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Democratic Services Section Chief Executive’s Department Belfast City Council City Hall Belfast BT1 5GS
nd 2 February, 2012
MEETING OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Dear Alderman/Councillor,
The above-named Committee will meet in the Lavery Room (Room G05), City Hall on Wednesday, 8th February, 2012 at 4.30 pm., for the transaction of the business noted below.
You are requested to attend.
Yours faithfully
PETER McNANEY
Chief Executive
AGENDA:
1. Routine Matters
(a) Apologies
(b) Minutes
(c) Declarations of Interest
2. Building Control
(a) Policy on Street Naming and Numbering of Properties (Pages 1 - 26)
3. Cleansing Services
(a) Street Cleanliness Index (Pages 27 - 32)
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4. Environmental Health
(a) Sewer Baiting (Pages 33 - 52)
(b) Consultation Document - Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011: Guidance for District Councils on Gating Orders (Pages 53 - 88)
(c) European Forum for Urban Security Project (Pages 89 - 94)
(d) Bye-Laws Prohibiting the Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places (Pages 95 - 172)
(e) Update on Air Quality Planning (Pages 173 - 178)
(f) Consultation Document - Draft Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (Pages 179 - 214)
(g) Dog Control Orders – Implementation Approach (Pages 215 - 218)
(h) Amendments to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation (Pages 219 - 220)
5. Waste Management
(a) Consultation Document - Recovery and Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste (Pages 221 - 228)
(b) Extension of Contracts for the Provision of Landfill Services (Pages 229 - 230)
(c) Consultation Document - Waste Management: The Duty of Care - A Code of Practice for Northern Ireland (Pages 231 - 236)
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Policy on Street Naming and Numbering Policy of Properties
Date: 8th February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Trevor Martin, Head of Building Control, ext. 2450
Contact Officer: Stephen Hewitt, Building Control Manager, ext. 2435
1 Relevant Background Information
1.1 Members will recall that, at your meeting on 5th December, a question was raised in relation to the methodology used in deciding on the erection of dual language street signs. A Member highlighted the possibility of amending the existing policy to provide that, in future, two-thirds of those residents who had returned a survey form, and not of those which had been surveyed, should be in favour of erecting a second street sign in a language other than English.
1.2 The Director informed Members that a report setting out the Council’s current policy would be brought before the Committee, to enable consideration to be given to any changes which the Committee may deem appropriate.
1.3 The power for the Council to name streets is contained in Article 11 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (NI) Order 1995. This includes a provision to erect a name plate that:
• shall express the name of the Street in English, and • may express the name in any other language.
1.4 This is commonly known as dual language street naming and whilst the vast majority of the signs are expressed in Irish, it does not preclude any other language from being taken into consideration. For the purposes of the statutory provision the English name is the version used both in the address of any person residing in the street and in the description of the land.
1.5 A Council, in deciding to exercise its powers in relation to dual language street signs, shall have regard to any views expressed by the occupiers of premises in that street.
Council Policy
st 1.6 The Council approved a dual language street signs policy on 1 April 1996 and this policy
was subsequentlyth incorporated into the Street Naming and Building Numbering Policy and approved on 4 February 2009. A copy of the current policy is attached as Appendix 1. Page 2
1.7 In addition to dual language signs, the current policy covers a variety of issues in connection with the erection of signs, types of signs and naming and renaming of streets, however this report only covers dual language issues.
1.8 The current policy for seeking and assessing the views of occupiers and the criteria to be applied in deciding whether to erect a street sign in a language other than English is:
i. only applications supported by a petition representing not less than 1/3 of the people appearing on the Electoral Register of the street for which the application is being made will be progressed.
ii. the Building Control Service will carry out a postal survey seeking the opinion of all persons appearing on the electoral role of the street. The survey letter is designed to make the expression of views as simple as possible and a pre paid envelope is supplied. A copy of the letter is attached as Appendix 2. The Council also informs persons in that letter of the translation that is being recommended. This translation is authenticated by Queens University Belfast.
iii. where 2/3 or more of the occupiers appearing on the Electoral Register have indicated that they are in favour of the erection of a second language street sign then a report is brought to Committee detailing the results of the survey. Persons not replying are deemed not to be in favour of the proposal.
iv. the Committee can then decide on the basis of the report and such recommendation will go to Council for ratification.
v. the Service will be responsible for the erection and maintenance of any signs.
History of Dual Language Street Sign Applications
1.9 Since applications were first received in 1998 a total of:
• 4 applications for Ulster Scots signs have been received • 143 applications for Irish signs have been received • 3 Ulster Scots applications have been approved • 111 Irish applications have been approved
Therefore 75% of Ulster Scots applications and 77% of Irish applications have been
approved.
1.10 The decision to proceed based on a 2/3 majority as opposed to a simple majority wasth the subject of debate at the last discussions the Committee had on the policy on 11 June 2007 and was taken as representing the substantive viewpoint of the occupiers. The issue of persons not replying being deemed as not to be in favour of the proposal was also the subject at that meeting.
Member Nominations
th 1.11 Following discussion at the Committee meeting on 11 June 2007 about the initial ‘petition’ requirements (point (i) above), a pilot was carried out whereby the postal survey could also be initiated by any Elected Member requesting the erection of a dual language sign.
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rd 1.12 The results of the pilot were reported to Committee on 3 September 2008 and showed that:
• a total of 12 Irish dual language applications were received which included 8 from Councillors and 4 from community groups. • a total of 3 applications from Councillors were approved and all 4 from the community groups were approved. • the remaining 5 applications from Councillors were left pending until they were subsequently approved in February 2009.
st 1.13 However, after discussion, the Committee agreed to revert to the policy of 1 April 1996, which requires the submission of a petition representing not less than one third of people appearing on the electoral register for the street for which the application is made, prior to a survey being progressed.
Policy in Other Council Areas outside Belfast
1.14 The Service carried out a telephone survey of all 25 Councils requesting details of their current policies regarding this issue. Their full response is contained in Appendix 3.
In summary:
• 23 Councils responded • 2 did not respond • 14 Councils have a dual language policy and 9 do not • 3 use a straight majority of the surveys returned
• 4 use 2/3 majority of the surveys returned
• 2 use a 2/3 majority of the surveys issued • The remaining Councils were either unsure or considered each application individually.
1.15 The Councils were unable to give breakdowns over a defined time period so the results are in relation to all applications received since the inception of the legislation. In relation to numbers of applications for dual language signs, with the exception of Limavady Borough Council, Magherafelt District Council, Moyle District Council and Newry & Mourne City Council, numbers were in single figures or nil.
2 Key Issues 2.1 The legislation authorises the Council to name streets. For statutory purposes the name shall be in English and a dual language translation may be erected in addition. In doing so the Council shall take into account opinions of residents or occupiers of the street.
2.2 The Councilth has a Policy as to how it carries out this function that was most recently agreed on 4 February 2009.
Options Open to Members
2.3 In discussing the issue of establishing resident and occupiers views in relation to reaching a decision the following options are open to Members:
• Option 1 - which is currently the policy
Consent of the majority of residents/occupiers by a 2/3 weighted majority supporting the application where a non reply is taken as not supporting the proposal, or
• Option 2 Consent of the majority of residents/occupiers by a simple majority supporting the application where a non reply is taken as not supporting the proposal, or Page 4
• Option 3 Consent of persons responding to the application by a 2/3 weighted majority where a non reply is disregarded i.e.; neither supporting, nor objecting
• Option 4 Consent of persons responding to the application by a simple majority where a non reply is disregarded i.e.; neither supporting, nor objecting
• Option 5 Consent of persons responding to the application by any other means proposed at the meeting.
2.4 If Members decide to adopt any other option than Option 1 or indeed wish to amend any other provision in the Policy, the Head of Building Control will bring the amended Policy back to Committee at the next available date for consideration. This will then be ratified by Council. Any proposed Policy would also be submitted to the Council’s Good Relations Consultation Forum and be subject to an Equality Consideration process before being resubmitted to Committee.
3 Resource Implications
3.1 Financial Any decision to depart from the current policy may have financial implications, such as supply and erection costs that are not currently budgeted for in the incoming financial year.
3.2 Human Resources Any decision to depart from the current policy may have resource implications that are not currently budgeted for in the incoming financial year; however these should be accommodated in the existing staffing structure.
Assets and Other Implications 3.2 There are no assets or other implications with this proposed initiative.
4 Equality Implic ations
4.1 Any recommendations arising will be consulted on with the Good Relations Unit to see if there are any equality implications.
5 Recommendation
5.1 Members are requested to consider the report and decide if they wish to reaffirm the existing policy or request that it be amended and brought back to Committee for further discussion and approval.
6 Decision Tracking
The Head of Building Control will be responsible for any actions decided at Committee.
7 Documents Attached Appendix 1. Street Naming & Buildings Numbering Policy Appendix 2. Letter regarding application to residents and occupiers Appendix 3. Matrix indicating responses by Councils outside Belfast
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Street Naming and Buildings Numbering Policy Building Control Service
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Contents Page
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Service Delivery
3.0 Legislation
4.0 Policy Implementation
5.0 Building Numbering
6.0 Street Naming
7.0 Dual Language Street Signs
8.0 Enforcement
9.0 Finance
10 Policy Guidelines
Appendix A – Dual Language Street Signs Policy
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 It is the policy of Belfast City Council (the Council), as implemented through the Building Control Service (the Service), to provide the City of Belfast with adequate street naming and numbering of buildings to help way-finding by the inhabitants, visitors and people who work in the City and to assist the easy identification of premises by emergency services, postal services and utility providers.
1.2 Signage and street naming provision will be delivered in an equitable and fair manner.
This policy is prepared in line with Council’s Good Relations Strategy and Equality Scheme in order that the Council fulfils its statutory duty and responsibilities under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998
1.3 Through the provision of new street names, numbering of buildings and continual updating of the corporate gazetteer and Pointer NI database, we will ensure that each property in the Council area will be correctly addressed and have a unique property reference number (UPRN).
1.4 In undertaking these functions the primary consideration for the Council is public safety, ensuring that street names are not duplicated and that streets and properties are named and numbered to facilitate easy identification in the event of an emergency.
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2.0 Service Delivery
2.1 An ability to readily identify properties and being confident that buildings are properly numbered and streets are properly named plays a key role in the efficient and effective value for money services provided by the Council.
2.2 A properly administered system for addressing in Belfast also is crucial in enabling the delivery of an equitable property taxation system such as the current system for rating.
2.3 The allocation of statutory addresses has an important role in relation to the Government’s commitment to improved service delivery through the linking of various organisations’ datasets with a common infrastructure based on a definitive list of national addresses. Many service providers require address details before customers can access products.
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3.0 Legislation
3.1 The statutory basis for this function is contained within Article 11 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. This Order repealed all earlier statutes related to the provision of street names and the numbering of buildings in Northern Ireland.
3.2 Article 11 of this Order provides for the naming of streets, numbering of buildings and the council’s responsibility to provide street signs.
3.3 This provision also gives the Council powers to erect dual language street signs or secondary nameplates in a language other than English. In exercising these powers the Council is required to have regard to the views expressed by the occupiers of premises in that street.
3.4 The legislation governing this policy also provides the Council with enforcement powers. In discharging any enforcement powers the Service will have regard to the principles of the Enforcement Concordat and the Building Control Service enforcement policy.
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4.0 Policy Implementation
4.1 When Building Regulations applications are commenced, the Service will advise applicants or their agents if the application creates the need for a new street name. The Service will refer to the Planning Approval list to ascertain new developments in Belfast. If these new developments have been approved by the Planning Service, the Service will send out a street naming and building numbering information pack to the responsible person.
4.2 This is particularly relevant on large developments where sales promotion literature often includes names that have not been approved by the Council and may be unacceptable.
4.3 Builders / Developers / Estate Agents will be asked to provide a number (usually 2 as a minimum) of alternative names which should not duplicate or sound like existing names in the locality yet be linked to the characteristics of the area (social, historical or geographical).
4.4 Building Control will check its own records and will also consult with Royal Mail Address Management to check for duplication of names within the Postcode areas, which may not follow City boundaries. The Service will also consult with the emergency services to obtain their views if the application may involve duplication of an existing street name; these exercises provide a third party check on the registration of names within the City. 4.5 For new street names, changes of street names, major re-numbering, and erection of dual-language street name plates the matter will be considered by the Council’s Health and Environmental Services Committee whose decision will be subject to approval at a subsequent council meeting. If an application is not approved it will be referred back to the applicant for alternative suggestions. 4.6 Following ratification by Council a notification will be issued to all stakeholders within 7 working days of Council approval being given. 4.7 A numbering schedule will then be developed. When possible this information will be included in the initial notification letter and sent to all stakeholders for the numbering of new developments, or communicated in due course. 4.8 All Council Members who do not sit on the committee which determines these applications will be notified of any applications made for their electoral areas relating to new street names and renumbering which are reported to committee. When non-committee Members are notified of applications, they may send comments to the Service within 7 days of receipt of notification. Members will be notified of Council determinations made in respect of applications within their electoral area.
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5.0 Building Numbering
5. 1 There are occasions where the existing naming or numbering of buildings in a street may be unsatisfactory to either property owners/occupants or the Service.
5.2 If it is decided that re-numbering is necessary the Service will deal with the application if the re-numbering changes are relating to less than 5 properties. If the re-numbering affects properties of 5 or more a report will then be brought before Committee for approval and subsequent ratification by full Council. The Royal Mail and other relevant agencies will be informed and advised of any changes in terms of postal numbering.
5.3 The Council will endeavour to number sites and premises as soon as it is aware that it is required. On receipt of a written request from the developer or agent a site visit will be made to help determine a suitable numbering scheme for the particular location in question. The Service will then notify the applicant of the correct postal-numbering.
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6.0 Renaming a Street
6.1 The ability to rename streets is one which is allowed for in legislation governing the naming of streets and persons can make applications as such. The Council will carefully consider any application for renaming within its boundaries, as it is conscious that renaming of streets has profound implications on address management for the city, emergency services and the general public.
6.2 Therefore any application received by the Service for the renaming of a street which has the requisite support shall be presented to Council seeking it express approval before proceeding with the application. If approved by Council, the Service officers will then undertake surveys as set out below to progress the application.
6.3 The application/request for re-naming of a street should be accompanied by an initial petition of not less than one third of residents of the street showing a positive interest in changing the street name. A request from an individual without support of survey or signed petition will not be considered and the individual will be informed accordingly.
6.4 The opinions of all persons affected by a renaming proposal may then be sought. This shall be through survey of all residents listed under the electoral register for that street. All persons over 18 years of age shown as dwelling in a property on the electoral register will be written to requesting an indication of their support for or opposition to the proposed name change.
6.5 Only where the support of at least two thirds of occupiers aged over 18 and identified on the electoral register has been demonstrated in any street, will the Council consider a request for renaming. Royal Mail will always be consulted and if the renaming involves a duplicate street name then relevant emergency services will also be consulted as to their views on the proposed street name.
6.6 If the result of the survey shows that at least two thirds of the residents are in agreement with the proposed name change then a recommendation will be placed before the Health & Environmental Services Committee for agreement of the change of name.
6.7 If approval is granted a notification of the change of street name will be sent to the applicant and other stakeholders for information. The applicant will also be notified if the application for a change of street name is not approved.
6.8 Another request or re-application to change a street name which has been refused will not be accepted until a minimum period of 2 years has elapsed from the previous application date for change of the street name.
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7.0 Dual Language Street Signs
7.1 Please refer to the policy of the Council in respect of dual language street signs which is attached as Appendix A to this document.
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8.0 Enforcement
8.1 On occasion it is necessary to consider enforcement action to ensure the display of official street names and postal numbers. In line with our enforcement policy informal action will in all cases be pursued in an attempt to resolve the matter. If however, persuasion fails to achieve results action will normally be taken under Article 11 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (NI) Order 1995 .
(Article 11, paragraph 5) Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 provides that:-
“Any person, who obscures, pulls down, defaces any official nameplate or erects in any street a nameplate showing as the name of the street a name different from the official street name or erects in any street any nameplate purporting to show the name of the street, without authorisation of the Council, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.”
8.2 In addition the said Order provides that:-
Where the occupier of a house or building fails to ensure that it is marked with the number approved by the council – the Council may serve on him a notice requiring him to comply with the notice within 7 days from the date on which the notice is served.
If that person fails to comply with the notice they shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
The Council may do anything which he has failed to do and in addition may recover from that person summarily as a civil debt any expenses thereby reasonably incurred.
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9.0 Finance
9.1 As the erection of street signs and registration of postal numbering are statutory functions the Council will not levy a charge in administering these functions. Where an application for written confirmation of Postal Numbering is made, a Numbering Certificate will be issued by the Council.
9.2 The existence and condition of street nameplates will be monitored by officers on a regular basis and repair or replacement carried out. Where signage has been subject to vandalism, repairs will be made or replacement signage erected.
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10 Street Naming and Buildings Numbering Guidelines
10.1 The following guidelines will be used to support the operation of this policy.
Naming Streets and Buildings
(i) New street names shall not duplicate any name already in use in the City or in areas of neighbouring Boroughs close to the Belfast City boundary.
A variation in the terminal word, i.e. ‘street’, ‘road’, ‘avenue’, etc, may not be accepted as sufficient reason to duplicate a name, other than where streets are adjacent or within one development.
(ii) Subsidiary names (e.g. a row of buildings within an already named road being called ‘………….Terrace’) should not be used.
(iii) All new street names should end with a suffix such as:-
Street for any road Road for major roads Way for major roads Road for residential roads Avenue for residential roads Drive for residential roads Grove for residential roads Lane for residential roads Gardens (subject to no confusion with any local open space) Mews for houses around an open yard or along a laneway Place for a square with houses Link for a road linking two roads Crescent for a crescent shaped road Close for a cul-de-sac only Square for a square only Hill for a hillside road only Circus for a large roundabout Terrace for a terrace of houses (provided is not a subsidiary name) Court for apartments or houses around an open yard
The above list is not exhaustive and all decisions on names remain within the authority of the Council.
(iv) Names which could be viewed as detrimental to the surrounding area such as Abattoir Road, Tip Lane, or names capable of deliberate misinterpretation should not be used.
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(v) The use of North, East, South or West (as in Alfred Road North and Alfred Road South) (or East, West) is only acceptable where the road is continuous and passes over a major junction.
(vi) Phonetically similar names within a postal area within the City, e.g. Euston Road, Houston Road should not be used.
(a) The Numbering of Buildings
(i) A new street should be numbered with even numbers on one side (left) and odd numbers on the other (right).
(ii) Small cul de sacs should be numbered consecutively and larger cul de sacs are split for numbering purposes.
(iii) Private garages and similar buildings used only for housing vehicles, etc. should not be numbered.
(iv) The number 13 is discretionary in its use. It is commonly included in developments unless requested otherwise.
(v) Buildings (including those on corner sites) are numbered according to the street in which the main entrance is to be found and the manipulation of numbering in order to secure a ‘prestige’ address or to avoid an address which is thought to have undesired associations will not be sanctioned.
(vi) If a building has entrances in more than one street, but is a multi- occupied building and each entrance leads to a separate occupier, then each entrance should be numbered in the appropriate road. Exceptions may be made, depending on the circumstances, for a house divided into flats.
(vii) A named building is not under the control of the Legislation and will be numbered onto the existing street.
(vii) Postcodes are the responsibility of Royal Mail Address Management.
(viii) In residential buildings (e.g. blocks of flats) it is usual to give a street number to each communal entrance.
The numbering of flats within a named or numbered building is outside the scope of these powers, but developers are requested to supply a layout plan and unit or apartment numbers to facilitate Council records.
On each floor the numbering should be in a clockwise direction where this is possible and they should be numbered not lettered e.g. Flat 2, 21 Smith Street, not, Flat A, 21 Smith Street.
