow of traffic and safety issue. 28 09/06/204 and refused on 9/05/205 adversely affect historical monument; incompatible with existing dwellings and environs 29 Appeal refused on 4 October 206 upheld reasons for initial refusal; loss of public open space; no ongoing demonstrable need 30 Ards and North Down Borough Council Planning permission refused. Planning permission refused. 82 (reason unknown 49 (reason unknown Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Six pitch permanent serviced site between Ardowen and Drumgask Road, Craigavon 7/0/995 /0/200 it policies. 3 Serviced site provided Acorn Grove, Craigavon. 32 (reason unknown 32 28 Planning, T/2007/0455/F, 9 May 205. 29 Planning, T/204/0223/F, 9 June 204. 30 Planning Appeals Commission, 205/A0094: Appeal, 4 October 206. 3 Planning, N/995/0038, January 200; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 32 Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council no longer holds the original application file or the Professional Case Officer Report. Consequently the Council was unable to explain why or the rationale behind the six year delay.
6 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Site for six pitch serviced site for Travellers including amenity buildings, covered work space and external works for accommodation on lands east of Moyraverty Road, Craigavon Amendments to six pitch permanent site between Ardowen and Drumgask Road, Craigavon 2/06/998 and refused on /0/200 lack of visual integration; adversely affect the visual amenity of the area; provide an inadequate level of amenity for the occupants of the site and surrounding residents due to lack of privacy and seclusion; and adversely affect the regeneration of the area. 33 07/06/2005 23/09/2005 it policies. 34 Planning permission refused. Six individual amenity units (one on each pitch) provided Acorn Grove serviced site, Craigavon. 34 (reason unknown 5 33 Planning, N/998/0400, January 200; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 34 Planning, N/2005/0622/F, 23 September 2005; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207.
7 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Retention of serviced site for single Traveller family in Ballydugan, Portadown Temporary use of land for emergency caravan halting site on lands between Quarry Business Park and Portadown Road, Lurgan 5/07/2005 and refused on 09/06/2006 the site was within a green belt and posed a threat to road safety. 35 02/06/2006 and refused on 22//2006 located on land zoned for industrial use; location would harm living conditions of proposed occupants; have adverse impact on the visual amenity of the area. 40 Appeal refused by Planning Appeals Commission on 0/2/2008 the site was within a green belt and posed a threat to road safety. 36 Appeal decision quashed by judicial review on 0/2/2009 there was no suitable alternative accommodation available. 38 Appeal granted by Planning Appeals Commission on 07/03/20 there was no suitable alternative accommodation available. 39 47 for original Serviced site provided application (reason private site. 37 unknown Planning permission refused. 24 (reason unknown delay) 35 Planning, N/2005/0754/F, 9 June 2006; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 36 Planning Appeals Commission, 2006/A986: Retention of Serviced Site for Single Traveller Family, 7 March 20. 37 Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 38 Boswell s Application [2009] NIQB 95. 39 Planning Appeals Commission, 2006/A986: Retention of Serviced Site for Single Traveller Family, 7 March 20 40 Planning, N/2006/0438/F, 22 November 2006; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207.
8 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Temporary change of use for caravan halting site with ancillary works on lands to rear of Moylinn House, Craigavon Travellers halting site with 2 individual pitches and farset units and play areas on Burnside, Craigavon Temporary planning permission for halting site for ten pitches, eight steel pods, showering units and electrical substation to extend from 22 February 2009 to 22 February 202 on lands to rear of Moylinn House, Craigavon 22/06/2006 23/02/2007 the development was contrary to the Craigavon Area Plan zoning, but it was accepted due to the temporary nature of the proposed development and the lack of need or demand to implement the plan zoning. 4 /07/2008 8/02/20 it policies. 42 2/08/2008 8/02/2009 on the basis that the development is removed and land restored to its former condition before 22 February 202. 46 Emergency halting site provided and permitted to exist until 22/02/202 Legahory Close, Craigavon. Site not developed due to land ownership and access difficulties. 43 Due to nondevelopment, the validity of the planning permission ceased on 8/02/206. 44 Changes to emergency halting site provided and permitted to exist until 22/02/202 Legahory Close, Craigavon. 35 (reason unknown delay) 36 week (delay due to protracted negotiations) 45 27 (reason unknown 4 Planning, N/2006/0560/F, 23 February 2007; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 42 Planning, N/2008/0545/F, 8 February 20; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 43 Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 44 Section 6, Planning Act (NI) 20. 45 Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. The initial application was for 20 individual pitches on a larger piece of land and omitted information about the substantial community benefit that such a site would have on the area. The application as revised, which included reducing the number of individual pitches to 2, reducing the size of the development and providing additional information on the community benefits of the site. Additional delays resulted from the Council deferring the application for further consideration and facilitating a meeting with local objectors. 46 Planning, N/2008/0576/F, 8 February 2009; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207.
9 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Temporary planning permission for a halting site for eight pitches and eight steel pod showering units to extend from 22 February 202 to 22 February 207 on lands to rear of Moylinn House, Craigavon 2 pitch site for Traveller accommodation by Drumbeg Roundabout Craigavon 2 pitch site for Traveller accommodation at Burnside, Craigavon 25/03/20 6/0/202 it policies. 47 25/05/20 and refused on 22//202 located outside development limit and sufficient serviced sites provided within development limit; no overriding reasons that essential development was within a rural location. 48 20/05/20 22/02/203 demonstrated need for a site in the area and adjacent to Burnside site that was previously given approval, but prohibited from development due to issues with land ownership and site access. 49 Emergency halting site retained and permitted to exist until 22/02/207 Legahory Close, Craigavon. Due to delays in processing the application this site existed without planning permission from 22/02/202 until 6/0/202. Planning permission refused. Site not developed. Planning permission expired on 22/02/208. 50 8 (reason unknown 78 (reason unknown 92 (reason unknown 47 Planning, N/20/020/F, 6 October 202. 48 Planning, N/20/0252/F, 22 November 202; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 49 Planning, N/20/024/F, 22 February 203; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 50 Section 6, Planning Act (NI) 20.
20 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Construction of two additional pitches with amenity building for Traveller accommodation and change of use of existing administration block to amenity building for Traveller accommodation at Acorn Grove, Monbrief Road, Craigavon Temporary planning permission for a halting site for 8 pitches and 8 steel pod showering units to extend from 22 February 207 to 22 February 2022 at Legahory Close, Craigavon 5/07/20 2/09/202 it polices and was considered to be an extension of the existing approved site which would have no significant impact greater than the existing development. 5 02//206 5/05/207 it policies.55 Belfast City Council Additional pitches have not been provided. 52 The NI Housing Executive believes that there is not the need. 53 Planning permission expires on 2/09/207. 54 Existing emergency halting site retained and permitted to exist until 22/02/2022 Legahory Close, Craigavon. Due to delays in processing the application this site existed without planning permission from 22/02/207 until 5/05/207. 62 (reason unknown 27 (reason unknown Permanent travellers site incorporating 20 amenity units and pitches with managers unit and 5 transit sites Received 9/06/990 unknown date it policies. 56 Serviced site provided Glen Road, Belfast Unknown 5 Planning, N/20/0327/F, 2 September 202; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 52 Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 53 Interview with a representative of the NI Housing Executive: Interview D, 30 January 207. 54 Section 6, Planning Act (NI) 20. 55 Planning, LA08/206/438/F, 5 May 207; Letter from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 56 Planning, Z/990/2550, Date Unknown; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207.
2 Belfast City Council Housing with associated infrastructure and community facilities for the existing Travellers community at Glen Road, Belfast Housing with associated infrastructure and community facilities for the existing Traveller s community at Glen Road, Belfast Amendment to previously approved development to include realignment of road, repositioning of 6 dwellings, amendments and repositioning of community house at Glen Road, Belfast Erection of 22 dwellings with access road at Monagh Bypass, Belfast on 06/09/2000 29/05/2002 satisfied planning policies. 57 Received 28/08/2002 and granted 28/04/2003 it was an existing site that policies. 58 on 23/08/2004 and application granted on 2/03/2005 it policies. 59 2/03/2007 2/03/2008 it policies. 60 Grouped housing scheme provided Briar View, Belfast Grouped housing scheme provided Briar View, Belfast Amendments to existing site provided Glen Road, Belfast. Grouped housing scheme provided Millrace, Belfast 90 (reason unknown 34 (reason unknown 28 (reason unknown 52 (reason unknown 57 Planning, Z/2000/293/F, 29 May 2002; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207. 58 Planning, Z/2002/988/F, 28 April 2003. 59 Planning, Z/2004/939/F, 23 August 2004; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207. 60 Planning, Z/2007/0705/F, 2 March 2008; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207.