(ix) When one large house in a road is demolished and replaced by (say) four smaller houses or in rural situations, where all available numbers are taken up, it may be necessary to include alpha-numeric references. E.g. 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D.
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Appendix A
Dual Language Street Signs Policy
1.0 Legislation
The statutory basis for this function is contained within Article 11 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 . This Order commenced on 15 March 1995, it provides for street naming, street numbering and the provision of street signs. It also gives Councils the discretionary power to erect dual language street signs or secondary nameplates in a language other than English.
2.0 Introduction
The legislation requires the Council, in deciding whether and how to exercise its discretion to erect a street name in a language other than English, to take account of the views of the occupiers of premises in the street.
For the purposes of this policy occupiers shall be taken to be any person whose name appears in the current Electoral Register plus the owners or tenants in actual possession of commercial premises, but not employees in such premises.
These policy proposals were developed in close consultation with the Director of Legal Services and are designed to promote consistent and reasonable responses. However, the policy should not be applied in such a way as to prevent due consideration being given to the particular circumstances of each application. Having regard to the significant resource consequences of administering the implications of the policy, the policy should be reactive in nature.
3.0 Procedure
The procedures for seeking and assessing the views of occupiers and the criteria to be applied in deciding whether to erect a street sign in a language other than English are as follows:
(i) Only applications supported by a petition representing not less than one third of the people appearing on the Electoral Register of the street for which the application is made will be progressed.
(ii) Where the foregoing requirements have been met the Council will canvass by post all people appearing on the Electoral Register of that street and seek their views on the request to erect a street sign in a second specified language. This letter is designed so as to make the expression of views as simple as possible. Reply will be by way of a pre-paid envelope and should be returned within one month of receipt.
(iii) Where two thirds or more of the occupiers appearing on the Electoral Register have indicated that they are in favour of the erection of a second language street sign, then such a sign will be erected. People not returning a reply will be deemed not to be in favour of the application.
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(iv) Consideration will to be given to "long streets" where majority opinion on whether to have a second language street sign may differ between readily identifiable, substantial lengths of the street. In these circumstances consideration will be given to the erection of dual language nameplates in those substantial portions of the street where the required majority of occupiers have expressed a wish for such a nameplate.
(v) When a decision has been taken to erect a street sign in a second language the translation from English to that second language will be carried out by an independent, competent Body such as the appropriate Language Department at Queen's University.
(vi) With regard to the design and placing of the street signs the second language sign shall be located immediately below the English sign and the size of lettering shall be smaller than the English version to avoid any risk of confusion to the emergency services.
4.0 Adoption by Council
This policy was adopted by the Council on 1 September 1998.
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Dear Resident
Dual- Language Street Nameplate at Iris Drive - Céide na Seileastar
Please read the three statements below carefully. Tick your preferred answer in the appropriate box, print your name and address and sign the document. Then return your reply in the prepaid envelope.
Thank you for spending the time to complete the questionnaire.
Yours sincerely
Trevor Martin Head of Service
• I wish to have a second street nameplate erected at Iris Drive , the second one being an Irish translation.
• I do not wish to have a second street nameplate erected at Iris Drive , the second one being an Irish translation.
• I have no preference either way.
Name …………………………………..
Address …………………………………..
…………………………………..
Signature …………………………………..
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This page is intentionally left blank Name of Council Contact Bi- No. of Applications Do they conduct a Percentage based on Lingual for bilingial sign survey themselves? surveys issued or Policy received Yes No Received Approved Yes No Issued Returned Antrim Borough Council No Ards Borough Council Martin Yes 0 0 Councillors Unsure Henderson do surveys (surveys carried out by councillors) Armagh City & District Jonathon Yes 0 0 Yes 2/3, Council Hayes – unsure if emailed this is issued or responses. Ballymena Borough Trevor Kyle No Council Ballymoney Borough William Yes None in Yes – Unsure (to Council Campbell last year H&ES get back to Page 25 me) Banbridge District No Council Belfast City Council Carrickfergus Borough Sean Corr No Council Castlereagh Borough David Yes 0 0 Yes 2/3 Issued Council Stevenson Coleraine Borough Yes 0 0 Advertisement Individually Council and survey considered Cookstown Distict Trevor Council McAdoo – phone back Craigavon District Andrew No Council Spence Derry City Council Jim Gallagher Yes 6 Yes 2/3 responses (poor response rates)
Down District Council Margaret Yes 2 0 Yes 2/3 Rogers Responses Dungannon & South Arlene to Tyrone Borough Council phone back 02887720390 Fermanagh District Gill No Council Larne Borough Council Lesley King No Limavady Borough Nicky Yes 20 19 Yes 66% Council Matthews responses Lisburn City Council Paul McAteer Yes 0 0 Yes Majority responses Magherafelt District Andrew Yes 15-20 15-20 Yes Majority Council Cassells responses Moyle District Council David Kelly Yes 40-65 90% Yes 2/3 Page 26 approved responses Newry & Mourne Fintan Quinn Yes 30 30 Yes 51% District Council responses Newtownabbey Borough No Council North Down Borough No Council Omagh District Council No Strabane District Council Graham Yes 0 0 Yes 2/3 issued McCormick
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Street Cleanliness Index, Enforcement and Education Activities
Date: 8th February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Sam Skimin, Head of Cleansing Services
Contact Officer: Sam Skimin, Head of Cleansing Services, Ext 5273
1 Relevant Background Information
1.1 The figures presented in this report cover the third quarter of the financial year i.e. the period from October to December, 2011. Monitoring figures were measured by Cleansing Services Quality Officers. Enforcement, and Education and Awareness information was supplied by the Customer Support Service, and the Community Awareness Section within Cleansing Services, who were responsible for these functions over the period concerned.
1.2 The monthly monitoring programme consists of a random 5% sample of streets throughout the city being inspected and graded. From the grading, a Street Cleanliness Index is calculated and plotted for the various areas of the city, and the city as a whole.
1.3 The index range is from 1 to 100; with a Cleanliness Index of 67 being regarded as an acceptable standard by Tidy NI. The results show the trends on a month to month basis. To alleviate the influence of spurious results on the overall index, the results are averaged over the last 4 surveys. Spurious results may occur for reasons such as adverse weather conditions, seasonal problems etc.
2 Key Issues 2.1 The overall city wide cleanliness index for this quarter is 75. This is a slight decrease compared to the score for the previous quarter’s cleanliness index of 76.
The index for the same period in the previous year was 75.
The breakdown by individual area is as follows:
2.2 North
The North Cleanliness Indices for October 2011 to December 2011 were 75, 75 and 76 respectively. This represents a decrease for October (down 1), an increase for November (up 4) and a slight increase for December (up 1), by comparison to those figures for the same period in the previous financial year viz. 76, 71 and 75 respectively.
The area is maintaining a very good level of cleanliness
2.3 South
The South Cleanliness Indices for October 2011 to December 2011 were 76, 75 and 71 respectively. This represents a decrease for all three months, with October (down 2), Page 28
November (down 3), and December (down 3), by comparison to those figures for the same period in the previous financial year viz. 78, 78 and 74 respectively.
The area is maintaining a consistently good to very good level of cleanliness.
2.4 East
The East Cleanliness Indices for October 2011 to December 2011 were 77, 77 and 77 respectively. This represents a similar score for October, a slight increase for November (up 1) and a slight decrease for December (down 1), by comparison to those figures for the same period in the previous financial year viz. 77, 76 and 78 respectively.
The area is maintaining a consistently very good level of cleanliness.
2.5 West
The West Cleanliness Indices for October 2011 to December 2011 were 73, 73 and 72 respectively. This represents an increase for October (up 4), an increase for November (up 2) and a decrease for December (down 4), by comparison to those figures for the same period in the previous financial year viz. 69, 71 and 76 respectively.
The area is maintaining a good to very good level of cleanliness
2.6 Central
The Central Cleanliness Indices for October 2011 to December 2011 were 73, 71 and 71 respectively. This represents a decrease for all three months, with October (down 1), November (down 6) and December (down 6), by comparison to those figures for the same period in the previous financial year viz. 74, 77 and 77 respectively.
The area is maintaining a good to very good level of cleanliness
2.7 Complaints / Enquiries
There were 786 complaints/enquiries regarding street cleansing during the quarter (by comparison to 955 last quarter).
There were 19 Corporate Complaints (19 Stage One, no Stage Two and no Stage Three) during the quarter – four of which related to street cleansing.
2.8 Enforcement
There were 485 Fixed Penalty Notices issued under the Litter (NI) Order 1994, and 41 summonses issued. In addition 101 Article 20 Notices were issued requesting information.
2.9 Community & Education Projects
During the last quarter the Community Awareness Team launched the latest phase of the anti litter campaign, and undertook nursery school visits with our ELF (Environmental Litter Fairy). The Team facilitated 18 community cleanups involving 239 volunteers, visited 71 schools with 2,738 pupils attending our anti litter session, and attended 15 events delivering the anti litter message to 9,222 attendees.
2.10 Dog Fouling
The overall instances of dog fouling observed by Cleansing Services Quality Officers during the quarter were 480.
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2.11 This compares to the previous quarter total of 412 instances of dog fouling. However, it is difficult to make direct comparisons as the streets surveyed vary.
2.12 Dog Warden Information
During the quarter the following was noted;
1. A total of 13 fixed penalty notices were issued for dog fouling (42 last quarter) 2. A total of 241 dogs were seized for straying (332 last quarter ) 3. A total of 184 fixed penalty notices were issued for straying (217 last quarter)
2.13 It should be noted that seizing of strays has a direct impact on fouling. A further dog fouling campaign is planned for March 2012. New powers are also available by Dog Control Orders (see separate report).
2.14 Brighter Belfast Initiative
Members have previously asked that a report be brought on proposals to re-initiate a Brighter Belfast initiative. Officers have been reviewing the previous initiative and have also been examining the resource implications. A report presenting proposals will be brought to the March Committee.
3 Resource Implications
3.1 Financial
There are no financial implications in this report.
3.2 Human Resources
There are no human resources implications in this report.
3.3 Asset and Other Implications
There are no assets or other implications in this report.
4 Equality and Good Relations Considerations
None.
5 Recommendation
Members are requested to note the content of this report.
6 Decision Tracking
N/A.
7 Key to abbreviations
None.
8 Document attached
Trend analysis graphs.
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Page 33 Agenda Item 4a
Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Sewer Baiting
th Date: 8 February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health, ext 3281
Contact Officer: John Corkey, Environmental health Manager, ext 3289
1 Relevant Background Information
th 1.1 At its meeting of 7 September 2011, the Committee was informedth that the sewer baiting contract with NI Water was due to terminate on 30 November 2011 and that officers from NI Water had informed Council staff that they intended to phase out the service over the following two years.
1.2 NI Water had also identified an expenditure profile of £25,000 in year 1 and £10,000 in year 2 as compared to the previous annual funding of approximately £59,000 in 2011. After discussion the committee agreed to:-
1.3 (i) note that it is the intention of NI Water to phase out its provision of sewer th baiting over the following two years at the expiry of the current contract on 30
November 2011. Furtherst that NI Water has identifiedth an expenditure profile of £25,000 forst the year 1 Decemberth 2011 to 30 November 2012 and £10,000 for the year 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013. It intends to re-tendered on this basis;
(ii) note that meetings with NI Water on the proposed reduction in funding are ongoing;
(iii) decide if it wishes to continue with the sewer baiting service over the next two years, given the reduced funding available and authorise the Director to bid for the tender; and
(iv) authorise the Head of Environmental Health to develop a proposal to rationalise the service from 2013 onwards
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rd 1.4 At the Council meeting on 3 October, 2011 it was resolved that the minute of the meeting of 7th September under the heading ‘Sewer Baiting Contract’ be referred back to the Committee for further consideration. This was because the decision around point iii above had not been detailed in the minute.
th 1.5 Subsequently, at the Committee meeting of 5 October 201, the following points were made by the Members:
• the Council should submit a bid for the tender, but on a full cost basis;
• given that the sewerage system was within the ownership of Northern Ireland
Water, it would appear to be the responsibility of that organisation to undertake a
sewer baiting programme;
• it was the view of the Committee that if the Sewer Baiting Programme was terminated it would result in an increase in the number of rodent infestations and could impact negatively on the health of the population; • the decision of NI Water to withdraw the service showed a lack of joined-up governmental thinking on the part of the Department for Regional Development and NI Water;
• a request should be forwarded to the Minister for Regional Development and senior officials in NI Water seeking a meeting to discuss the Committee’s concerns in relation to the cessation of the Sewer Baiting Programme.
1.6 After further discussion the committee agreed:
(i) to authorise the Director of Health and Environmental Services to bid for the tender on a full cost basis for the next two years;
(ii) to forward a request to the Minister for Regional Development and senior officials NI Water seeking a meeting to discuss the Committee’s concerns in relation to the cessation of the Sewer Baiting Programme.
1.7 NI Water subsequently sought tenders for the provisionst of sewer baiting for all districtth council areas, including Belfast, for the periodth 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2013 with a submission date of 15 November 2011. The budget limitations were £25,000 and £10,000 for years 1 and 2 respectively, as previously stated.
1.8 In order therefore to comply with the Committee’s direction to bid for the tender, but on a full cost basis, the Council’s submission specified a unit price of £3.28 (per manhole treated) up to a maximum of 18,000 manholes. This would equate
to approximatelyth £59,000 (which was the amount paid to Belfast City Council in 2011). On 7 December 2011 NI Water wrote to the Council advising that it had
been successful in winning the tenderth and an acknowledgement letter was forwarded from the Council on 8 December 2011.
1.9 It should be noted that the cost of the service primarily pays for the employment of two permanent members of staff and that this service has been provided for many years.
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also informed that the letter to NIW and the Minister had also been sent. The responses are attached in appendix 1.
1.11 At this meeting, Members deferred consideration of the report pending clarification of the status of the contract and asked the Head of Service to bring back a further report. They also asked for clarification regarding the responsibilities of NI Water under the Rats and Mice Destruction Act 1919 and the measures currently in place in other Councils.
2 Key Issues
Contractual Issues
th 2.1 Prior to the expiry of the previous sewer baiting contract on 30 November 2011, NI Water had identified a future expenditure profile for sewer baiting of £25,000 in year 1 and £10,000 in year 2, compared to £59,000 for the previous year.
th 2.2 On 5 October, the Committee authorised the Director to tender for the contract on a full cost basis. As a result, the Council tendered a schedule price of £3.28 per manhole treated, up to a maximum of 18,000 manholes (this would equate to £59,040). The previous bids were also made on a unit cost basis.
2.3 NI Water duly awarded the contract to Belfast City Council on the case limited basis it had originally stated. The offer was acknowledged by the Environmental Health Service and it continued to provide the sewer baiting programme uninterrupted as in previous years. Members raised issues at the Committee’s January meeting around interpretation of the authority given to bid on a ‘full cost recovery basis’ and therefore the authority to accept the contract on the limited basis proposed. The Committee deferred the decision and asked for a report clarifying the issues raised be brought back to the February meeting.
2.4 Legal advice has been sought and the view of Legal Services is that the action taken by the Environmental Health Service in acknowledging the contract correspondence and continuing to provide a service effectively binds the Service into a contract with NIW for 2 years up to the values stated. The Legal Services Manager will be present at the meeting to address any legal queries.
2.5 To ensure recovery of costs, the level of service will need be adjusted so that it does not exceed the values stated. This will mean a reduced sewer baiting service and that the two members of staff involved in baiting would therefore also be deployed to carry out other pest control work once their sewer baiting work was complete. This will include monitoring the impact of the reduced service where possible.
Implications and further action
2.6 The budget limit of £25,000 in year 1 and £10,000 in year 2 is, in the opinion of the Environmental Health Service, inadequate to sustain the level of sewer baiting required in order to effectively control the rat population. Moreover in our view, NI Water has obligations under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 to take such steps as may be necessary and reasonably practicable for the destruction of rats on their land, or from preventing such land becoming infested with rats. Therefore, not withstanding any contractual arrangement, the Council Page 36
could seek to ensure that NI Water meets its statutory obligations in this regard. The Service is currently putting together an evidence report on this issue. Initial background information on the importance of sewer baiting as necessary method of rodent control as well as information on how this is addressed in other Councils is included in appendix 2.
2.7 In the first instance it is proposed that the Council’s Legal Services Manager contacts NI Water to inform them that the Council intends to formally put them on notice that it will pursue a legal course of action to ensure they meet their duties under the Act, whilst pointing out that it is under no obligation to appoint the Council to undertake the additional work necessary. The initial engagement would be a final attempt to persuade them to reconsider their position and avoid further unnecessary dispute over this issue.
2.8 In respect of other Councils, no other bid was made to NI Water from any other NI Council. As far as we can ascertain no other areas of Northern Ireland outside Belfast currently have a planned sewer baiting programme. Appendix 2 provides some detail on some English authorities but services and arrangements vary considerably.
3 Resource Implications
3.1 If the Committee agrees that the level of sewer baiting provided should reflect the contract value only, then the two members of staff will be utilised for other pest control duties.
4 Equality Implications
4.1 None.
5 Recommendations
5.1 The Committee is requested to:
1. note the legal advice which considers that the Council is bound into a contractual period with NIW for two years to provide a service up to the values stated:
2. agree that the sewer baiting service is restricted to the level which can be provided on a cost recovery basis, i.e. up to the value of £25,000 in year 1 and £10,000 in year 2, and that NI Water are advised of this.
3. note the public health importance of sewer baiting as a tool in the control of rats in urban areas, and pest control management (see Appendix 2) And agree that the Service builds up an evidence base to inform the next steps with NI Water.
4. agree that legal services pursue the issue of NI Water’s statutory obligations under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 and put them on notice of this course of action.
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6 Documents Attached
Appendix 1: Responses from NIW and the Minister for Regional Development
Appendix 2: Information on sewer baiting and the control of rats
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Appendix 2
Information on Sewer Baiting and the Control of Rats
General information on rats Urban sewers are the perfect man made habitat for rats. They provide a steady influx of food and there is a stable climate so that breeding continues all year round. Sewers can therefore provide a reservoir of rats which restock surface areas where controls are in place. Hence, sewer systems are important harborages for urban rat colonies and should be considered in conjunction with surface control efforts (Twigg 1975).
In urban areas of the UK at least a quarter of surface infestations in over a half of the local authority districts are due to defects in the sewer system. In some local authorities over half the surface infestations are attributable to defects below ground (Battersby, 2002).
Channon et al (2000), examined data from sewer baiting records over a 13 year period in one London borough, baiting at a rate of approximately 3000 manholes per year. Plotting the proportion of bait takes against the year showed a gradual decline in the rat population. This leveled off at about 1% to 2%, indicating that, even with continuous baiting, complete eradication may not be possible and that sewers will always remain a potential source of infestation.
Furthermore, with reports of deterioration in the integrity of the sewerage infrastructure, coupled with less sewer baiting, (Battersby 1998, 1999), rats may have increased opportunities for contact with humans in an urban environment (Bradshaw,1999). This will be particularly relevant in those areas of Belfast currently served by an older sewerage network.
A female rat can produce eight young every 3-4 weeks under favorable conditions. So control rates in excess of 80% are essential if treated populations are not to re- establish themselves in little more than a month.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, (1998) has said that rat control in sewers and drains is an essential part of any rat control programme on the surface.
Problems associated with rodents: Rats pose a range of health hazards and they can be affected with a large range of parasites many of which are transmissible to man. They can damage structures, contaminate products, and pose fire and flood risks due to their behavior. Pest infestations also make urban areas undesirable and can inhibit inward investment.
Rats are often found in substandard dwellings where building density is very high. According to one study, the typical rat-bite victim is an impoverished child less than 5 years old, living in substandard housing . Also, damage to infrastructure by rats costs the British economy between £62 - £209 million per year. (Urban pests and their public health significance: A CIEH Summary2008.)
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National Rodent Survey (These surveys involve responses from local authorities in the UK) The National Rodent Survey 2002 suggested that there was a 29% increase in brown rats between 1998 and 2002. One of the possible reasons put forward as to why the rodent populations were growing was due to a reduction in funding by the privatized water authorities. This has meant that routine sewer surveys and treatments have been curtailed.
The National Rodent Survey 2007/2008 found that brown rats continue to be a problem. The number of brown rat treatments were found to be over 378,000, up by 44% on the previous year, with like-for-like treatment levels up more than 15%. The surge in rodent problems across the UK was traced back to a failure to get on top of populations the previous year. Exceptionally mild conditions through the 2006/2007 winter meant rats were much less evident than usual in and around buildings. Exacerbated by the decrease in rodent control in many areas this led to a marked decline in both complaints and treatments. The population of rats increased greatly and this led to a surge of complaints and treatments with the colder autumn weather in 2007.
Under half of the recorded treatments took place in the summer and just over half in the winter. Mainly as a result of the very much higher levels of winter treatment, this represents a clear change from the previous year when over 60% of rat treatments were in the summer
The National Rodent Survey 2009/2010 states that local authority economies are already threatening public health. Their benchmark annual report shows the largest yearly fall in recorded local authority rat treatments since the survey was instituted in 1999. At the same time, it reveals that much of this decline results from changes in charging practice rather than any decline in infestation levels. On a like-for-like basis the latest NPTA survey shows national brown rat treatments were down by 19%, with the notable exception of Northern Ireland.
Rat activity/sewer baiting in Belfast Sewer baiting treatments in Belfast increased from 16542 in 2008/09 to 17557 in 2009/10, (an increase of 6%), and the rat complaints dropped by almost 4%.
Over the last 30 years the levels of rat complaints has increased, with most problems arising in areas of deprivation.
Other research/evidence It is the experience of local authorities such as Oldham MBC and Kinston upon Hull CC, which have undertaken careful monitoring of rat activity, that above ground infestations are reduced with proactive baiting, in the latter case using the pulsed baiting method (CIHE Sewer baiting and the control of rats 2003). Page 45
Thames Water staff and a group of EHOs have drawn up the London Sewer Baiting Protocol. London divides into three sectors and each sector identifies rodent hotspots for action. Evidence showed hotspots were coming under control and one such area was Walthamstow High Street, well known for its street market and its prevalence of rats. A vagrant died in the town square and, when his body was found several weeks later, it had partlyst been eaten by rats. Now the high street is almost rat free. (CIEH War on Rats, 1 July 2011)
Paul Charson, Public Protection and licensing manager with West Lancashire BC, has outlined their pro-active baiting programme. They monitor rat activity detected during their baiting programme and adjust their future programmes accordingly, taking into account their findings. They report approximately a 12% decrease in rodent activity in the sewers since 2006.
CIEH –Position statement on sewer baiting- Nov 2003 CIEH believes that local authorities should include within their sewer baiting strategies an element of proactive sewer baiting for those parts of local authority areas where this approach is most appropriate.
They encourage the development of joint strategies between local authorities and water companies for sewer baiting and the control of rodent populations.
CIEH is concerned that rat control in sewers generally is inadequate and under funded and this failure is leading to an increased population above ground which local authorities will have to deal with out of their limited budgets. Token one-off poisoning in a sewer system will kill some rats. However, even when a population has been reduced to a very small percentage of that originally in place, recovery to the original number can still occur with six months.
CIEH believes that public pest management is a job more suited to local authorities than to private companies because pest management goes further than simple pest control. Local knowledge and records within a local authority can help identify those areas of a city where the sewers continue or are likely to contain larger populations of rats. Proactive baiting can therefore still allow for the targeting of resources, as well as helping to prevent movement of the rats through the sewer catchment area or out of sewers. .
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Sewer Treatments
Rat Complaints Sewer Tratment 1974 1913 26500 1975 1470 15200 1976 2223 19600 1977 1116 18500 1978 965 14000 1979 1216 8500 1980 1976 13000 1981 1972 14910 1982 1764 19923 1983 1610 17096 1984 1420 19742 1985 1703 17500 1986 1299 20901 1987 1360 15133 1988/89 1268 19736 1989/90 1233 20557 1990/91 1648 25583 1991/92 1271 23010 1992/93 842 19798 1993/94 837 19200 1994/95 1296 16105 1995/96 1305 15685 1996/97 1147 16731 1997/98 1374 13019 1998/99 1380 19675 1999/00 1825 20374 2000/01 1382 20354 2001/02 1576 18925 2002/03 1826 16393 2003/04 1985 18739 2004/05 1806 17887 2005/06 2497 18189 2006/07 2323 18428 2007/08 2383 17196 2008/09 2309 16542 2009/10 2221 17557 2010/11 2041 15582
Total 59782 665770
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Rats 10 9 8 7
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Consultation Document - Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011: Guidance for District Councils on Gating Orders
th Date: 8 February 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health (ext. 3281)
Contact Officers: Eve Bremner, Safer City Manager (ext. 3275) Suzanne Gowling, Community Safety Coordinator (ext. 3316) Gavin Bell, Project Officer (Community Safety) (ext. 3797)
1 Relevant Background Information
1.1 The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, which received Royal Assent on 4 May 2011, strengthened the legislative powers available to district councils to help them deal with a range of local environmental quality problems such as graffiti, litter, dog fouling and flyposting; and included the provision for local Councils to make gating orders.
1.2 Previously alleygates could only be installed once a road traffic regulation order had been granted by the DRD. These orders restricted traffic (including pedestrians) in public roads,
including alleys/back streets. These “road traffic regulation orders”1 were made under Article 4 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
1.3 The 2011 Act, however, inserts new Part 6A (Articles 69A to 69E) into the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 which will transfer this power to Councils. In effect Councils will now have the power (subject to DRD approval) to make or vary a gating order so as to further restrict any public right of way over the road to which the order relates (as defined in Article 69A(5) of the 1993 Order). DRD approval though is not required if Council intends to vary a gating order so as to reduce the restriction imposed by it or to revoke a gating order.
1.4 The new orders are intended as an effective way of enabling councils to restrict public access to any relevant road by gating it, without removing its underlying road status.
1.5 The DoE has now issued draft guidancend for district councils on the new gating orders legislation and comment is required by 22 February 2012.
1.6 Members will be aware that Belfast City Council has shown considerable commitment to alleygating and has allocated funding over a number of years to support the installation of more than 500 gates throughout the city. As such the Council has considerable expertise in this field and may wish to comment on some of the recommendations contained within the guidance
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2 Key Issues
2.1 The guidance provides advice on the step-by-step process that Councils should follow in order to put in place a gating order and thus install alleygates in identified locations, as well as information on the role of the DRD in this process. Further detail on this process is contained within Appendix 1, however, key recommendations that Members may wish to consider are as follows:
1. It is recommended that the guidance acknowledge that there may be a range of factors such as housing tenure, deprivation and community infrastructure that local councils wish to consider when making, amending or revoking a gating order.
2. The guidance should articulate that the support of the local council should be required for any gate to be installed and that where possible schemes should be centrally managed or co-ordinated by the local council. This should not preclude, however, other organisations from working with, or funding, council to install gates in areas that they consider to be of need.
3. Given that the changes will in effect require councils to carry out the consultation and public engagement exercise including the potential for holding public inquiries should objections be obtained, we are seeking clarification as to any funding and support for this from DRD
4. It is recommended that where possible the council should assume responsibility for maintenance and insurance on the basis that all legislative requirements (e.g. consultation, amenity and regulatory impacts) and construction standards have been met.
5. The guidance should encourage local councils to undertake or support procurement exercises for the construction, installation and maintenance (where required) of gates. Organisations with available resources and expertise may then avail of this contract, thus ensuring uniform construction standards and locking mechanisms.
6. It is recommended that the DRD should work in collaboration with local councils to design a collaborative approach to dealing with unadopted entries affected by crime or antisocial behaviour (these are currently not included in this consultation).
7. It is recommended that the Department liaises directly with DOJ in relation to the development of the Community Safety strategy and their role in community safety initiatives such as ‘alley gating’.
8. We would seek support from DRD that as we develop our strategy that we can feed our learning into the developing arrangements. It is our view that local decisions based on evidence and need is a factor that needs to be made by the Council and therefore we would not wish the process developed from this consultation to be prescriptive around this aspect.
3 Resource Implications
3.1 Financial At present capital costs for gates are met within the Capital programme and revenue costs are met within annual estimates.
3.2 The impact of the transfer of this function upon financial resources will be proportionate to
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the scale of any subsequent alleygate schemes; however it will require the Council to meet the costs of public advertisement and any possible public Inquiry costs. Costs of advertising are on average £1500 per area of approx. 100 gates.
3.3 Human Resources The current scheme is currently supported by two officers within the Community Safety Unit. Upon assuming this role, and dependent upon the scale of future schemes, the Council will need to review this resource and also ensure there is adequate resource within the Unit as well as in Legal Services and Business Administration to support this function.
3.4 Asset and Other Implications This transfer of functions may lead to an increase in demand for gating within the City and thus have an impact on the capital programme.
4 Equality and Good Relations Considerations
4.1 Belfast Alleygate Project, Phase 3 (2012/14) has been equality screened and no significant equality or good relations considerations were identified.
5 Recommendations
5.1 The Committee is asked to note the content of the report and agree the attached consultation response and covering letter highlighting key points in appendices 2 and 3 respectively
6 Decision Tracking
6.1 Further to this guidance the Community Safety team will, in conjunction with other services, develop an alleygating strategy that will be brought before Committee by September. In the meantime the team shall continue to install gates, as agreed by Committee, under Phases 2 & 3 of the alleygating programme, and bring regular updates on this work to Committee.
nd 6.2 The consultation process on the draft guidance closes on 22 February therefore a draft response will be issued prior to final approval by Council in March.
7 Key to Abbreviations
ASB – Antisocial Behaviour DoE – Department of Environment DRD – Department for Regional Development DOJ- Department of Justice
8 Documents Attached
Appendix 1 - Guidance on Section 1 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (Consultation Document) Appendix 2 – Consultation response Appendix 3 - Covering letter of Response
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APPENDIX 1
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DIVISION
GUIDANCE FOR DISTRICT COUNCILS ON GATING ORDERS LEGISLATION
A CONSULTATION PAPER
CLOSING DATE - 22 February 2012
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CONTENTS
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RESPONDING TO THIS CONSULTATION 3
INTRODUCTION 7
CURRENT GATING LEGISLATION 8
ANNEX A 9 DRAFT GUIDANCE
ANNEX B 38 LIST OF CONSULTEES
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RESPONDING TO THIS CONSULTATION
Information about this publication and further copies2 are available from the address below. This document is also available on the DOE website and may be made available in alternative formats. If appropriate, consultees are asked to contact the Department to discuss their needs.
How To Respond
Respondents are requested to explain who they are and, in the case of representative groups, to give a summary of the people and/or organisations they represent.
Please send your response to:
Mark Allison Department of the Environment
Environmentalth Policy Division 6 Floor – Goodwood House 44 – 58 May Street BELFAST BT1 4NN
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (028) 9025 4878 Textphone: (028) 9054 0642 Fax: (028) 9025 4732
The closing date for responses is 22 February 2012.
2 http://www.doeni.gov.uk/clean_neighbourhoods.htm
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Publication Of Responses
In line with the Department’s policy of openness, at the end of the consultation period copies of the responses received may be made publicly available, upon request, from the Department. The information they contain may also be published in a summary of responses.
The Department can only refuse to disclose information in exceptional circumstances. Before you submit your response please read the paragraphs below on the confidentiality of consultations which provide guidance on the legal position concerning any information provided by you in response to this consultation.
If you do not consent to this, you must clearly request that your response is treated confidentially. Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in email responses will not be treated as such a request. You should also be aware that there may be circumstances in which the Department will be required to communicate information to third parties on request,3 in order to comply with its obligations under4 the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 .
Freedom of Information Act 2000
The Freedom of Information Act gives the public a right of access to any information held by a public authority, in this case, the Department. This right of access to information includes information provided in response to a consultation exercise. The Department cannot automatically consider as confidential information supplied to it in the course of a consultation exercise. However, the Department does have a responsibility to decide whether any information provided by you in response to this consultation, including information about your identity, should be made public or treated as confidential.
This means that information provided by you in response to this consultation will not be treated as confidential, except in very particular5 circumstances. The Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on the Freedom of Information Act provides that:
(a) The Department should only accept information from third parties in confidence if it is necessary to obtain that information in connection with the exercise of any of the Department’s functions and it would not otherwise be provided; (b) The Department should not agree to hold information received from third parties “in confidence” which is not confidential in nature; (c) Acceptance by the Department of confidentiality provisions must be for good reasons, capable of being justified to the Information Commissioner.
For further information6 about confidentiality of responses please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Equality Issues
7 Under section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 , public authorities have a statutory duty to promote equality of opportunity. An equality8 screening was completed for the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill (NI) 2010 which concluded that these proposals do not significantly impact on equality of opportunity on any of the groups specified in section 75. There is no further need to screen any guidance flowing from that enabling legislation.
3 4 2000 c. 36 5 S.I. 2004/3391 6 http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/foi-section45-code-of-practice.pdf 7 See http://www.ico.gov.uk/ for details 8 1998 c. 47 http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/information/equality_unit.htm
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The Equality Commission will receive copies of the consultation document as part of this consultation. We will take into account any comments that the Commission might have.
Human Rights Issues
9 The Human Rights Act 1998 implements the European Convention on Human Rights. The 1998 Act makes it unlawful for any public authority to act in a way that is incompatible with these rights. We believe that the proposals in this consultation document are compatible with the Human Rights Act, but would welcome any views that you might have.
The Human Rights Commission will receive copies of the consultation document as part of this consultation. We will take into account any comments that the Commission might have.
Regulatory Impact Assessment
A regulatory impact assessment on the Clean Neighbourhoods10 and Environment Bill (Northern Ireland) 2010 can be accessed on the Department’s website .
Rural Proofing
Rural proofing is a process to ensure that all relevant Government policies are carefully and objectively examined to determine whether or not they have a different impact in rural areas from that elsewhere, because of the particular circumstances of rural areas, and where necessary, what policy adjustments might be made to reflect rural needs and in particular to ensure that, as far as possible, public services are accessible on a fair basis to the rural community.
The Department’s Clean Neighbourhoods agenda is intended to improve the environmental quality of our public spaces and local neighbourhoods. In the main, the proposals are intended to help district councils across all of Northern Ireland to deal more effectively with a range of low- level local environmental problems many of which affect the general appearance and cleanliness of their respective areas. Generally the proposals are more likely to be used where the need is greatest in deprived and built-up areas. However, councils will also be able to apply any new powers in rural areas as and when required. The Clean Neighbourhoods agenda does not, therefore, have a different impact in rural areas and does not affect accessibility to public services in rural areas.
INTRODUCTION
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (“the 2011 Act”), which received Royal Assent on 4 May 2011, strengthens the legislative powers available to district councils to help them deal more effectively with a range of local environmental quality problems such as dog fouling, litter, graffiti and fly posting, nuisance parking, abandoned vehicles, gating orders, statutory nuisance and noise.
Before the Act comes into operation it will be underpinned by subordinate legislation and the Department will also be issuing a series of guidance notes to assist district councils and others to understand, and, where appropriate, make use of the new powers.
This document contains guidance in draft form for district councils on new powers to make gating orders which will be available to them following the introduction of the 2011 Act. The new
9 10 1998 c. 42 http://www.doeni.gov.uk/pdf_version_of_clean_neighbourhoods_consultation_document.pdf (pp. 134- 158)
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11 powers are contained in new Part 6A of the Roads (NI) Order 1993 (as inserted by section 1 of the 2011 Act).
It must be emphasised that this is not a consultation on gating orders policy but solely on the content of the guidance for district councils and the Department would welcome comments on that basis.
CURRENT GATING LEGISLATION
Since 2002, the Department for Regional Development’s (“DRD”) Roads Service has made a number of “road traffic12 regulation orders” under Article 4 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 to restrict traffic (including pedestrians) in public roads, including alleys/back streets. This enables the road in question to be gated and contributes to the prevention of crime and reduction of antisocial behaviour in the area, thus contributing to the overall amenity of the area in question. Certain exceptions are provided for persons/traffic enabling, for example, access by refuse collection personnel and those of other essential services, including the utilities.
However, the existing regime for making gating orders has proved to be cumbersome and it was felt that a more streamlined approach was required. It was also felt that responsibility for making gating orders would be better placed with local government rather than central government. As gating orders can help combat some of the local environmental quality problems being dealt with by the 2011 Act, it was decided that the powers for district councils to make such orders should also be included in the Act.
Whilst DRD will no longer make Traffic Regulation Orders, district councils will still need to seek the approval of DRD (as the roads authority) before a gating order is made or varied so as to further restrict any public right of way over the road to which the order relates.
Following the consultation13 exercise carried out in respect of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill in 2010 , the Department undertook to produce guidance to assist district councils in their new role in the making of gating orders. A draft of this guidance is at Annex A.
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DRAFT GUIDANCE
GATING ORDERS
Guidance on Section 1 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
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INTRODUCTION 12
NEW PART 6A OF THE ROADS (NI) ORDER 1993 12
Conditions for making a gating order 13 THE ROLE OF THE PROMOTER 13
Consultations 14 Planning Approval 15 Amenity Impact Assessment 15 Equality Issues 15 Human Rights 16 Regulatory Impact Assessment 16 Gates 17 Locks and Keys 18 Funding 18 Monitoring Arrangements 18 STEP BY STEP GUIDANCE FOR DISTRICT COUNCILS 19
STEP1: DOES THE ROAD FACILITATE CRIME OR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR? 19 Consideration of other tools to tackle crime and ASB 20 STEP 2: CAN THE ROAD BE GATED? 20 Access for occupiers 21 Principal means of access 21 STEP 3: THE PROMOTER AND INFORMALLY CONSULTING THE PUBLIC AND 21 ORGANISATIONS STEP 4: IS THE ORDER EXPEDIENT FOR RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY 22 AS A WHOLE? Equality Issues 23 STEP 5: PUBLICISING THE ORDER 23 STEP 6: ASSESSING REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC 25 STEP 7: ASSESSING REPRESENTATIONS FROM ORGANISATIONS 27 A) Representations from public and private organisations 27 B) Representations which can trigger local inquiries 27 STEP 8: HOLDING LOCAL INQUIRIES 28 Appointing a person to hold the inquiry 28 Notification of local inquiry 29 Form and outcome of local inquiry 29 STEP 9: FORM AND CONTENT OF A GATING ORDER 30 STEP 10: PUBLICATION AND AVAILABILITY OF GATING ORDERS 31 STEP 11: PROVISION OF MAPS 31 STEP 12: REVIEWING GATING ORDERS 31 STEP 13: VARYING AND REVOKING GATING ORDERS 32 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (NI) 2011 (Part 1) 33
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INTRODUCTION
1. Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and crime can often be exacerbated by the very nature of our surroundings. Crimes such as graffiti, burglary and drug dealing can thrive in areas that lack people and visibility. This problem is often exemplified by secluded roads e.g. alleyways and entries, that allow crime and anti-social behaviour to take hold. If this happens, it results in a degenerative impact against the community as a whole and deters people from using the road further, thereby encouraging further crime and ASB.
2. While it is always desirable to tackle the behavioural aspects of crime and anti-social behaviour, it may be possible to protect communities by taking simple physical steps that do not allow roads to be exploited in this manner. One such solution is the use of ‘gating orders’, under section 1 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).
3. This guidance has been produced by the Department of the Environment. It is not statutory guidance, but is intended to assist district councils who wish to make use of the powers available to them to make gating orders to help tackle crime and ASB.