22 Belfast City Council Erection of 4 newbuild dwellings and newbuild community house at Glen Road, Belfast Amendments to previous approval change of house type from 5P3B Type 2, to 7P4B Type 2 Site nos 4,5,6,7 and 8; change of roof design from monopitch to pitched site nos 8; and revised retaining walls at Monagh Bypass, Belfast Erection of utility pods at Glen Road Heights, Belfast Erection of 6 utility pods at Glen Road 09/0/2007 and granted 06/03/2009 it policies. 6 04//2008 3/0/2009 it policies. 64 8/09/2009 09//2009 was for an existing site and it policies. 65 2/09/2009 09//2009 was for an existing site and it policies. 66 Grouped housing scheme not developed at Glen Road, Belfast because members of Traveller families living on identified land opposed. 62 Planning permission expired on 06/03/204. 63 Amendments to existing grouped housing scheme provided Millrace, Belfast. Some pods provided at serviced/transit site (determined by need) Glen Road Heights, Belfast. Pods provided at serviced site Glen Road, Belfast. 73 (reason unknown 0 7 7 6 Planning, Z/2007/2445/F, 6 March 2009; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207. 62 Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207; Interview with a representative of the NI Housing Executive: Interview C, 30 January 207; Interview with representatives of Clanmil Housing Association, 8 March 207. 63 Section 6, Planning Act (NI) 20. 64 Planning, Z/2008/2243/F, 4 November 2008; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207. 65 Planning, Z/2009/273/F, 9 November 2009; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207. 66 Planning, Z/2009/279/F, 9 November 2009; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207.
23 Belfast City Council Creation of new temporary access to service Travellers Liaison Office including erection of security barrier at Glen Road, Belfast Erection of a 2.4 metre high mesh panel boundary fence to facilitate secure carparking adjoining the existing outreach office/ nursery compound at Travellers Outreach Office, Glen Road, Belfast 26/05/200 and granted /08/200 it policies. 67 3/02/202 and granted on 29/05/ 202 it satisfied planning policies. 68 Temporary access provided to Travellers Liaison Office Glen Road, Belfast Boundary fence provided for existing serviced site Glen Road, Belfast Causeway Coast and Glen Borough Council Derry City and Strabane District Council Site for Travelling peoples caravan park, Daisyfield, Derry/ Londonderry Construction of Travelling people s caravan park, Daisyfield, Derry/ Londonderry Received 30/0/986 23/2/986 it policies. 69 Received /09/987 and granted 02/03/988 it policies. 70 Serviced site provided Daisyfield, Derry/ Londonderry Serviced site provided Daisyfield, Derry/ Londonderry. 5 7 24 (reason unknown 67 Planning, Z/200/0695/F, August 200. 68 Planning, Z/202/047/F, 29 May 202; Response received from Planning Department Representatives at Belfast City Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 7 March 207. 69 Planning, A/986/0723, 23 December 986; Letter from Derry City and Strabane District Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 70 Planning, A/987/0568, 2 March 988; Letter from Derry City and Strabane District Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207.
24 Derry City and Strabane District Council Serviced site for Travelling people, Greenbrae, Strabane Temporary site for Travelling people, Greenbrae, Strabane Erection of 0 semidetached two story dwellings replacing existing units in Travellers site Alterations to layout and associated site works at travellers transit site, Ballyarnett Park, Derry/ Londonderry Received 04/2/989 and granted 0/03/990 it policies. 7 Received 2/03/990 and granted 3/07/990 it policies. 72 Received 6/09/2005 and granted 28/03/2006 it policies. 73 Received 23/0/2006 and granted 7/05/2006 it policies. 74 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Serviced site provided Greenbrae, Strabane Transit site provided Greenbrae, Strabane. Grouped housing scheme provided Labre Park, Derry/ Londonderry Transit site provided Ballyarnett, Derry/ Londonderry 2 20 (reason unknown 27 (reason unknown 6 (reason unknown Ballinamullin, Killyclougher Road, Omagh. Proposed extensions and alterations to 6 dwellings Received 3/04/2005 and granted 29/06/2005 it 75 Tattykeel, Omagh Unknown Unknown Grouped housing scheme provided Ballinamullin, Killyclougher Road, Omagh Grouped housing scheme provided Tattykeel, Omagh Unknown 7 Planning, J/987/029B, March 990. 72 Planning, J/990/0077, 3 July 990. 73 Planning, A/2005/0978/F, 28 March 2006. 74 Planning, A/2006/0059/F, 7 May 2006; Letter from Derry City and Strabane District Council to NIHRC, 29 March 207. 75 Planning, K/2005/0805/F, 3 April 2005.