NEW PART 6A OF THE ROADS (NI) ORDER 1993
4. The 2011 Act inserts new Part 6A (Articles 69A to 69E) into the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (“the 1993 Order”). These new provisions allow action to be taken quickly, easily and with a degree of flexibility not previously available. District councils will be able to make, vary or revoke gating orders in respect of relevant roads (as defined in Article 69A(5) of the 1993 Order) affected by crime or ASB within their area, permitting a gate to be installed at each end of the road. The orders are an effective way of enabling councils to restrict public access to any relevant road by gating it (at certain times of the day if applicable), without removing its underlying road status.
5. Councils require the approval of the Department for Regional Development (“DRD”) to -
• make a gating order; or • vary a gating order so as to further restrict any public right of way over the road to which the order relates. In order to seek DRD approval, the council should contact the relevant Roads Service Section Office.
DRD approval is not required to –
• vary a gating order so as to reduce the restriction imposed by it; or • revoke a gating order.
Conditions for making a gating order
6. In general, rights of way do not cause or facilitate crime. The provisions in the 2011 Act are framed in a way that limits their use to roads where it can be shown that persistent crime or anti-social behaviour is expressly facilitated by the use of certain rights of way.
7. The Department considers that these powers will be particularly important in enabling the closure of those roads where they are demonstrably the source of crime in built-up areas. The rationale behind the formulation of these powers was to assist in urban areas and, in practice, if a road is the only means of access to the rear of a terrace of properties, it may well be easier to demonstrate whether the road itself is facilitating persistent crime, than in an open rural setting, where there might be a number of means of access to premises.
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THE ROLE OF THE PROMOTER
8. Whilst it is open to anyone to initiate a gating order scheme, the involvement of the community as a whole will be required to bring about a successful scheme. Therefore, the initiative is likely to come from a group within the local community such as a residents group, voluntary body or a community safety partnership, perhaps working in partnership with a statutory agency. The person or group who initiates the scheme is referred to as the ‘Promoter’. The Promoter must be, or nominate a person to act as, the single point of contact with the district council to deal with any queries or complaints that may arise during the planning, implementation and post-implementation stages.
9. The district council and DRD’s Roads Service need to be consulted at the outset to obtain their agreement in principle to the scheme. Roads Service will also need to confirm that the road is adopted as if it is not adopted, a gating order cannot be made under Article 69A of the 1993 Order.
10. The residents’ desire to improve the amenity of their area by reducing crime and anti-social behaviour needs to be carefully balanced against the public interest in retaining rights of passage. Roads Service may have reservations from a road safety or traffic management viewpoint. The contact is the appropriate Roads Service Section Office. If Roads Service does not agree in principle to the scheme, the scheme will not proceed.
11. The Promoter must arrange for a comprehensive consultation with all local residents and property owners who will be affected by the scheme. Residents in the vicinity may also need to be consulted if they use the road as a through route to shops, schools, etc. The form of the consultation process is left to the discretion of the Promoter. It may take the form of letter drops, public meetings, door-to-door visits, etc or a combination of such measures. However, a notice should be given to each resident/property owner explaining the details of the scheme, including the proposed access arrangements and the arrangements for resolving disputes. They should also be asked for their agreement in writing to the scheme including an undertaking that no work will be carried out in the road that may hinder access, e.g. the erection of greenhouses, sheds, etc. Roads must be left clear for access by all residents, service providers and the emergency services at all times.
12. Roads Service will continue to have access for inspection and maintenance purposes. Others needing access, apart from local residents, must be identified to ensure that gates are opened at designated times, e.g. for refuse collection purposes, through a nominated person identified through the consultation process.
Consultations
13. There is also a need to consult with service providers (e.g. BT, NIE, Water Service, etc), the emergency services and other persons who may require access and to seek their agreement to the proposal. Some of these may require unrestricted access to the road and this can be achieved via keys being allocated to the appropriate personnel within that service.
14. Consultations with the Police Service for Northern Ireland should be made at local Divisional level. The consultation process is likely to be time consuming and not without its difficulties. There may be problems in identifying the owners of property or those persons, other than residents, who require access. However, the importance of undertaking a thorough and comprehensive consultation cannot be stressed too strongly. Failure to properly consult at the outset may jeopardise the scheme at a later stage.
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Planning Approval
15. The Promoter is responsible for obtaining any planning permission that may be needed in connection with the proposed gates.
Amenity Impact Assessment
16. An Amenity Impact Assessment will justify the scheme and also be used to help prioritise schemes. The Amenity Impact Assessment should set out:
• the nature and scale of the problems that the scheme is intended to address. This should include police data and an analysis of recorded crimes and incidents and/or evidence of community surveys/consultations, etc; and • how the scheme will improve the amenity of the area and not lead to a decrease in the amenity of adjoining areas.
Equality Issues
17. Following the consultation exercise, the Promoter will need to consider whether there are any equality issues involved in taking forward a gating order scheme. This will include determining whether the proposed gating order will have a differential impact on any of the categories listed in section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 e.g. will children be prevented from accessing a play area as a result of the gating order? If the Promoter is a public body, they will need to take a decision on whether an Equality Impact Assessment (“EQIA”) is required. As a first step, the gating order scheme should be ‘screened’ to determine if there is a need for a full EQIA to be undertaken. If the Promoter is not a public body, responsibility for undertaking the equality screening and any necessary EQIA will rest with the council. However, the Promoter will still need to consider any equality issues highlighted by the consultation and propose ways to address them. This information can then be provided to the council to assist with the completion of the formal screening and EQIA. Further information on EQIAs can be found in the Equality Commission’s publication Practical Guidance on Equality Impact Assessment, which can be downloaded from the Commission’s website: www.equalityni.org
18. Special consideration must be given to the impact the potential order might have on users of the road who have a disability. If a decision is taken to proceed with the order, the needs of people with disabilities must continue to be borne in mind throughout the process. For example, steps must be taken to ensure that alternative routes are free from obstructions and are suitably paved and during the installation of the gates, consideration should be given to the height of the locks and the ease with which they can be opened and closed.
Human Rights
19. The Promoter will also need to consider any Human Rights implications and taking into account the responses to the consultation exercise, must ensure that any individual’s rights will not be threatened by the proposed gating order scheme.
Regulatory Impact Assessment
20. The Promoter should consider if the proposed gating order scheme will impose costs on business, charities or voluntary organisations. Details about such impacts are likely to emerge during the consultation stage and it is particularly important that any small businesses likely to be affected by the proposal are consulted. If the scheme does have an impact, a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) may be required. If the Promoter is a public body they will be responsible for undertaking any RIA if required. If the Promoter is not a
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public body, responsibility for the RIA falls to the council. Information on costs and benefits can be found on the website of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills at: www.berr.gov.uk/policies/bre/consultation-guidance/impact-assessment
Gates
22. The Promoter is responsible for providing the gates and arranging for their installation. The Promoter is also responsible for the future maintenance of the gates. With this in mind, the Promoter must take out and maintain adequate insurance cover in the event of any public liability claims arising in connection with the presence or operation of the gates. The Promoter must provide the district council with confirmation from Insurers that the gate(s) and any associated structures are covered, throughout the period they remain in place, by Third Party Liability Insurance to a minimum value of £10,000,000 (ten million pounds).
23. Care should be taken in the design of the gates to ensure that they:
• are robust; • are not easily breached or climbed; • are user friendly, taking into account the needs of disabled persons; • give unrestricted views of the road when closed; • open inward so as not to obstruct any adjacent road or footpath; • require little maintenance; and • are not unpleasing to the eye.
24. The design and erection procedures must be checked by a Chartered Civil/Structural Engineer and certified as safe and fit for purpose. The certification must include the structure(s) that the gate(s) are to be erected on.
25. If the erection of the gates or any associated structures involve excavations in or breaking up the surface of the road a separate consent under Article 78 of the 1993 Order will be required for this aspect of the work. This will include the payment of a monetary deposit, which is refundable on the satisfactory completion of the works. An application form can be obtained from the DRD Roads Service Section Office.
Locks and Keys
26. A number of individuals and groups will have legitimate reasons to pass through the gates. These can include, but are not limited to, property owners and occupants, statutory undertakers, telecommunication companies, utility companies, the emergency services, Roads Service officers and their agents on business and council officers on business. The Promoter is responsible for providing the locks and keys and for their distribution and should therefore, early in the gating order process, undertake an assessment of the likely number of individuals needing keys to enter the particular road subject to the gating order.
27. Once a scheme has been implemented the residents must not change the lock or the pattern of the operating key, except with the district council’s approval. Damaged locks must be replaced by locks which accept an identical key to the original.
Funding
28. The district council will meet the cost of making the gating order. Roads Service will continue to be responsible for the cost of maintaining the road which has been gated. The
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Promoter is responsible for the cost of the gates, locks, keys, insurance and all other expenses involved.
Monitoring Arrangements
29. Once the gates have been erected, the Promoter should put in place arrangements for monitoring the effectiveness of the scheme and maintaining the gates, locks and keys. The district council will also assess the ongoing arrangements and may vary or revoke the gating order if necessary or appropriate.
STEP BY STEP GUIDANCE FOR DISTRICT COUNCILS
New Part 6A of the 1993 Order (see pages 33-37) empowers district councils to make gating orders. Before doing so, councils must be satisfied that certain criteria have been met, certain procedures have been followed and certain documentation is in place. It is the role of the Promoter to undertake most of the preparatory work relating to a gating order (see paragraphs 8 to 29 above) and to provide the council with evidence that this has been done and with any supplementary documentation that the council requires. In practice, it is likely that the Promoter will have been liaising closely with the council throughout the process and there may even be cases where the council is the Promoter of the scheme. However, it is ultimately up to the council to satisfy itself that all the appropriate procedures have been followed, all necessary impact assessments, etc have been carried out and any necessary approvals have been obtained before proceeding with a proposal to make a gating order.
STEP 1: DOES THE ROAD FACILITATE CRIME OR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR?
1.1 Article 69A(3) of the 1993 Order sets out the conditions that must be met before legal procedures for making an order can be implemented. The conditions are that:
• premises adjoining or adjacent to the road are affected by crime or ASB; • the existence of the road is facilitating the persistent commission of criminal offences or ASB; and • it is in all circumstances expedient to make the order for the purposes of reducing crime or ASB.
1.2 These requirements ensure that gating orders can only be used in roads that are experiencing or triggering crime or ASB. Gating orders cannot be used for other purposes. District councils should make an assessment using the evidence provided by the Promoter and any other relevant evidence of crime and ASB in the area, and must also be satisfied that gating the road will contribute to its reduction.
1.3 The final requirement that “it is in all circumstances expedient to make the order for the purposes of reducing crime or ASB”, is slightly more complex and is considered in more detail in Step 4.
1.4 District councils should also be satisfied that –
• residents and members of the public who use the road will not be inappropriately inconvenienced by its gating; and • alternative access routes exist.
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Consideration of other tools to tackle crime and ASB
1.5 Gating orders are not the only solution to tackling crime and ASB on certain thoroughfares. Before proposing an order, district councils should give consideration as to whether there are alternative interventions that may be more appropriate (and cost effective) for tackling the specific problems they are facing without having to gate the road. Nevertheless, gating orders should not be seen as a last resort.
STEP 2: CAN THE ROAD BE GATED?
2.1 Before the decision can be made to gate a road, district councils need to clarify whether the road’s status legally allows it to be subject to an order. Article 69A of the 1993 Order allows any “relevant road” to be subject to a gating order. This is defined by Article 69A(5) of the 1993 Order as a road other than:
• a special road; • a trunk road; • a classified road; or • a road of such other description as the Department (i.e. DRD) may by regulations prescribe.
In practice, however, it is likely that the majority of roads that will be considered for gating orders will be “alleyways” or “entries” to the rear of properties in urban areas.
2.2 Article 69A(1) of the 1993 Order requires district councils to have the approval of DRD to make a gating order. However, as a road can only be the subject of a gating order if it is a public road, district councils will need to consult DRD at the outset to confirm that the road in question is “adopted”, i.e. part of the public road network maintained by Roads Service.
Access for occupiers
2.3 Article 69B of the 1993 Order prevents the making of an order if this will result in certain restrictions on access. Article 69B(3) of the 1993 Order states that a gating order may not be made that restricts the public right of way for the occupiers of premises adjoining or adjacent to the road in question. Therefore, any such occupier whose access would be restricted by the gating order must be given the ability to open the gates, for example, through the provision of keys.
Principal means of access
2.4 Article 69B(4) states that a gating order may not be made so as to restrict the only or principal means of access to any dwelling, i.e. gating orders cannot be used to prevent people (for example, postal services) from getting to residents’ front doors. Similarly, under Article 69B(5), a gating order cannot be made that restricts the only or principal means of access to a business or premises used for recreation, during the periods when such premises are in use.
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STEP 3: THE PROMOTER AND INFORMALLY CONSULTING THE PUBLIC AND ORGANISATIONS
3.1 Prior to a district council publishing a proposal to make a gating order, informal consultation will have been carried out by the Promoter. This will have included consultation with the local community including residents and businesses and also with relevant organisations such as energy suppliers and statutory undertakers who may need to access the road regularly.
3.2 In general, it is advisable for the council to know about any opposition that may occur before a proposed order is published. In most cases the Promoter will liaise closely with the district council from the outset and therefore the councils will be aware at an early stage whether there is any opposition to a gating order being made and will be able to work with the Promoter, if appropriate, to mitigate that opposition. If there are fundamental issues pertaining to the installation of the gates that cannot be resolved, it is useful for the council to be able to terminate the process before spending resources on advertising and a potentially costly local inquiry.
STEP 4: IS THE ORDER EXPEDIENT FOR RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE?
4.1 Article 69A(3)(c) of the 1993 Order states that an order can be made if it is “in all the circumstances expedient to make the order for the purposes of reducing crime or ASB”. However, councils need to balance the crime/ASB reduction benefits of an order against any inconvenience that the gating order causes to residents and the community as a whole. Article 69A(4) states that these “circumstances” include:
• the likely effect of making the order on the occupiers of premises adjoining or adjacent to the road; • the likely effect of making the order on other persons in the locality; and • in a case where the road constitutes a through route, the availability of a reasonably convenient alternative route.
4.2 Given the points above, district councils will need to embark on a formal consultation with the community. However, an initial assessment should be based on evidence provided by those who use the road and brought to the council by the Promoter. In practice, it is highly likely that it will be the residents in the immediate area who have brought the road to the attention of the council through a residents’ association/community group. As the primary victims, it is improbable that they will object to anything that addresses crime and ASB, particularly as the principal means of access to their dwellings cannot be gated.
4.3 However, members of the wider community who are less affected by the crime and ASB that the road stimulates, but who use it as a through route, may object to its gating. It is for district councils to judge whether alternative routes are suitably convenient. If the gating of a road means that people now have their journey increased by a very significant amount, or have to use roads suitable only for vehicles, a gating order may not be appropriate.
4.4 Nevertheless, if the majority of residents in the immediate area wish to see the road gated because of the crime and ASB that is present, this should carry more significance than the views of others who may just wish to walk down the road. Even if there is more opposition to the order than support for it, a district council may still continue with a gating order if it feels that the problems experienced by the affected residents are overwhelming, and that other interventions to stop the problem will not be expedient.
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Equality Issues
4.5 Councils must be satisfied that all issues relating to equality have been considered and addressed and that an equality screening exercise and, if necessary, a full Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) has been carried out on the proposal for a gating order. If the Promoter is a public body, they will have been required to undertake the screening and any EQIA necessary. If the Promoter is not a public body, responsibility falls to the council (see The Role of the Promoter – paragraphs 18 and 19).
STEP 5: PUBLICISING THE ORDER
5.1 Once the decision has been made to progress the order formally, there are statutory publicity requirements that need to be observed. Article 69D(1) of the 1993 Order specifies that district councils must publish a notice in the Belfast Gazette and once at least in each of 2 successive weeks in one or more local papers:
• stating the general effect of the proposed order; • specifying a place in the area where a copy of the draft order and any relevant map or plan may be inspected free of charge at all reasonable hours during a period of not less than 30 days from the date of the last publication of the notice; and • stating that any person may by notice to the council make an objection to the proposed order within the period specified in the council’s notice.
5.2 Article 69D(2) of the 1993 Order specifies that the council shall also serve a copy of the notice together with a copy of a draft of the order and of any relevant map or plan on:
• the occupiers of premises adjacent to or adjoining the road; and • the owner of any cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus placed along, across, over or under any road to which the order applies. (This would include statutory undertakers, gas or electricity services providers, water services providers and communications providers.)
5.3 Under Article 69D(3) of the 1993 Order, a copy of the notice should also be displayed in a prominent position on the road to which the order relates.
5.4 In addition to the legal requirements outlined above, it is recommended that the notice is posted on the council’s website. It is in a council’s interest to ensure that proposed gating orders are satisfactorily publicised before they are made and that the council has informed anyone it reasonably considers might have an interest in the proposed order such as:
• anyone who requests a copy of the notice; • anyone who has asked to be notified of any proposed gating orders; • organisations who should be contacted under other rights of way legislation; • any authority with an interest in the area through which the gated road will run including:
the PSNI; the fire and rescue service board; any health & social care trust.
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5.5 The majority of roads considered for gating orders will be those in urban areas that suffer from ASB and crime. However, rural roads can also suffer from ASB and crime. It is therefore important to remember that gating orders can have implications for various groups of people, such as walkers who may oppose the termination of certain rights of way. Councils must ensure that any group who has a particular interest in the road in respect of which the order is being proposed is given an opportunity to comment.
5.6 It is important that people who use these roads understand why a gating order has been proposed. Therefore, it is recommended that district councils provide a justification and evidence for the order before it is made. Ideally, this evidence and justification should appear on the notice in the Belfast Gazette, local newspaper and on the council’s website, with details of where members of the public can find more information if necessary.
STEP 6: ASSESSING REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
6.1 A district council must consider any representations as to whether or not a proposed gating order should be made. When considering representations, it is essential that councils judge them against Article 69A(3) and (4) of the 1993 Order. It is the responsibility of the council to assess the representations and to make a decision on the basis of these as individuals will be able to use the judicial review process to determine whether a council has properly exercised its powers or has acted ultra vires.
6.2 Councils and promoters should not necessarily be deterred by objections; they should use the opportunity to incorporate compromises into the draft order, or to strengthen their justifications for the order being made. Opposition that is deemed trivial (other than from organisations that can trigger local inquiries – see Step 7B) can be overruled, and other objections can usually be overcome through discussion, compromise and practical measures (e.g. keys for power suppliers who may need to access the road).
6.3 Genuine concerns of crime and ASB should generally outweigh opposition from those non-residents, i.e. people not living directly adjacent to or adjoining the road, who are inconvenienced by loss of through access to the road:
• unless no suitable alternative routes exist within a reasonable distance; • even if an order is opposed by a majority of residents, if the crime/ASB occurring is deemed authentic and substantial; and • particularly if alternative measures have been tried and have proven unsuccessful or, for whatever reasons, there are no appropriate alternative measures available.
6.4 A full justification, with evidence, should be something that district councils have on file to provide to anyone who objects to the proposed order or anyone who requests an explanation for it. Responses to those who object should be comprehensive and should specifically address their concerns. The objective of the gating order is residents’ protection from crime and/or ASB, so it is essential that councils aim to conclude this process promptly and without unnecessary delay.
6.5 Nevertheless, before proceeding with a gating order, a period of 30 days starting on the first date of the publication note must have elapsed. If the publication note has specified a longer period, then this should be complied with before proceeding with an order. If representations are strongly polarised, and the decision to gate is unresolved, district councils may consider undertaking a local inquiry to decide. An inquiry will mean that the council can demonstrate they have acted in an impartial manner and all views have been accounted for. However, local inquiries can be costly and time-consuming, and councils are not obliged to hold them unless triggered by one of the agencies set out in Article
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69D(2)(b) of the 1993 Order (see Step 7(B)). Therefore they should only be used when necessary. More details on the procedure for local inquiries is detailed in Step 8 of this guidance.
STEP 7: ASSESSING REPRESENTATIONS FROM ORGANISATIONS
A) Representations from public and private organisations
7.1 It is essential that district councils consider the representations (if any) of local organisations as well as those of the general public. Councils should seek, wherever possible, to avoid a situation where organisations are prevented from undertaking essential work – this can often easily be overcome by ensuring that the relevant organisations have keys that enable them to access the road. Issues will often not arise if the organisations have been notified before the public notice is released. This will mean that any reservations they have can be made clear and eased through discussion and compromise rather than arising during the consultation, when a formal response may be required.
7.2 However, if a formal representation is received from an organisation that opposes the order, it should be assessed carefully. In these circumstances, a council should consider the following questions:
• is this objection reasonable? • can it be overcome through compromise, e.g. the possession of keys by vital personnel? • is the organisation’s objection against the order more important than the crime/ASB reasons that led to it being proposed?
7.3 If opposition is received from rights-of-way organisations, remember that the right of way will only be suspended rather than revoked under this legislation; these concerns should not supersede crime reduction priorities if reasonable alternative routes exist.
B) Representations which can trigger local inquiries
7.4 Article 69D(5) of the 1993 Order provides that a district council must hold a local inquiry if it receives an objection from the owner of any cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus placed along, across, over or under any road to which the order applies, i.e. • statutory undertakers; • gas or electricity services providers; • water services providers; and • communications providers
7.5 If objections are received from other individuals, the district council can still conduct a local inquiry where it is appropriate to do so. In general, councils should seek to avoid a local inquiry, which will prove costly and time-consuming. It is important therefore, that the organisations listed in paragraph 7.4 are consulted before reaching this stage so that every effort can be made to deal with any objections.
7.6 District councils should ensure that the initial consultation phase is thoroughly completed before an inquiry is started.
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STEP 8: HOLDING LOCAL INQUIRIES
8.1 Before proposing a gating order, it is highly recommended that district councils and the Promoter work in partnership with relevant agencies to ensure that the general consensus is positive. By taking these initial steps, it should be possible to make progress without the need for a potentially costly local inquiry. If objections are still received in writing, the council can avoid an inquiry if it makes the requisite changes to the proposal. Local inquiries should only be instigated as a last resort, when fundamental differences exist between authorities that discussion and negotiation have failed to alleviate.
8.2 A local inquiry must be held in accordance with Article 69D(7) of the 1993 Order which applies the provisions of Schedule A1 to the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (the 1954 Act) (Provisions Applicable to Inquiries and Investigations).
Appointing a person to hold the inquiry
8.3 It is the responsibility of the district council to appoint a person to hold the inquiry. The council should ensure that this person is suitably qualified and impartial. Impartiality is essential because the council must be able to defend its actions in court if the situation arises where the order is legally challenged. Any evidence of the council compromising the independence of the inquiry would invalidate the order’s existence.
Notification of local inquiry
8.4 District councils should ensure that the holding of an inquiry is publicised as widely as possible. Under the provisions of Schedule A1 to the 1954 Act, councils must notify anyone appearing to them or the person holding the inquiry to be interested, of the time when and the place where, the inquiry is to be held. This would include anyone who has already made representations in relation to the proposed order. It is also good practice for the council to publish a notice in a local newspaper and on the council’s website. The components of the notice should include:
• the title and draft of the proposed order (including its general effect); • the name of the council; • the identity of the relevant road, with enough detail, either by description or specification, so that people understand which road is being referred to; • a statement referring to the initial notice that proposed the gating order, notifying people that a local inquiry is to be held in connection with the proposal; • the date, time and place of the inquiry and the name of the person who will hold the inquiry; • information as to where further information can be found on the proposals for the relevant gating order including opening and closing times of the relevant premises; and • the address to which any representations for consideration by the person holding the inquiry should be sent and the date and time by which they should be received.
Form and outcome of local inquiry
8.5 The procedure at the inquiry will be determined by the person appointed by the council to hold it but should allow any person to make representations or appear at the inquiry if they wish. The person holding the inquiry is empowered under Schedule A1 to the 1954 Act to require any person by notice to attend the inquiry to give evidence or to furnish any
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relevant information. When assessing the case for a gating order, the person holding the inquiry will carefully consider the balance of priorities between public rights of way and crime and ASB. After the inquiry has been concluded to their satisfaction, they will provide a report and recommendations to the district council. It will then be for the council to decide whether or not to proceed with making the proposed gating order with or without modifications. If the council chooses not to comply with the outcome of the local inquiry, it may be challenged through Judicial Review in the High Court and a council’s decision to ignore the inquiry’s recommendation will be scrutinised. Consequently, this should only occur in the most exceptional of circumstances, and councils must ensure that they have a comprehensive (and legal) justification for their choice of actions.
8.6 A gating order should not be made until the local inquiry has been concluded and a decision has been made.
STEP 9: FORM AND CONTENT OF A GATING ORDER
9.1 Once all the previous steps have been completed and the decision to make the order has been granted, gating orders are quite simple, straightforward documents. Firstly, the order should include a statement asserting that the district council has met the conditions set out in Article 69A(3) of the 1993 Order. In effect, this means that the council must state that it is satisfied that ASB and/or crime exists in the area around the gating order, that the existence of such behaviour is exacerbated by the road and that a gating order would be beneficial for tackling crime and ASB in the area. Large amounts of detail are not required and so this initial statement should be kept fairly brief.
9.2 In addition to the initial statement, the order should include:
• the dates and times that the public right of way will be restricted; • the location where the gating order will be situated; • details of any persons who are excluded from this restriction; and • the name and contact details of the person who is responsible for maintaining any gate authorised by the order.
STEP 10: PUBLICATION AND AVAILABILITY OF GATING ORDERS
10.1 Article 69E of the 1993 Order requires a district council to arrange for the publication of gating orders made by it. Councils are also required to make copies of orders available to anyone who requests them (a reasonable charge may be made by the council for this service).
10.2 After an order has been made, it is important that people continue to be aware of its existence. Prior to its making, a notice relating to the proposed order will have been in place at a prominent position on the road to which the order relates, inviting representations as to whether or not the order should be made. Once the order has been made, it is recommended that the notice be replaced by a copy of the gating order, in such a manner that it is visible to the public. This should remain in place for as long as the order is in force and the public’s right to use the road is suspended.
STEP 11: PROVISION OF MAPS
11.1 It is important that maps showing the locations of gates are updated quickly and that they are issued to the relevant groups who will need them. In particular it is vital that the
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emergency services have access to accurate maps. Failure to provide up to date information on the limited passage of gated roads may impact on the speed at which emergency services can provide their service.
STEP 12: REVIEWING GATING ORDERS
12.1 It is important to ensure that all gating orders are working as intended by undertaking evaluations of the gating sites to see whether local circumstances have changed. Therefore, it is recommended that councils review each of their orders on an annual basis. This review should evaluate whether the gating order is acting as a useful crime or ASB reduction measure. It should also assess the impact it is having on the community and discussions should be held with local residents to gauge whether the limited access is causing excessive inconvenience.
STEP 13: VARYING AND REVOKING GATING ORDERS
13.1 Following a review of a gating order, situations may arise that require the original terms of the gating order to be changed. This may be because the initial order was unsuccessful in stopping the problems, for example, the gates remained open during part of the day and the problems continued. Alternatively, the problems may have been stopped by the order, and the local community may wish to reinstate some access to the road, for example, by opening the gates during the day. Article 69C of the 1993 Order empowers district councils to vary or revoke an existing gating order.
13.2 Any variation will need to comply with the key principles of reducing crime and ASB while not excessively inconveniencing users of the gated road. Consequently, to revoke or vary an order, councils must follow the same procedure required for making the initial order, i.e. advertising the order in a paper, notifying relevant agencies and individuals, considering representations, and prompting a local inquiry when certain bodies object. The information contained in this guidance may therefore also be helpful for councils who are varying or revoking a gating order.
13.3 It should be noted that councils require the approval of DRD to vary a gating order so as to further restrict any public right of way over the road to which the order relates. They do not require DRD approval to vary a gating order so as to reduce the restriction imposed by it or to revoke a gating order.
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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
PART 1
GATING ORDERS Gating orders 1. In the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15), after Article 69 insert “PART 6A RESTRICTION OF RIGHTS OVER ROAD Gating orders 69A —(1) A district council may, with the approval of the Department, make an order under this Article in relation to any relevant road which is situated within its district. (2) An order under this Article is to be known as a “gating order”. (3) Before making a gating order in relation to a relevant road the district council must be satisfied that— (a)premises adjoining or adjacent to the road are affected by crime or anti-social behaviour; (b)the existence of the road is facilitating the persistent commission of criminal offences or anti-social behaviour; and (c)it is in all the circumstances expedient to make the order for the purposes of reducing crime or anti-social behaviour. (4) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (3)(c) include— (a)the likely effect of making the order on the occupiers of premises adjoining or adjacent to the road; (b)the likely effect of making the order on other persons in the locality; and (c)in a case where the road constitutes a through route, the availability of a reasonably convenient alternative route. (5) In this Article “relevant road” means a road other than— (a)a special road; (b)a trunk road; (c)a classified road; (d)a road of such other description as the Department may by regulations prescribe.
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(6) For the purposes of this Part “anti-social behaviour” means behaviour by a person which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more other persons not of the same household as that person. Effect of gating orders 69B —(1) A gating order restricts, to the extent specified in the order, the public right of way over the road to which it relates. (2) A gating order may in particular— (a)restrict the public right of way at all times, or in respect of such times, days or periods as may be specified in the order; (b)exclude persons of a description specified in the order from the effect of the restriction. (3) A gating order may not be made so as to restrict the public right of way over a road for the occupiers of premises adjoining or adjacent to the road. (4) A gating order may not be made so as to restrict the public right of way over a road which is the only or principal means of access to any dwelling. (5) In relation to a road which is the only or principal means of access to any premises used for business or recreational purposes, a gating order may not be made so as to restrict the public right of way over the road during periods when those premises are normally used for those purposes. (6) A gating order may authorise the installation, operation and maintenance of a barrier or barriers for the purpose of enforcing the restriction provided for in the order. (7) A district council may install, operate and maintain any barrier authorised under paragraph (6). (8) A road in relation to which a gating order is made shall not cease to be regarded as a road by reason of the restriction of the public right of way under the order (or by reason of any barrier authorised under this Article). (9) In paragraph (4) “dwelling” means any building or part of a building occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a separate dwelling. Variation and revocation of gating orders 69C —(1) A district council may, with the approval of the Department, by order vary a gating order made by the council so as further to restrict any public right of way over the road to which the order relates, if the council is satisfied that in all the circumstances it is expedient to do so for the purpose of reducing crime or anti-social behaviour. (2) A district council may by order vary a gating order made by it so as to reduce the restriction imposed by the order, if and to the extent that it is satisfied that the restriction is no longer expedient in all the circumstances for the purpose of reducing crime or anti-social behaviour. (3) A district council may by order revoke a gating order made by it, if it is satisfied that the restriction imposed by the order is no longer expedient in all the circumstances for the purpose of reducing crime or anti-social behaviour. Procedure for orders under this Part 69D —(1) Before making, varying or revoking a gating order a district council shall publish in the Belfast Gazette and once at least in each of two successive weeks in one or more newspapers circulating in the area in which the road to which the order relates is situated a notice— (a)stating the general effect of the proposed order; (b)specifying a place in that area where a copy of a draft of the order and of any relevant map or plan may be inspected by any person free of charge at all reasonable hours during a period of not less than 30 days from the date of the last publication of the notice; and
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(c)stating that, within that period, any person may, by notice to the council, inform it of the grounds upon which he objects to the making of the order. (2) The district council shall, not later than the date on which the notice referred to in paragraph (1) is last published, serve a copy of the notice together with a copy of a draft of the order and of any relevant map or plan on— (a)the occupiers of premises adjacent to or adjoining the road, and (b)the owner of any cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus placed along, across, over or under any road to which the order applies. (3) In the case of an order under Article 69A(1) or 69C(1), the district council shall, not later than the date on which the notice referred to in paragraph (1) is last published, cause a copy of that notice to be displayed in a prominent position on the road to which the order relates. (4) Where, before the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the district council proposes to modify the terms of the draft of an order, the council shall give and publish, in such manner as appears to it to be appropriate, such additional notices as the council considers appropriate for informing all persons likely to be adversely affected by the modification. (5) If, before the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the district council receives an objection from any person on whom a copy of the notice is required to be served under paragraph (2) or from any other person appearing to it to be affected, it shall, subject to paragraph (6), cause a local inquiry to be held unless the objection is withdrawn. (6) Unless the objection is made by a person on whom a notice was served under paragraph (2)(b), the district council may dispense with an inquiry if it is satisfied that it is unnecessary to hold one. (7) The provisions of Schedule A1 to the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) shall apply in relation to any local inquiry which a district council causes to be held under paragraph (5) as they apply to an inquiry held as mentioned in section 23 of that Act, but with the following modifications— (a)in paragraph 1 for the reference to section 23 of that Act substitute a reference to paragraph (5) of this Article and omit the definition of “the Department”; (b)in paragraphs 2 to 7 for any reference to the Department substitute a reference to the district council causing the inquiry to be held; and (c)in paragraph 7(1) omit the words “, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel,”. (8) After considering— (a) any objections to the proposed order which are not withdrawn; and (b) where a local inquiry is held, the report of the person who held it, the district council may make the order either without modifications or subject to such modifications as it thinks fit. (9) If it appears to the district council that in any order under this Part the description of any road is in any respect incorrect or insufficiently clear, the council may by order make such modifications in the provisions of that order as may be necessary for correcting or clarifying that description. (10) Paragraphs (1) to (8) do not apply to an order under paragraph (9), but the council shall publish notice of the making of that order in one or more than one newspaper circulating in the area to which the order relates. Publication and availability of gating orders 69E —(1) A district council must arrange for— (a)the publication of orders made by it under this Part; and (b)copies of orders made by it under this Part to be made available to the public.
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LIST OF CONSULTEES arc21 NIC/ICTU Attorney General NIPSA Belfast Community Safety Partnership North South Ministerial Council Belfast Regeneration Office North West Region Waste Management Group Belfast Solicitors Association NI Ambulance Service British Library NI Amenity Council Bryson Charitable Group NI Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux BT NI Chamber of Commerce and Industry Catholic Bishops of NI NI Commissioner For Children & Young People Chartered Institute of Environmental Health NI NI Council for Voluntary Action Chief Environmental Health Officers’ Group NI Courts Service Children in Northern Ireland NI Environment Link Children’s Law Centre NI Federation of Housing Associations Civil Law Reform Division NI Fire and Rescue Service Community Places NI Housing Executive Community Relations Council NI Judicial Appointments Commission Confederation of British Industry NI NI Law Commission Disability Action NI Local Government Association District Councils NI MEPs District Judge – Magistrates’ Court NI MPs Education and Library Boards NI Ombudsman Environment Committee of the NI Assembly NI Political Parties Extern NI Water Environment and Planning Law Association of NI Opportunity Youth Environmental Health Groups Participation and the Practice of Rights Project Environmental Law Foundation Participation Network Equality Commission for NI Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd Executive Council of the Inn of Court of NI PlayBoard Federation of Small Businesses NI PSNI Friends of the Earth Queens University Belfast, School of Law Groundwork NI Society of Local Authority Chief Executives Health and Social Care Trusts Supporting Communities NI HM Council of County Court Judges SWaMP2oo8 Human Rights Commission Tidy Northern Ireland Include Youth University of Ulster, School of Law Judicial Studies Board Youth Council Law Centre NI Youthnet Law Society of NI Living Streets Local Government Staff Commission Local Government Technical Advisors Group MLAs
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APPENDIX 2
Belfast City Council
Consultation Guidance for District Councils on Gating Orders Legislation: Document: Section 1 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
Contact: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health (90320202) Eve Bremner, Safer City Manager (90270469)
Overview Belfast City Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on the recent draft guidance issued by the DoE in relation to Section 1 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
Over the last 5 years Belfast City Council has overseen the largest alleygating scheme within Northern Ireland and in doing so we have gained invaluable learning and expertise in this field. Until now, the process has been complex and often lengthy and meant that gates are often erected long after a problem has identified. Belfast City Council, therefore, strongly supports the transfer of these functions to local Councils as we hope it will allow us to be more responsive to local needs, more efficient in the use of our resources and consequently have a positive impact upon crime and antisocial behaviour in our city.
Comments Belfast City Council is committed to making Belfast a safer place to live and supports a number of key interagency partnerships and the resulting service delivery. One of the largest initiatives the Council has supported has been the Belfast Alleygating Project; which has seen the installation of over 500 gates in communities throughout the city.
Through its experience in delivering alleygating, and working collaboratively with key organisations, the Council has gained considerable expertise in this field and would be keen that our learning can assist the Department and other Councils in future schemes. Belfast City Council welcomes the guidance from the DoE, however, would seek reassurance that this is indeed guidance and that the Department recognises that as Belfast has already invested in this scheme any requirements should not adversely impact upon existing arrangements.
The Departmental guidance provides advice on the step-by-step process that Councils should follow in order to put in place a gating order and thus install alleygates in identified locations, as well as information on the role of the DRD in this process. Belfast City Council wishes to raise a number of points that may require further consideration.
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Identification of The new legislation clarifies that Gating Orders can only be used on need roads (as defined in Article 69A(5) of the 1993 Order) where it can be shown that persistent crime or antisocial behaviour is expressly facilitated by the use of the right of way. However, in developing its current identification criteria Belfast City Council found that there was a wider range of factors that might influence and inform the decision to install alleygates. Moreover, the issue of under-reporting may impact upon official crime statistics and not provide a wholly accurate picture of crime in an area.
Recommendation 1 – It is recommended that the guidance acknowledge that there may be a range of factors such as housing tenure, deprivation and community infrastructure that local councils wish to consider when making/amending/revoking a gating order.
Scheme The person or group who initiates the scheme is referred to in the Coordination – the guidance as the ‘Promoter’. It is suggested within the guidance that role of Council anyone can initiate a gating order though they must identify a promoter (particularly in community led schemes) that can liaise with the district council with regard to queries or complaints. The Promoter is subsequently responsible for ensuring the appropriate impact assessments and consultation are carried out, planning permission and insurance is in place, as well as coordinating ongoing maintenance.
Experience in Belfast, however, has shown that in order for gating schemes to be effectively managed and maintained over a longer period it is more efficient if managed centrally by one organisation (preferably council) for a number of reasons: • Central procurement of gates and installation contracts ensures uniform construction standards as well as standardised locking mechanisms. • Many community organisations simply do not have the capacity or resources to carryout the required impact assessments or consultation. • Many communities or groups would not have the necessary resources to insure or maintain gates (please note the Belfast experience where gates previously installed by communities had to be retrofitted due to poor maintenance and key management) • Due to inevitable changes in occupancy key distribution and management can be difficult resulting restricted access for residents and services such as Cleansing and emergency services.
As such Belfast City Council has established a small team to coordinate schemes led by Council, or those initiated by other organisations. This team oversees the completion of consultation, impact assessments and relevant planning permission. Belfast City Council has also contracted third parties to construct, install and maintain the gates and will provide insurance and maintenance for privately funded gates that meet our standards.
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however, other organisations from working with, or funding, Council to install gates in areas that they consider to be of need. Moreover, greater clarification on the conditions by which DRD could potentially refuse approval would be welcomed.
Recommendation 3 - Given that the changes will in effect require Councils to carry out the consultation and public engagement exercise including the potential for holding public inquiries should objections be obtained, we are seeking clarification as to the funding and support for this from DRD
Recommendation 4 - It is recommended that where possible the Council should assume responsibility for maintenance and insurance on the basis that all legislative requirements (e.g. consultation, amenity and regulatory impacts) and construction standards have been met.