25 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Decant compound for 8 caravans with amenities Received 23/06/999 unknown date it policies. 76 Mid and East Antrim Borough Council provided private site. Unknown Mid Ulster District Council Itinerants park for semipermanent residents with toilet facilities, Stewartstown Road, Coalisland Private site at 36 Derry Road, Coalisland Temporary Travellers site, Hillhead Road, Castledawson Temporary Travellers site, Hillhead Road, Castledawson Group housing scheme consisting of the erection of 5 bungalows, Hillhead Road, Castledawson Received 983 and granted 986 it policies. 77 No planning application received Received 03/06/994 and granted 8/08/994 it policies. 78 Received 30/07/998 and granted 20/05/999 it policies. 79 Received 07/03/2000 and granted 2/06/2000 it policies. 80 Site provided The Glen, Coalisland Private site provided without planning permission has existed for more than 5 years and is not subject to an enforcement order. Temporary Travellers site provided since replaced by Hillhead Cottages grouped housing scheme. Temporary Travellers site provided since replaced by Hillhead Cottages grouped housing scheme. Grouped housing scheme not provided applied for additional planning At least 04 (reason unknown 42 5 76 Planning, F/999/020, Date Unknown. 77 Letter from Mid Ulster District Council to NIHRC, 9 April 207. 78 Planning, H/994/0257, 8 August 994. 79 Planning, H/998/0435, 20 May 999. 80 Planning, H/2000/073/F, 2 June 2000.
26 Mid Ulster District Council Group housing scheme consisting of the erection of 5 bungalows, Hillhead Road, Castledawson A single story, windowless, pitched roof building with security doors, providing secure electricity supplies and domestic meterings for all the residents on the adjacent NI Housing Executive Glen Travellers site. Detached chalet bungalow, retention of two domestic garages, two mobile homes, three static caravans and the grading, reshaping and infilling of lands close to Derry Road, Coalisland Temporary permission for siting of a static caravan unit on Brackaville Road, Coalisland Dwelling and domestic garage, Brackaville Road, Coalisland Received 4/05/200 and granted 30/07/200 it policies. 8 Received 04/03/203 and granted 29/03/203 it policies. 82 Received 5/04/206 and granted 05/07/207 it policies. 83 Received 06/07/206 and granted 07/04/207 it policies. 85 Received 0//206 and granted 07/04/207 it policies. 86 Grouped housing scheme provided Hillhead Cottages, Castledawson Building provided The Glen, Coalisland Existing private site on Derry Road, Coalisland subject to enforcement notice. Planning permission to remain. Caravan provided private site. provided private site. 3 63 (delay due to investigations concerning land stability. Unable to provide a date for decision) 84 39 (reason unknown 22 (reason unknown 8 Planning, H/200/0392/F, 30 July 200. 82 Planning, M/203/0095/F, 29 March 203. 83 Planning, LA09/206/052/F, 5 July 207. 84 Letter from Mid Ulster District Council to NIHRC, 9 April 207. 85 Planning, LA09/206/0950/F, 7 April 207. 86 Planning, LA09/206/547/F, 7 April 207; Letter from Mid Ulster District Council to NIHRC, 9 April 207.
27 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Dobson s Way, Bessbrook Unknown Unknown Grouped housing scheme provided within larger development Dobson s Way, Bessbrook Unknown
28 Table 9: Travellers Site Licence Applications by Council Area, May 2007 January 207 Acorn Grove, Craigavon Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Sites Type Applications Status Ards and North Down Borough Council Sites Type Applications Status Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Sites Type Applications Status Legahory Close, Craigavon 89 Serviced site Emergency halting site Received 02//206 7 pitch serviced site that was given planning permission on /0/200. 87 Received May 2007 0 pitch emergency halting site given temporary planning permission from 23/02/2007 until 22/02/202. 90 NI Housing Executive claims to have submitted a site licence for the new temporary planning permission, which allowed the site to continue to exist 6/0/202 until 22/02/207. 92 The Council has no record of this.93 Application under review 88 this site has never been licenced. Licence granted on 05/0/2009 until 22/02/202 9 significant delays as the Council required that certain conditions were met on the site before a licence could be granted Unlicensed 22/02/202 until 22/02/207 87 Response received from Environmental Health Representatives at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 20 March 207. 88 Ibid. 89 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 206207 NI Housing Executive Caravan Site Licence Legahory Close (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 206). 90 Planning, N/2006/0560/F, 23 February 2007. 9 Craigavon Borough Council, Assessment of Caravan Site Licence Conditions (Craigavon Borough Council, 2007); Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Legahory Close Site Licence and Conditions (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, 206). 92 Interview with representatives of the NI Housing Executive: Interview C, 30 January 207. 93 Interview with Council Officials at Mid Ulster District Council, 5 March 207; Letter from Mid Ulster District Council to NIHRC, 27 April 207. 94 Response received from Environmental Health Representatives at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council to Additional Questions from the NIHRC, 20 March 207.