Recommendation 5 – The guidance should encourage local councils to undertake or support procurement exercises for the construction, installation and maintenance (where required) of gates. Organisations or communities with available resources may then avail of this contract, thus ensuring uniform construction standards and locking mechanisms.
Unadopted entries The current and new legislation refers only to adopted entries. In the case of unadopted entries an alleygate cannot be installed unless it has been abandoned as legislated for under the Access to the Countryside Order (Northern Ireland) 1983. This approach, however, has not been pursued on many occasions due to the implications for ongoing maintenance and ownership of these entries. The New Act does not make reference to the challenge of unadopted entries and does not transfer any powers in relation to this to the Council.
Recommendation 6 – It is recommended that the DRD should work in collaboration with local Councils to design a collaborative approach to dealing with unadopted entries affected by crime or antisocial behaviour.
Strategic As noted Belfast City Council has considerable experience in this field Development and is committed to supporting future schemes within the city. As such, Belfast City Council would wish to be engaged more fully in the development of the guidance and scheme given our experiences and knowledge of the practical implications. DRD should also be aware that the Council whilst investing a considerable budget in alley gates is seeking support from the Department of Justice( DOJ) to roll out a supported regional or local scheme. Lastly, we would wish it to be noted that Belfast City Council has written previously to the DRD about our concern in relation to the current process and in particular the length of time it takes once a decision to install a gate at a local level is made to getting final approval. Indeed we sought meetings with the Minister over this point. We would therefore advise that the Council is currently developing a more formal approach to erecting alleygates by developing a strategy for the City. Part of that includes carrying out a review of how streets are prioritised in terms of need. We see this as critical to future success of schemes. We therefore reserve our comments in this regard as we are not in a position to inform that part of the process yet.
Recommendation 7 - We would therefore recommend that the Department liaise directly with DOJ in relation to the development of the Community Safety strategy and their role in community safety initiatives such as ‘alley gating’.
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Recommendation 8 - We would seek support from DRD that as we develop our strategy that we can feed our learning into the consultation. It is our view that local decision based on evidence and need is a factor that needs to be made by the Council and therefore we would not wish the process developed from this consultation to be prescriptive around this aspect.
Conclusions Belfast City Council welcomes the transfer of these functions to local councils and the issuing of guidance with this regard. While we recognise that not all Councils may be in a position to provide the level of support currently available in Belfast we would strongly recommend the Department advocate the central coordination of gating schemes. We would also seek reassurance that requirements regarding gate specification do not adversely impact upon the existing arrangements in Belfast; again we would be happy to provide our current specification to the Department for information.
In summary therefore we have eight key recommendations: 1. It is recommended that the guidance acknowledge that there may be a range of factors such as housing tenure, deprivation and community infrastructure that local councils wish to consider when making, amending or revoking a gating order.
2. The guidance should articulate that the support of the local Council should be required for any gate (or at least those in Belfast) to be installed and that where possible schemes should be centrally managed by the local Council. This should not preclude, however, other organisations from working with, or funding, Council to install gates in areas that they consider to be of need. Moreover, greater clarification on the conditions by which DRD could potentially refuse approval would be welcomed.
3. Given that the changes will in effect require Councils to carry out the consultation and public engagement exercise including the potential for holding public inquiries should objections be obtained, we are seeking clarification as to the funding and support for this from DRD
4. It is recommended that where possible the Council should assume responsibility for maintenance and insurance on the basis that all legislative requirements (e.g. consultation, amenity and regulatory impacts) and construction standards have been met.
5. The guidance should encourage local councils to undertake or support procurement exercises for the construction, installation and maintenance (where required) of gates. Organisations or communities with available resources may then avail of this contract, thus ensuring uniform construction standards and locking mechanisms.
6. It is recommended that the DRD should work in collaboration with local Councils to design a collaborative approach to dealing with unadopted entries affected by crime or antisocial behaviour.
7. We would recommend that the Department liaise directly with DOJ in relation to the development of the Community Safety strategy and their role in community safety initiatives such as ‘alley gating’.
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8. We would seek support from DRD that as we develop our strategy that we can feed our learning into the consultation. It is our view that local decision based on evidence and need is a factor that needs to be made by the Council and therefore we would not wish the process developed from this consultation to be prescriptive around this aspect.
If you have any queries with regard to this response please contact:
Siobhan Toland Head of Environmental Health Health & Environmental Services Department Belfast City Council Cecil Ward Building 1-4 Linenhall Street Belfast City Council BT2 8BEmail: [email protected]
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APPENDIX 3
Dear Sir,
Re: Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act: Guidance for District Councils on Gating Orders Legislation (Consultation Document)
Belfast City Council has considerable experience in this field and therefore welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft guidance issued by the Department.
Over the last five years the Council has coordinated the installation of over 350 gates across the city and in doing so has become familiar with the various stages of this process; from consultation right through to installation and evaluation. The most significant challenges have undoubtedly been the process of identifying and prioritising locations for gates to be installed and also the significant length of time it takes to get final approval. As such we strongly welcome the transfer of these powers to Councils in the hope that the process will become more streamlined and ultimately faster.
Belfast City Council does, however, have some concerns about a number of issues contained within the draft guidance; further details of which are contained within the attached response. These concerns often stem from our experience on the ground and reflect our experience of delivering on the ground.
For example, it is our experience that few community or voluntary groups have the capacity to undertake the required consultation or secure the necessary insurance for gates. It is also our experience that to prevent the spread of disparate schemes with incompatible locking mechanisms and poor maintenance it is essential that there is a central coordinating body; preferably the Council. We also recognise that, as the demand for gates often outstrips available resources, it is essential that local areas have regard as to how sites are selected and prioritised. It has been our experience that the efficacy of the gates is often determined by factors such as housing tenure and community infrastructure, as well as official crime statistics. As noted, Belfast City Council is therefore developing a strategy that will include a review of our prioritisation criteria and we would be keen to liaise with the Department in order that this may inform the guidance.
I do hope that the comments contained in our attached response will be considered by the Department and again I would offer our commitment to working in partnership with the Department and other Councils to develop this guidance further. If you have any queries therefore please do not hesitate to contact Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health, on 90320202.
Yours faithfully,
Councillor Patrick McCarthy Chairman, Health & Environmental Services Committee
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services
Subject: European Forum for Urban Security Project
th Date: 8 February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health (ext. 3281)
Contact Officers: Eve Bremner, Safer City Manager (ext. 3275)
Richard McLernon, Community Safety Coordinator (ext. 3324)
1 Relevant Background Information
1.1 The European Forum for Urban Security (EFUS) is a network of European cities that collaborate on crime prevention and community safety initiatives where cross cutting issues are identified. They regularly call for expressions of interest from European countries to participate on joint initiatives within this field and these are communicated through the organisation by the Council’s European Unit
1.2 In 2010, Belfast City Council approved the Community Safety team’s participation on an EFUS project alongside NIHE, PSNI, Probation Board NI, Youth Justice Agency, NIACRO, and Hydebank Prison. The Reintegration of Offenders Project (RIO) worked with a group of young offenders in Hydebank to examine reasons for their high rate of reoffending. NIACRO acted as the delivery partner, appointing a project officer who liaised with the offenders within the prison and on release ensured that support mechanisms were in place.
1.3 This project was led by NIHE. In support of the project, Council agreed to contribute £1,000, alongside NIHE and PBNI, towards membership costs of EFUS. In turn EFUS granted £23,000 to resource the initiative. The scheme has been widely commended by those who have participated; even receiving acclaim in the Prison Service Annual Review. Staff participating on the scheme found it to be an innovative partnership and learned a great deal from other participating European countries.
1.4 EFUS has is now seeking expressions of interest to participate in a further project looking at training to support Roma integration; with a particular focus on community safety and crime prevention issues. If accepted the project would run for 2 years from September 2012.
2 Key Issues
2.1 In June 2009, Belfast was thrust into the spotlight of the world’s media due to the displacement of Roma from South Belfast following an escalation of hate crime. Following this Belfast Community Safety Partnership established a subgroup of its Tension Monitoring group tasked with looking specifically at this issue.
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2.2 This interagency group includes partners such as Belfast City Council Good Relations Unit, PSNI, NIHE, Belfast Health and Social Services Trust, South Belfast Roundtable, Multi Cultural Resource Centre, LORAG, and NI Fire and Rescue Service. The group monitors local community tensions and supports interagency working dealing with crime and community safety issues from both Roma and local communities. The group has subsequently supported a range of initiatives including information and cultural events.
2.3 One of the key issues identified through this work however has been the lack of integration of some Roma community members which in turn has led to increased community tensions in areas where they reside. The EFUS project seeks to directly target this issue and assist organisations to support the integration of Roma people. The specific aims of the project therefore include:
1. Participating cities will benefit from a training course targeted at elected officials and experts, working in direct contact with the Roma populations, with the aim of strengthening communication and understanding;
2. Participating cities will benefit from a support programme to improve and adapt city services which answer the needs of Roma populations in terms of education, health and employment; and
3. Cities will participate in an exchange with other European cities facing the same difficulties
2.4 In Belfast it is anticipated that a local steering group would be established that would include key statutory, voluntary and community partners who have been active in addressing these issues. This would be led by the Council’s Community Safety Unit, aligned closely with the Good Relations Team, and would consist of partners such as NIHE, PSNI, Multi-cultural Resource Centre and the South Belfast Roundtable.
2.5 The project group will liaise closely with existing groups working in this field and will also provide regular updates to Council and the newly established Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP).
3 Resource Implications
3.1 Financial Membership of EFUS is a prerequisite of project participation. The annual fee for the city is £5,000. This membership fee will be met jointly with participating partners therefore the cost to Council would be £1,000. This has been allowed for in the current Revenue Estimates.
The total cost of the project proposal is 400,000 Euro of which EU funding makes up 75% of the total budget. The remainder is in kind support through participating cities
3.2 Human Resources This project requires match funding of 25% which is in kind from all participating cities through staff participation
3.3 Asset and Other Implications No asset implications
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4 Equality and Good Relations Considerations
4.1 This project is focused on equality of opportunity for all citizens of Belfast and will support Good Relations between residents particularly in those areas where lack of cohesion, communication and safety has been an issue.
5 Recommendations
The Committee is asked to agree:
(i) that the Department submits a proposal for this project to EFUS and
(ii) the contribution of £1,000 towards EFUS membership for the current year.
6 Decision Tracking
Reports will be submitted to the Committee in the case of the project proposal being successful. The Community Safety Team shall nominate an appropriate officer to liaise with partners and this officer shall produce update reports on a six monthly basis on project progress. These shall be forwarded to Committee, BPCSP, and Belfast Good Relations Partnership.
7 Key to Abbreviations
EFUS – European Forum for Urban Security RIO – Reintegration of Offenders PCSP – Policing and Community Safety Partnership NIACRO– Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders MCRC – Multi Cultural Resource Centre LORAG – Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group PSNI – Police Service of Northern Ireland NIHE – Northern Ireland Housing Executive
8 Document Attached
EFUS project proposal
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Project Proposal
TheThememe The Roma: a project on solidarity, law and security. Training for the professionalisation of local experts for the integration of the Roma people. Funding European Commission, LLP KA1 Policy – Roma Multilateral Projects programme 01/03/2012 before midday Deadline Reception of partnership letters before 10th February 2012 The Roma population is often the victim of prejudice and discrimination, and is often denied access to health services, education and employment. Mayors across Europe who face real problems of integration and inclusion of the Roma population on a daily basis often lack the tools and answers necessary to act.
Promoting social solidarity and in parallel strengthening the public peace means Background defining the role of cities, the limits of their action and the coordination between municipal services and civil society. (max 150 wordswords)))) But how to ensure a quality of services to meet necessary requirements? Behind this lies the question of ensuring the equality of citizens in the area.
A professionalisation of the elected officials and experts in towns will help to produce response tools adapted to the needs of the Roma populations, capable of improving their integration and facilitating their participation in society in general. The participating cities will have the chance to :
Benefit from a training course targeted at elected officials and experts, working in direct contact with the Roma populations, with the aim of strengthening communication and giving the keys to understanding. Aims Benefit from a support programme to improve and adapt city services which answer the needs of Roma populations above all in terms of education, health and employment. Participate in an exchange with other European cities facing the same difficulties. The principal aim of this project will be the production of a training toolkit focussing on the context and specificities of the project’s partner countries. The Results toolkit will be available in a multimedia format and will form the contents of an e- learning module. It will be applicable to other European cities and will enable updates and an evolution in other contexts across Europe. The project will be formed of three phases :
Phase 1 : exchanges between cities to design the content of the training toolkit. MMMeMeeethodologthodologthodologyyyy The cities will work on the content of the training toolkit, supported by experts on the European-wide subjects of the Roma and discrimination, and training and education. Page 94
Phase 2 : implementation of the training toolkit. The cities will participate in a European training session based on the toolkit, which will tackle such themes as: the question of wondering, begging, child protection, migration flows, intra-European mobility, security and management of public places.
Each partner, supported by Efus and experts, will organise training tailored to the staff in their city.
During the entirety of this phase the cities will benefit from a specific support tailored to their local needs.
Phase 3: updating of the toolkit after application. This last phase will concentrate on the improvement of the toolkit based on the observations recorded during phase 2.
While the project runs, the partners will work in parallel with experts to create the e-learning module. Total cost of the projectproject:: 400,000€ maximum
Budget EU ffundingundingunding: 75% max 300.000€ Contribution required per partner in cash Length of projeprojecccctttt 24 months
September 2012 Start date JoanaJudice Contact person [email protected] +33140 644 900 Potential The cities of … have declared an interest in participating in the project. ppparpararartnetnetnerrrrs:s:s:s:
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Bye-Laws Prohibiting the Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places
th Date: 8 February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health, Ext. 3281
Contact Officer: Stevie Lavery, Community Safety Coordinator, Ext. 3258
Relevant Background Information
th 1.1 At the meeting of the Health and Environmental Services Committee on 7 September 2011, the Committee agreed that new Alcohol Bye-Laws should be made to include additional streets where drinking alcohol is prohibited. The streets were agreed after considerable consultation with Parties, Members and external agencies.
1.2 The legislation requires that a formal resolution is made by the Council as a key stage in making the Bye-Laws, in accordance with Section 90 of the Local Government Act (NI) 1972 as amended. Accordingly, the Committee needs to request that the Council makes a formal resolution in respect of the New Bye Laws.
The draft Bye-Laws are set out in the attached appendix.
Key Issues
2.1 To submit for agreement by the Committee the proposed Bye-Laws, regarding the Consumption of Alcohol in Designated Places.
2.2 Following formal consultation by Council, a Public Notice will be placed in the Press and one month later, an application will be made to DSD for confirmation of the new Bye Laws.
Resource Implications
3.1 A public notice is to be placed in local press regarding the makin g of the new bye laws. The cost is estimated at £1200 based on previous similar size notices and will be accommodated within existing revenue estimates.
3.2 There will also be costs associated with the purchase and erection of alcohol free zone signs in the areas which are newly designated. Again, these costs have been included within the 2011/2012 revenue estimates.
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Recommendation
4.1 The Committee is requested to adopt the Bye-Laws set out in the attached appendix in order that a formal resolution can moved at the full meeting of the Council that the Bye- Laws be made.
Document Attached
List of all additional streets and areas to be approved.
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BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
BYE-LAWS REGARDING THE CONSUMPTION OF
INTOXICATING LIQUOR IN DESIGNATED PLACES
st Made by Belfast City Council : 1 March 2012
Confirmed by Department of Social Development for Northern Ireland :
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BYE – LAWS BELFAST CITY COUNCIL CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR IN DESIGNATED PLACES
st Bye-Laws made the 1 March 2012 by Belfast City Council under Section 90 of the Local Government Act (Northernst Ireland) 1972 for the good rule and government of its district at a meeting of the Council held on 1 March 2012.
INTERPRETATION
1. In these Bye-Laws -
‘the Council’ means Belfast City Council.
‘designated place’ means any place specified in the Schedule but excepting any area which is within the curtilage of any licensed premises or registered club.
‘intoxicating liquor’ has the same meaning as in the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
‘licensed premises’ and ‘occasional licence’ have the same meanings as in the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order, 1996.
‘registered club’ means a club registered under the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
EXTENT
2. (1) These Bye-Laws apply to all designated places.
(2) Notice of the effect of these Bye-Laws shall be given by signs placed in such positions as the Council may consider adequate to inform persons using designated places.
CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR IN DESIGNATED PLACES
3. (1) These bye-laws shall not have effect where intoxicating liquor is consumed -
(a) at a function for which an occasional licence has been granted;
(b) in any park controlled by the Council in circumstances where the consumption, of intoxicating liquor is otherwise permitted by the Council under its bye-laws for the regulation of parks.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), any person who consumes intoxicating liquor in a designated place shall be guilty of an offence.
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REVOCATION
4. From and after the date on which these Bye-Laws shall come into operation, the Bye-Laws st relating to the consumption of intoxicating liquor in designated places made by the Council on 1 Februaryth 2007 and confirmed by the Department of Social Development for Northern Ireland on 10 September 2007 shall be and are hereby revoked.
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SEALED with the Corporate Seal ) of the CITY OF BELFAST in ) the presence of:- ) ) ) ) ______) LORD MAYOR ) ) ) ) ) ______) CHIEF EXECUTIVE
The foregoing Bye-Laws are hereby confirmed by the Department of Social Development for Northern Ireland this day of 2012.
SENIOR OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
NOTE: Any person offending against these Bye-Laws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Pounds (£500).
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SCHEDULE
The following are designated places:
STREETS / PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
A.
ABERCORN STREET ABERCORN WALK ABERFOYLE PARK ABERFOYLE GARDENS ABETTA PARADE ABETTA PARADE (WALKWAY THAT RUNS THROUGH CON O’NEILL PARK WITH ENTRANCES ON BEERSBRIDGE ROAD AND ABETTA PARADE) ABYSSINIA STREET ABYSSINIA WALK ACADEMY STREET ADAM STREET ADELAIDE STREET ADELAIDE AVENUE ADELAIDE PARK AGINCOURT AVENUE AGINCOURT STREET AGNES STREET AGRA STREET AINSWORTH STREET AITNAMONA CRESCENT ALBERT COURT ALBERT SQUARE ALBERT STREET ALBERTBRIDGE ROAD ALBION LANE ALBION STREET ALEXANDRA AVENUE ALEXANDRA GARDENS ALEXANDRA PARK AVENUE ALFRED STREET ALL ALLEY WAYS, WHICH LEAD ONTO OR FROM A DESIGNATED AREA. ALLIANCE AVENUE ALLIANCE ROAD ALLWORTHY AVENUE
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AMCOMRI STREET AMELIA STREET ANDERSONSTOWN CRESCENT ANDERSONSTOWN DRIVE ANDERSONSTOWN GARDENS ANDERSONSTOWN GREEN ANDERSONSTOWN PARK ANDERSONSTOWN PARK SOUTH ANDERSONSTOWN PARK WEST ANDERSONSTOWN ROAD ANN STREET ANNADALE AVENUE ANNADALE CRESCENT ANNADALE EMBANKMENT ANNADALE FLATS - ALL ANTRIM ROAD APOLLO ROAD APPLETON PARK APSLEY STREET ARDENVOHR STREET ARDGLEN PLACE ARDGOWAN STREET ARDMONAGH GARDENS ARDMONAGH PARADE ARDMONAGH WAY ARDMOULIN PLACE ARDMOULIN STREET ARDMOULIN TERRACE ARDMORE AVENUE ARDMORE DRIVE ARDMORE PARK ARDNACLOWNEY DRIVE ARD NA VA ROAD ARDOYNE AVENUE AREA BETWEEN CHURCHILL HOUSE AND HENRY PLACE BOUNDED BY THE WESTLINK ARIZONA STREET ARLINGTON PARK AROSA CRESCENT ARTANA STREET ARTHUR LANE
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ARTHUR PLACE ARTHUR SQUARE ARTHUR STREET ARUNDLE COURT ARUNDLE WALK ASHDALE STREET ASHDENE DRIVE ASHFIELD COURT ASHFIELD DRIVE ASHFIELD GARDENS ASHGROVE PARK ASHLEY AVENUE ASHTON AVENUE ASHTON PARK ATLANTIC AVENUE ATHOL STREET AVA AVENUE AVOCA COURT AVONDALE STREET AVONIEL ROAD
B.
BAIN'S PLACE BALFOUR AVENUE BALKAN COURT BALKAN STREET BALLARAT STREET BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD BALLYMACARRETT ROAD BALLYMURPHY CRESCENT BALLYMURPHY DRIVE BALLYMURPHY PARADE BALLYMURPHY ROAD BALLYMURPHY STREET BALLYSILLAN ROAD BALMORAL AVENUE BALMORAL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BALMORAL LINK BALMORAL ROAD
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BALTIC AVENUE BATLEY STREET BANK STREET BANK SQUARE BANKMORE SQUARE BANKMORE STREET BANTRY STREET BARODA STREET BARRACK STREET BEARNAGH DRIVE BEDFORD STREET BEECHLANDS BEECHMOUNT AVENUE BEECHMOUNT CLOSE BEECHMOUNT CRESCENT BEECHMOUNT DRIVE BEECHMOUNT GARDENS BEECHMOUNT GROVE BEECHMOUNT LINK BEECHMOUNT PARADE BEECHMOUNT PARK BEECHMOUNT PASS BEECHMOUNT STREET BEECHVIEW PARK BEERSBRIDGE ROAD BELLFIELD ESTATE BELMONT ROAD BELMORE STREET BENARES STREET BENDIGO STREET BEN MADIGAN PARK BEN MADIGAN PARK SOUTH BENMORE DRIVE BENNETT DRIVE BERRY STREET BERWICK ROAD BINGNIAN DRIVE BLACK’S ROAD BLACKSTAFF ROAD BLACKSTAFF WAY
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BLEACHGREEN TERRACE BLEAKGREEN TERRACE BLONDIN STREET BLOOMDALE STREET BLOOMFIELD AVENUE BLOOMFIELD PARADE BLOOMFIELD ROAD BLOOMFIELD WALK WAY BOMBAY STREET BOND STREET BOOTLES HILL BOTANIC AVENUE BOTANIC COURT BOUCHER CRESCENT BOUCHER PLACE BOUCHER ROAD BRAEMAR STREET BRADBURY PLACE BRADFORD SQUARE BRASSEY STREET BREAD STREET BRIANVILLE PARK BRIDGE END BRIDGE STREET BRIGHTON STREET BRISTOW PARK BRITTON’S COURT BRITTON’S DRIVE BRITTON’S LANE BRITTON’S PARADE BROADWAY BROMPTON PARK BROOKFIELD WALK BROOKHILL AVENUE BROOKLAND STREET BROOKVALE AVENUE BROOKVALE DRIVE BROOKVALE FOLD BROOKVALE PARADE BROOKVALE STREET
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BROOKE CRESCENT BROOKE DRIVE BROOKE PARK BROUGHAM STREET BROWN SQUARE BRUCE STREET BRUCEVALE COURT BRUCEVALE PARK BRUNSWICK STREET BRYSON STREET BURMAH STREET BURNABY COURT BURNABY PARK BURNABY PLACE BURNABY WAY BUTLER PLACE BUTLER WALK
C. CABINHILL MEWS CADOGAN PARK CADOGAN STREET CAIRNBURN ROAD CAIRNMARTIN ROAD CAIRO STREET – ALL CAIRNS STREET CALLENDER STREET CALVIN STREET CAMBERWELL TERRACE CAMBRAI STREET CAMDEN STREET CAMERON STREET CAMERONIAN DRIVE CANADA STREET CANDAHAR STREET CANTERBURY STREET CARDIGAN DRIVE CARLINGFORD STREET CARLISLE CIRCUS CARLISLE ROAD
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CARLISLE PARADE CARLISLE TERRACE CARMEL STREET CARNCOOLE PARK CARNMORE PLACE CAROLAN ROAD CARRINGTON STREET CARRS GLEN CASTLE ARCADE CASTLE LANE CASTLE PARK CASTLE PLACE CASTLE STREET CASTLEREAGH ROAD CASTLEREAGH STREET CASTLETON AVENUE CASTLETON GARDENS CATHERINE STREET CATHERINE STREET NORTH CAVANMORE GARDENS CAVEHILL ROAD CAVENDISH COURT CAVENDISH STREET CAVENDISH SQUARE CAWNPORE STREET CEDAR AVENUE CHADWICK STREET CHAMBERS STREET CHAPEL LANE CHARLES STREET SOUTH CHARLOTTE STREET CHARNWOOD AVENUE CHERRYVALLEY CHERRYVALLEY GARDENS CHERRYVALLEY GREEN CHERRYVALLEY PARK CHERRYVALLEY PARK WEST CHERRYVALLEY WALK CHERRYVILLE STREET CHESTERFIELD PARK
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CHESTNUT GARDENS CHICHESTER AVENUE CHICHESTER CLOSE CHICHESTER COURT CHICHESTER GARDENS CHICHESTER MEWS CHICHESTER PARK CHICHESTER PARK CENTRAL CHICHESTER PARK NORTH CHICHESTER PARK SOUTH CHICHESTER ROAD CHICHESTER STREET CHLORINE GARDENS CHLORINE PARK CHRISTIAN PLACE CHURCH LANE CHURCH ROAD CHURCH STREET CITY WAY CLANCHATTAN STREET CLANDEBOYE DRIVE CLANROY PARADE CLARAWOOD PARK CLAREMOUNT STREET CLARENCE PLACE MEWS CLARENCE STREET CLARENCE STREET WEST CLARK'S LANE CLEAVER AVENUE CLEAVER COURT CLEAVER GARDENS CLEAVER PARK CLIFTON COURTYARD, OLDPARK ROAD CLIFTON CRESCENT CLIFTON DRIVE CLIFTON PARK AVENUE CLIFTON STREET CLIFTONDENE CRESCENT CLIFTONVILLE AVENUE CLIFTONVILLE CIRCUS
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CLIFTONVILLE ROAD CLOGHAN CRESCENT CLOGHAN GARDENS CLOGHAN PARK CLONARD GARDENS CLONARD STREET CLONDARA PARADE CLONDARA STREET CLONELLY AVENUE CLONELLY DRIVE CLONFADDEN AVENUE CLONFADDEN CRESCENT CLONFADDEN STREET CLOSENAMONA COURT CLOWNEY BRIDGE CLOWNEY STREET CLUAIN MOR AVENUE CLUAIN MOR CLOSE CLUAIN MOR DRIVE CLUAIN MOR GARDENS CLUAIN MOR LANE CLUAIN MOR PARK CLUAN PLACE COLENSO PARADE COLE'S ALLEY COLINTON GARDENS COLINPARK STREET COLINVIEW STREET COLINWARD STREET COLLEGE AVENUE COLLEGE COURT COLLEGE GARDENS COLLEGE GREEN COLLEGE PARK COLLEGE PARK AVENUE COLLEGE SQUARE EAST COLLEGE SQUARE NORTH COLLEGE STREET COLLEGE STREET MEWS COLLINGWOOD AVENUE
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COLLINGWOOD ROAD COMBERMERE STREET COMMEDAGH DRIVE COMMERCIAL COURT CONDUIT STREET CONNSBROOK AVENUE CONNSWATER STREET CONOR RISE COOKE COURT COOKE MEWS COOKE PLACE COOKE STREET COOLDARRAGH PARK COOLMOYNE PARK COOLNASILLA AVENUE COOLNASILLA CLOSE COOLNASILLA DRIVE COOLNASILLA GARDENS COOLNASILLA PARK EAST COOLNASILLA PARK NORTH COOLNASILLA PARK SOUTH COOLNASILLA PARK WEST COONEYWARREN LANE CORBY WAY CORN MARKET CORPORATION SQUARE CORPORATION STREET CORRIB AVENUE COSGRAVE COURT COSGRAVE STREET CRANBROOK COURT CRANBROOK GARDENS CRANFIELD GARDENS CRANMORE PARK CREGAGH ROAD CREGAGH STREET CRESCENT GARDENS CREESLOUGH GARDENS CREESLOUGH PARK CREESLOUGH WALK
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CROCUS STREET CROMAC AVENUE CROMAC PLACE CROMAC QUAY CROMAC SQUARE CROMAC STREET CROMWELL ROAD CROSS PARADE CROWN ENTRY CRUMLIN ROAD CULLINGTREE ROAD CULLINGTREE ROAD/DURHAM STREET FOOTBRIDGE OVER WEST LINK CULMORE GARDENS CUPAR STREET CUPAR WAY CURTIS STREET CURZON STREET CUSTOM HOUSE SQUARE CYPRUS AVENUE CYPRUS PARK
D.
DAMASCUS STREET DEACON STREET DEANBY GARDENS DEE STREET DEERPARK GROVE DEERPARK ROAD DELHI PARADE DELHI STREET DENEWOOD DRIVE DENEWOOD PARK DERAMORE PARK DERRYVEAGH DRIVE DERRYVOLGIE AVENUE DERRYVOLGIE GARDENS DEVONSHIRE CLOSE DEVONSHIRE PLACE DEVONSHIRE STREET
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DIAMOND GARDENS DISTILLERY STREET DISTILLERY COURT DIVIS COURT DIVIS DRIVE DIVIS STREET DIVISMORE CRESCENT DIVISMORE PARK DIVISMORE WAY DON COURT DONEGALL AVENUE DONEGALL LANE DONEGALL PARK DONEGALL PARK AVENUE DONEGALL PASS DONEGALL PLACE DONEGALL QUAY DONEGALL ROAD DONEGALL SQUARE EAST DONEGALL SQUARE MEWS DONEGALL SQUARE NORTH DONEGALL SQUARE SOUTH DONEGALL SQUARE WEST DONEGALL STREET DONNYBROOK STREET DOON COTTAGES DOON ROAD DONOVAN PARADE DOWNFINE GARDENS DOWNFINE PARK DOWNFINE WALK DOWNSHIRE PLACE DOWNVIEW PARK DOWNVIEW PARK WEST DROMARA STREET DROMORE STREET DUB LANE DUBLIN ROAD DUDLEY STREET DUNBAR STREET
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DUNBOYNE PARK DUNCAIRN AVENUE DUNCAIRN GARDENS DUNCAIRN PARADE DUNCOOLE PARK DUNDELA AVENUE DUNDELA CRESCENT DUNDELA STREET DUNGLOE CRESCENT DUNKELD GARDENS DUNLEWEY STREET DUNLUCE AVENUE DUNMORE DRIVE DUNMURRY LANE DUNVEGAN STREET DUNVILLE STREET DUMORE STREET DURHAM COURT DURHAM STREET
E.
EARLSCOURT STREET EAST BREAD STREET EAST BRIDGE STREET EASTLEIGH DALE EASTLEIGH DRIVE EASTON AVENUE EASTON CRESCENT EBLANA STREET EBOR DRIVE EBOR PARADE EBOR STREET EDENMORE DRIVE EDINBURGH STREET EDLINGHAM STREET EDWARD STREET EGLANTINE AVENUE EGLANTINE GARDENS EGLANTINE PLACE
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EIA STREET EILEEN GARDENS ELAINE STREET ELGIN STREET ELIZA STREET ELM COURT ELMGROVE MANOR ELMGROVE ROAD ELM STREET ELMWOOD AVENUE ELMWOOD MEWS ELSWICK STREET ERINVALE AVENUE ERINVALE DRIVE ERRIS GRANGE ERRIS GROVE ESSEX STREET ESTHER STREET ESTORIL PARK ETHEL STREET EUSTON PARADE EVELYN GARDENS EXCISE WALK EXCHANGE STREET EXCHANGE STREET WEST
F.
FAIRHILL GARDENS FAIRHILL PARK FAIRHILL WALK FAIRHILL WAY FAIRWAY DRIVE FAIRYKNOWE PARK FALCARRAGH DRIVE FALCON ROAD FALLS ROAD FALLSWATER DRIVE FALLSWATER STREET FANE STREET
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FARNHAM STREET FARRINGDON GARDENS FINAGHY PARK CENTRAL FINAGHY PARK NORTH FINAGHY PARK SOUTH FINAGHY ROAD NORTH FINAGHY ROAD SOUTH FINBANK COURT FINBANK GARDENS FINCH CLOSE FINCH COURT FINCH GROVE FINCH PLACE FINCH WAY FINDON GARDENS FINDON GROVE FINDON PLACE FINNIS CLOSE FINNIS DRIVE FINWOOD COURT FINWOOD PARK FIRST STREET FISHERWICK PLACE FITZROY AVENUE FITZWILLIAM STREET FLAX STREET FLUSH PARK FODNAMONA COURT FOREST STREET FORFAR STREET FORT STREET FORTHRIVER CRESCENT FORTHRIVER ROAD FORTWILLIAM PARADE FORTWILLIAM PARK FOUNTAIN LANE FOUNTAIN STREET FOUNTAINVILLE AVENUE FOX ROW FRANCIS STREET
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FRANKLIN STREET FRANKLIN STREET PLACE FREDERICK STREET FRIENDLY ROW FRIENDLY STREET FRUITHILL PARK
G.
GAFFIKIN STREET GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE GALWALLY AVENUE GALWALLY PARK GALWAY STREET GAMBLE STREET GARNOCH GARRON CRESCENT GARTON WAY GARTREE PLACE GAS WORKS SITE GEERAGH PLACE GENEO STREET GIANT’S PARK, DARGAN ROAD GIBSON PARK AVENUE GIBSON PARK DRIVE GIBSON PARK GARDENS GIBSON STREET GLANDORE AVENUE GLANDORE DRIVE GLANDORE GARDENS GLANDORE PARADE GLANLEAM DRIVE GLANTANE DRIVE GLANTRASNA DRIVE GLANWORTH DRIVE GLANWORTH GARDENS GLASSMULLIN GARDENS GLEN CRESCENT GLEN PARADE GLEN RISE
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GLEN ROAD THE GLEN (BESIDE ALEXANDRA AVENUE) GLENALINA CRESCENT GLENALINA GARDENS GLENALINA GREEN GLENALINA PARK GLENALINA PASS GLENALINA ROAD GLENALPIN STREET GLENARM SQUARE GLENBANK DRIVE GLENBURN PARK GLENCAIRN ROAD GLENCAIRN WAY GLENCOE PARK GLENCOLIN AVENUE GLENCOLIN DRIVE GLENCOLIN HEIGHTS GLENCOLLYER STREET GLENDARRAGH GLENDARRAGH MEWS GLENDOWER STREET GLENGALL STREET GLENHILL PARK GLENHURST DRIVE GLENMACHAN STREET GLENROSA LINK GLENROSA STREET GLENTIES DRIVE GLENVEAGH DRIVE GLENVEAGH PARK GLOUCHESTER STREET GORDON STREET GORTFIN STREET GORTNAMONA COURT GORTNAMONA HEIGHTS GORTNAMONA PLACE GORTNAMONA RISE GORTNAMONA WAY GORTNAMONA VIEW
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GRACE STREET GRACEHILL COURT GRAHAM GARDENS OFF LADAS DRIVE GRAHAM GARDENS GRAMPIAN AVENUE GRAND PARADE GRANGEVILLE GARDENS GRANSHA AVENUE GRANSHA CRESCENT GRANSHA DRIVE GRANSHA GARDENS GRANSHA GREEN GRANSHA GROVE GRANSHA PARADE GRANSHA PARK GRANSHA WAY GRANVILLE PLACE GRAYMOUNT CRESCENT GRAYMOUNT DRIVE GRAYMOUNT PARADE GRAYMOUNT PARK GRAYMOUNT ROAD GRAY’S LANE GREAT GEORGE'S STREET GREAT NORTHERN STREET GREAT PATRICK STREET GREAT VICTORIA STREET GREENORE STREET GREENWOOD AVENUE GRENAN AVENUE GREENANE CRESCENT GREENANE DRIVE GREENMOUNT PLACE GRESHAM STREET GREYSTOWN AVENUE GREYSTOWN PARK GROSVENOR COURT GROSVENOR ROAD GROVE TREE NORTH GROVE TREE SOUTH
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GUNNELL HILL
H.
HALCOMBE STREET HALLIDAYS ROAD HAMILL STREET HAMILTON STREET HAMPTON MANOR HAMPTON MANOR DRIVE HAMPTON PARK HARBERTON PARK HARCOURT DRIVE HARDCASTLE STREET HARKNESS PARADE HARLESTON STREET HARMONY STREET HARROGATE STREET HARROW STREET HARTINGTON STREET HATFIELD STREET HAVANA COURT HAVANA WALK HAVANA WAY HAWTHORN STREET HAWTHORNDEN ROAD HAWTHORNDEN WAY HAYWOOD AVENUE HAYWOOD DRIVE HEART STREET HECTOR STREET HENDERSON AVENUE HENDERSON COURT HENRIETTA STREET HENRY PLACE HERAT STREET HIGH GREEN HIGH STREET HIGHCAIRN DRIVE HIGHCLIFF CRESCENT
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HIGHCLIFF GARDENS HIGHFIELD DRIVE HILL STREET HILLHEAD AVENUE HILLHEAD CRESCENT HILLHEAD DRIVE HILLMAN STREET HILLMOUNT COURT HILLMOUNT GARDENS HILLSBOROUGH GARDENS HILLSIDE CRESCENT HILLSIDE DRIVE HOLLYMOUNT HOLMES STREET HOLYWOOD ARCHES INCL. (WALKWAY + PAVED SEATING AREA) HOLYWOOD ROAD HOGARTH STREET HOPE STREET HOPEFIELD AVENUE HORN DRIVE HORN WALK HOUSTON PARK HOUSTON DRIVE HOUSTON PARADE HOWARD STREET HOWARD STREET SOUTH HUGHENDEN AVENUE HUMBER COURT HUTCHINSON STREET HUGO STREET
I. ILCHESTER STREET INDIA STREET INDIANA AVENUE INISHMORE CRESCENT INISHOWEN DRIVE INNES PLACE INNISFAYLE PARK INSTITUTION PLACE
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INVER AVENUE INVERARY AVENUE INVERARY DRIVE IRETON STREET IRIS CLOSE IRIS COURT IRIS DRIVE IRIS GROVE IRIS MEWS IRIS STREET IRIS WALK IRWELL COURT ISADORE AVENUE ISLANDBAWN DRIVE ISLANDBAWN STREET IVEAGH DRIVE IVEAGH CRESENT IVEAGH PARADE IVEAGH STREET
J. JAMAICA COURT JAMAICA ROAD JAMAICA STREET JAMAICA WAY JAMES COURT JAMES STREET SOUTH JELLICOE AVENUE JELLICOE DRIVE JELLICOE PARADE JELLICOE PARK JERUSALEM STREET JOANMOUNT GARDENS JOCELYN STREET JOHN STREET JOY STREET JOY'S ENTRY JUBILEE AVENUE JUDE STREET
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K.