29 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Sites Type Applications Status Legahory Close, Craigavon (continued) Emergency halting site Belfast City Council Received 23/09/206 out of sync with new planning application submitted on 02//206. This sought to enable the site to continue to exist from 22/02/207 until 22/02/2022. 94 Application under review 95 prior to application this site had been unlicenced for five years Sites Type Applications Status Glen Road Heights, Belfast Glen Road, Belfast Ballyarnett, Derry/ Londonderry Serviced site Cooperated site NI Housing Executive made inquiries in January 207 about making an application NI Housing Executive made inquiries in January 207 about making an application Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Unlicensed this site has never been licenced Unlicensed this site has never been licenced Sites Type Applications Status Derry City and Strabane District Council Sites Type Applications Status Daisyfield, Derry/Londonderry Transit site Serviced/transit site Council believe an application is forthcoming 96 Application submitted in Autumn 206 98 Greenbrae, Strabane Transit site No application received Unlicensed this site has never been licenced. 97 Unlicensed this site has never been licenced. Council is awaiting information (eg confirmation of planning permission) to process application 99 Unlicensed 00 this site has never been licenced. Site was closed in August 206 for refurbishment with no date given as to when it is to reopen. 95 Ibid. 96 Interview with Council Officials at Derry City and Strabane District Council, 5 February 207. 97 Ibid. 98 Ibid. 99 Ibid. 00 Ibid.
30 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Sites Type Applications Status Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Sites Type Applications Status 34 Glenside Road, Belfast Private No application received Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Unlicensed this site has never been licenced. Sites Type Applications Status Mid Ulster District Council Sites Type Applications Status The Glen, Coalisland Serviced/transit site No application received Derry Road, Coalisland Private No application received Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Unlicensed this site have never been licenced. Unlicensed this site have never been licenced. Sites Type Applications Status Killeavy Private Unlicensed this site has never been licenced.
3 Table 0: Use of Unauthorised Encampments (NI) Order 2005, April 2006 March 206 0 Across NI Total 205/206 204/205 203/204 202/203 20/202 200/20 2009/200 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 Incidents attended 28 9 4 0 4 0 3 3 4 7 02 Formal directions 8 4 4 0 0 2 No formal directions 20 5 3 6 3 0 2 2 4 6 8 Arrests, fines, penalties, vehicles seized 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Information extrapolated from Police Service NI records of unauthorised encampments April 2006 March 205. Figures were not provided for April 205March 206.
32 Table : Duration of Unauthorised Encampments in NI, April 2006 March 206 02 Across NI Duration of unauthorised encampment by days 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/200 200/20 20/202 202/203 203/204 204/205 205/206 Total 5 5 0 6 0 7 3 2 3 2 59 60 6 2 4 2 3 9 20 3 3 2 0 230 2 3 Over 30 3 2 2 9 Unknown 2 02 Information extrapolated from Police Service NI records of unauthorised encampments April 2006March 206.
33 Table 2: Policing Districts in NI where Unauthorised Encampments (NI) Order 2005 was Used, April 2006 March 205 03 2006/ 2007 2007/ 2008 2008/ 2009 2009/ 200 200/ 20 20/ 202 202/ 203 203/ 204 204/ 205 Total Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Larne and Moyle 3 3 2 Foyle, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane 3 2 6 Cookstown, Dungannon, South Tyrone, Fermanagh and Omagh 4 3 4 7 2 2 23 Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Newry and Mourne 5 5 9 4 3 2 30 Antrim, Carrickfergus, Lisburn and Newtownabbey 9 4 4 9 Ards, Castlereagh, Down and North Down 2 4 3 4 5 South and East Belfast 3 North and West Belfast 03 Information extrapolated from Police Service NI records of unauthorised encampments April 2006 March 205. Figures were not provided for April 205March 206.