KANSAS AVENUE KANSAS AVENUE FLATS KASMIR ROAD KATRINE PARK KELLS AVENUE KELVIN PARADE KENARD AVENUE KENNEDY WAY KENSINGTON COURT KENSINGTON DRIVE KENSINGTON GARDENS KENSINGTON GARDENS SOUTH KENSINGTON GARDENS WEST KENSINGTON GATE KENSINGTON MANOR KENSINGTON PARK KENSINGTON ROAD KENSINGTON STREET KENT STREET KERNAN DRIVE KERRYKEEL GARDENS KILCOOLE PARK KILCOOLE GARDENS KILHORNE GARDENS KILLEEN PARK KILLOWEN STREET KILMORE CLOSE KILMORE SQUARE KIMBERLY DRIVE KINALLEN COURT KING STREET KING STREET MEWS KINGS CRESCENT KINGS DRIVE KINGS PARK KINGS ROAD KINGS HALL (FLYOVER) KINGSMERE AVENUE
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KINGSTON COURT KINBANE WAY KINCRAIG PARK KINNAIRD STREET KINNEGAR ROAD KNOCK ROAD KNOCK WALKWAY KNOCKBREDA DRIVE KNOCKBREDA GARDENS KNOCKBREDA ROAD KNOCKBREDA PARK KNOCKBREDA PARK MEWS KNOCKDENE PARK SOUTH KNOCKDHU PARK KNOCKEDEN PARK KNOCKNAGONEY AVENUE KNOCKNAGONEY DALE KNOCKNAGONEY DRIVE KNOCKNAGONEY GARDENS KNOCKNAGONEY GREEN KNOCKNAGONEY GROVE KNOCKNAGONEY PARK KNOCKNAGONEY ROAD KNOCKNAGONEY WAY KNOCKWOOD PARK KNOCKWOOD PARK (INCLUDING SHOPS) KNUTSFORD DRIVE KYLEMORE PARK
L.
LA SALLE DRIVE LA SALLE GARDENS LA SALLE MEWS LA SALLE PARK LABURNUM STREET LADAS DRIVE LADAS WAY LADYBROOK CROSS LADYBROOK PARK
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LADY STREET LADYMAR COURT LADYMAR GROVE LADYMAR PARK LADYMAR WALK LAGANBANK ROAD LAGANSIDE WALKWAYS LAGANVALE STREET LAGANVIEW COURT LAKE GLEN AVENUE LAKE GLEN CLOSE LAKE GLEN CRESCENT LAKE GLEN DRIVE LAKE GLEN GREEN LAKE GLEN PARADE LAKE GLEN PARK LAKESIDE DRIVE LAMBS FARM ALLEY WALKWAY LANARK WAY LANCASTER STREET LANDSEER STREET LANSDOWNE ROAD LARKFIELD AVENUE LAVINA SQUARE LAVINA MEWS LAWNMOUNT STREET LAWRENCE STREET LAWS COURT LAYNON PLACE LENADOON WALK LEESON STREET LEGANN STREET LENADOON AVENUE LENNOXVALE LEPPER STREET LIBRARY STREET LIGONIEL ROAD LIMESTONE ROAD LINCOLN PLACE LINCOLN SQUARE
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LINDEN GARDENS LINDSAY STREET LINENHALL STREET LINENHALL STREET WEST LINFIELD ROAD LISBURN AVENUE LISBURN ROAD LISFADDEN CRESCENT LISFADDEN DRIVE LISFADDEN PLACE LISFADDEN WAY LISMOYNE PARK LISVARNA HEIGHTS LISVARNA PLACE LITTLE DONEGALL STREET LITTLE MAY STREET LITTLE PATRICK STREET LITTLE VICTORIA STREET LITTLE YORK STREET LOCAN STREET LOCKSLEY GARDENS LOCKSLEY PARADE LOCKSLEY PARK LOCKSLEY PLACE LOCKVIEW ROAD LOCKVIEW TERRACE LOMBARD STREET LOOPLAND PARK LORNE STREET LOTHAIR AVENUE LOUGHREY COURT LOWER CLONARD STREET LOWER CRESCENT LOWER GARFIELD STREET LOWER STANFIELD STREET LOWER WINDSOR AVENUE LOWRY COURT LUCERNE PARADE
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M.
MACKEY STREET MADISON AVENUE MADRID STREET MAGDALA STREET MALFIN COURT MALFIN DRIVE MALINMORE PARK MALONE AVENUE MALONE CHASE MALONE PLACE MALONE ROAD MALTON COURT MALTON DRIVE MALTON FOLD MALTON RISE MALTON REARS MALTON VALE MALWOOD CLOSE MALWOOD PARK MANOR STREET MAPLE VILLAS, 2 SLIABH DUBH VIEW (CLANMILL HOUSING) MARCHIONESS GREEN MARCHIONESS STREET MARGUERITE PARK MARINA PARK MARKET STREET MARLBOROUGH PARK CENTRAL MARLBOROUGH PARK CROSS AVENUE MARLBOROUGH PARK NORTH MARLBOROUGH PARK SOUTH MARLBOROUGH STREET MARMOUNT GARDENS MARQUIS STREET MARQUIS WARD STREET MARSDEN GARDENS MARYVILLE STREET MASCHONA COURT MAY STREET MCAULEY STREET
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MCCLINTOCK STREET MCCLURE STREET MCDONNELL COURT MCDONNELL STREET MCKIBBIN'S COURT MEADOWBANK STREET MEADOWBANK PLACE MEDWAY STREET MELBOURNE STREET MELROSE STREET MERRYFIELD DRIVE MERSEY STREET MERTOUN PARK MERVUE COURT MERVUE STREET MICA DRIVE MICA STREET MIDDLEPATH STREET MIDLAND CLOSE MIDLAND CRESCENT MIDLAND TERRACE MILERIVER STREET MILLFIELD MILFORD CLOSE MILFORD PLACE MILFORD STREET MILLTOWN ROAD MILLENNIUM WAY MONAGH BY-PASS MONAGH CRESCENT MONAGH DRIVE MONAGH GARDENS MONAGH GROVE MONAGH LINK MONAGH PARADE MONAGH ROAD MONTGOMERY STREET MOOR PARK AVENUE MOOR PARK DRIVE MOOR PARK GARDENS
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MOOR PARK MEWS MOORELAND CRESCENT MOORELAND PARK MORNINGTON MORNINGTON MEWS MORNINGTON PLACE MOUNT ABOO PARK MOUNT CHARLES MOUNTAINHILL ROAD MOUNTCOLLYER AVENUE MOUNTCOLLYER CLOSE MOUNTCOLLYER ROAD MOUNTCOLLYER STREET MOUNTCOOLE GARDENS MOUNTCOOLE PARK MOUNTFORDE ROAD MOUNT PLEASANT MOUNTPOTTINGER ROAD MOYARD CRESCENT MOYARD PARADE MOYARD PARK MULDERG DRIVE MULHOUSE ROAD MURRAY STREET MUSIC HALL LANE MY LADY’S ROAD
N.
NANSEN STREET NAPIER STREET NELSON STREET NEVIS AVENUE NEW BARNSLEY CRESCENT NEW BARNSLEY DRIVE NEW BARNSLEY GARDENS NEW BARNSLEY GREEN NEW BARNSLEY GROVE NEW BARNSLEY PARADE NEW LODGE ROAD
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NEWINGTON AVENUE NEWINGTON STREET NEWTOWNARDS ROAD NORBURY STREET NORFOLK DRIVE NORFOLK GARDENS NORFOLK GROVE NORFOLK PARADE NORFOLK ROAD NORFOLK WALK NORFOLK WAY NORGLEN COURT NORGLEN CRESCENT NORGLEN DRIVE NORGLEN GARDENS NORGLEN GROVE NORGLEN PARADE NORGLEN ROAD NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD NORTH GREEN NORTH HOWARD STREET NORTH LINK NORTH PARADE NORTH QUEEN STREET NORTH ROAD NORTH ROAD BRIDGE NORTH STREET NORTHBROOK GARDENS NORTHBROOK STREET NORTHLANDS PARK NORTHWOOD CRESCENT NORTHWOOD DRIVE NORTHWOOD PARADE NORTHWOOD ROAD NORTHUMBERLAND STREET NORTHWICK DRIVE NORWOOD STREET NOTTING HILL NOTTING HILL COURT
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O.
OAK WAY OAKDALE STREET OAKLAND AVENUE OAKMAN STREET OAK VILLA OBAN STREET OBERON STREET ODESSA STREET OGILVIE STREET OLD CAVEHILL ROAD OLDE FORGE MANOR OLD HOLYWOOD ROAD OLD WESTLAND ROAD OLDPARK AVENUE OLDPARK ROAD OLDPARK TERRACE OLD THRONE PARK OLYMPIA DRIVE OLYMPIA PARADE OLYMPIA STREET OMEATH STREET O'NEILL STREET ONSLOW PARADE OPHIR GARDENS ORAMORE STREET ORANGEFIELD GREEN ORANGEFIELD PARK ORANGEFIELD ROAD ORANMORE DRIVE ORBY DRIVE ORBY PARADE ORBY PLACE ORBY STREET ORBY PARK ORBY GARDENS ORBY GROVE ORBY LINK ORBY ROAD
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ORBY GREEN ORBY MEWS ORCHARDVILLE AVENUE ORCHARDVILLE CRESCENT ORCHARDVILLE GARDENS ORIENT GARDENS ORKNEY STREET ORLOCK SQUARE ORMEAU AVENUE ORMEAU EMBANKMENT ORMEAU ROAD ORMEAU STREET ORMONDE PARK ORPEN AVENUE ORPEN DRIVE ORPEN PARK ORPEN ROAD OSMAN STREET OWENVARRAGH PARK OXFORD STREET
P.
PAKENHAM STREET PALACE GARDENS PALESTINE STREET PARK PARADE PARK ROAD PARKEND STREET PARKGATE DRIVE PARKMOUNT STREET PARKSIDE GARDENS PARKVILLE COURT PARKWAY PATTERSON’S COURT PATTERSON'S PLACE PENROSE STREET PERRY COURT PETER’S HILL PHENNICK DRIVE
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PHENWICK DRIVE PINE WAY PINEVIEW DRIVE PLEVNA PARK POLLARD CLOSE POLLARD STREET PONSONBY AVENUE PORTER PARK PORTLAND STREET PORTMORE HILL PORTNAMONA COURT POSNETT STREET POTTINGER'S ENTRY POWERSCOURT PLACE POWERSCOURT STREET PREMIER DRIVE PREMIER GROVE PRETORIA STREET PRINCE'S STREET PRIORY PARK
Q.
QUADRANT PLACE QUEEN ELIZABETH BRIDGE QUEEN STREET QUEEN VICTORIA GARDENS QUEEN VICTORIA STREET QUEEN'S BRIDGE QUEEN’S QUAY QUEEN'S SQUARE
R.
RAMOAN GARDENS RAMORE PARK RAPHAEL STREET RATCLIFF RATHCOOL STREET
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RATHDRUM STREET RATHGAR STREET RATHMORE AVENUE RATHMORE STREET RAVENHILL PARK RAVENHILL PARK GARDENS RAVENHILL REACH MEWS RAVENHILL ROAD RAVENSCROFT STREET REAVILLE PARK REDCAR STREET REID STREET RENWICK STREET RICHMOND PARK RICHMOND SQUARE RIDGEWAY STREET RIGBY CLOSE RINGFORD CRESCENT RINNALEA CLOSE RINNALEA GARDENS RINNALEA GROVE RINNALEA WAY RIVERDALE CLOSE RIVERDALE PARK AVENUE RIVERDALE PARK DRIVE RIVERDALE PARK EAST RIVERDALE PARK NORTH RIVERDALE PARK SOUTH RIVERDALE PARK WEST RIVERDALE PLACE RIVERSIDE WAY RIVERSIDE SQUARE RIVER TERRACE RIVERVIEW STREET ROCKDALE STREET ROCKMORE ROAD ROCKMOUNT STREET ROCKVILLE STREET RODEN PASS RODEN SQUARE
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RODEN STREET RODEN WAY RODNEY DRIVE RODNEY PARADE ROE STREET ROMANIA RISE ROSAPENNA DRIVE ROSAPENNA STREET ROSEBERY STREET ROSEMARY STREET ROSEMOUNT AVENUE ROSEMOUNT GARDENS ROSEPARK ROSEPARK CENTRAL ROSEPARK EAST ROSEPARK MEADOWS ROSEPARK SOUTH ROSEPARK WEST ROSETTA AVENUE ROSETTA DRIVE ROSETTA PARADE ROSETTA PARK ROSEVALE STREET ROSGOILL PARK ROSSCOOLE PARK ROSS COURT ROSS RISE ROSS MILL AVENUE ROSS MILL COURT ROSSNAREEN AVENUE ROSSNAREEN COURT ROSSNAREEN PARK ROSSNAREEN ROAD ROSS ROAD ROSS STREET ROYAL AVENUE RUGBY AVENUE RUGBY COURT RUGBY MEWS RUGBY PARADE
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RUGBY ROAD RUGBY SQUARE RUGBY STREET RUNNYMEDE DRIVE RUNNYMEDE PARADE RUSSELL STREET RUTHERGLEN STREET RUTLAND STREET
S.
ST. AGNES DRIVE ST. ALBANS GARDENS ST. AUBYN STREET ST. GEORGE'S GARDENS ST. IVES GARDENS ST. JAMES ROAD ST. JAMES’S CRESCENT ST. JAMES’S DRIVE ST. JAMES’S GARDENS ST. JAMES’S MEWS ST. JAMES’S PARADE ST. JAMES’S PARK ST. JAMES’S PLACE ST. JAMES’S ROAD ST. JOHN’S AVENUE ST. JOHN’S PARK ST. JOHN’S PLACE ST. KATHERINE ROAD ST. KILDA STREET ST MARYS GARDENS ST. MERYRL ST. PETER’S CLOSE ST. PETER’S COURT ST. PETER’S PLACE ST. PETER’S SQUARE NORTH ST. PETER’S SQUARE EAST ST. VINCENT STREET SALISBURY AVENUE SALISBURY STREET
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SAMUEL STREET SANDBROOK GARDENS SANDHURST COURT SANDHURST DRIVE SANDHURST GARDENS SANDHURST ROAD SANDRINGHAM STREET SANDY ROW SANDYMOUNT STREET SANS SOUCI PARK SCHOOL COURT SCOTT STREET SEABANK PARADE SEABANK PLACE SEABOURNE PARADE SEAGROVE PARADE SEAGROVE PLACE SEAHOLM PARADE SEALANDS PARADE SEAMOUNT SEAMOUNT PARADE SEAPARK DRIVE SEASCAPE PARADE SEAVIEW CLOSE SEAVIEW DRIVE SEAVIEW GARDENS SEAVIEW STREET SELBY COURT SELBY WALK SERPENTINE GARDENS SERPENTINE ROAD SERVIA STREET SEVASTAPOL STREET SEYMOUR STREET SHAFTESBURY AVENUE SHAFTESBURY SQUARE SHANDON PARK SHANKILL ROAD SHAWS ROAD SHELBOURNE ROAD
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SHIELS STREET SHORE CRESCENT SHORE ROAD SICILY PARK SILVERSTREAM PARK SILVERSTREAM ROAD SKEGONIEL AVENUE SKEGONIEL DRIVE SKIPPER STREET SLEMISH WAY SLIABH DUBH GLEN SLIABH DUBH LANE SLIABH DUBH MANOR SLIABH DUBH PATH SLIABH DUBH VIEW SLIABH DUBH WALK SLIABH MOR HEIGHTS SLIEVEGALLION DRIVE SLOAN COURT SMITHFIELD SQUARE SNAKEY PATH SOMERDALE PARK SOMERTON GARDENS SOMERTON ROAD SORELLA STREET SOUTH GREEN SOUTH LINK SOUTH PARADE SOUTHVIEW STREET SPAMOUNT STREET SPINNER SQUARE SPRINGFIELD AVENUE SPRINGFIELD CLOSE SPRINGFIELD COURT SPRINGFIELD CRESCENT SPRING FIELD DRIVE SPRINGFIELD HEIGHTS SPRINGFIELD MEADOWS SPRINGFIELD MILL, SPRINGFIELD ROAD (CLANMILL HOUSING) SPRINGFIELD PARADE
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SPRINGFIELD PARK SPRINGFIELD ROAD SPRINGHILL AVENUE SPRINGHILL CLOSE SPRINGHILL CRESCENT SPRINGHILL DRIVE SPRINGHILL GARDENS SPRINGHILL HEIGHTS SPRINGHILL RISE SPRINGMARTIN ROAD STANFIELD PLACE STANHOPE STREET STANLEY COURT STANLEY STREET STEAM MILL LANE STEPHEN STREET STEWARTSTOWN AVENUE STEWARTSTOWN PARK STEWARTSTOWN ROAD STEWART STREET STOCKMAN’S AVENUE STOCKMAN’S CRESCENT STOCKMAN’S DRIVE STOCKMAN'S LANE STOCKMAN’S PARK STOCKMAN’S WAY STRANDVIEW STREET STRANDBURN CRESCENT STRANDBURN DRIVE STRANDBURN PARK STRATHEDEN STREET STRANMILLIS EMBANKMENT STRANMILLIS GARDENS STRANMILLIS PARK STRANMILLIS ROAD STRANMILLIS STREET STRATFORD GARDENS STRATHALLEN PARK STRATHMORE PARK INCLUDING BUS TURNING CIRCLE STRATHMORE PARK NORTH
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STRATHMORE PARK SOUTH STRATHYRE PARK STROUD STREET SUFFOLK AVENUE SUFFOLK CRESCENT SUFFOLK DRIVE SUFFOLK PARADE SUFFOLK ROAD SUILNAMONA COURT SULTAN SQUARE SULTAN WAY SUMMERHILL AVENUE SUMMERHILL PARK SUMMERHILL PARADE SUNNINGDALE PARK SUNNINGDALE PARK NORTH SUNNYSIDE STREET SURREY STREET SUSAN STREET SUSSEX PLACE SUSSEX STREET SYDENHAM AVENUE SYDENHAM ROAD
T.
TALBOT STREET TAMERY PASS TATES AVENUE TELFAIR STREET TEMPLEMORE AVENUE TENNENT STREET THAMES COURT THAMES STREET THE CRESCENT THE GLEN THE HAWTHORNS THE HILL THE MOUNT THE VILLAGE GREEN
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THE VINES THOMAS STREET THORBURN ROAD THORNDALE AVENUE THORNHILL PARADE TILDARG AVENUE TILDARG STREET TILDERG STREET TIMBEY PARK TITANIA STREET TIVOLI GARDENS TOMB STREET TOKIO GARDENS TOLLNAMONA COURT TORR WAY TOWN HALL STREET TOWNSEND STREET TOWNSLEY STREET TRAINFIELD STREET TRENCH AVENUE TRENCH PARK TROSSACHS DRIVE TROSSACHS GARDENS TULLAGH PARK TULLYMORE AVENUE TULLYMORE DRIVE TULLYMORE GARDENS TULLYMORE WALK TURIN STREET TWADDELL AVENUE
U.
ULSTER STREET ULSTERDALE STREET UNION STREET UNIONDALE STREET UNIVERSITY AVENUE UNIVERSITY ROAD
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UNIVERSITY SQUARE UNIVERSITY STREET UNIVERSITY TERRACE UPPER ARTHUR STREET UPPER CANNING STREET UPPER CASTLE PARK UPPER CAVEHILL ROAD UPPER CHURCH LANE UPPER CRESCENT UPPER FRANK STREET UPPER LIBRARY STREET UPPER LISBURN ROAD UPPER LISBURN ROAD LANE UPPER MALONE ROAD UPPER MEADOW STREET UPPER MERVUE STREET UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD UPPER QUEEN STREET UPPER SUFFOLK ROAD UPPER WHITEROCK ROAD UPTON AVENUE UPTON PARK
V.
VALLEYSIDE CLOSE VANCOUVER DRIVE VANDYCK CRESCENT VANDYCK GARDENS VELSHEDA COURT VELSHEDA PARK VELSHEDA WAY VENTRY LANE VENTRY STREET VEREFOSTER WALK VERNER STREET VERYAN GARDENS -ALL INCLUDING ALLEY WAY TO REAR VERNON COURT VERNON STREET VICTORIA GARDENS
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VICTORIA SQUARE VICTORIA STREET VIEWFORT PARK VIOLET STREET VIRGINIA WAY
W.
WALKWAY (FROM CLIFTON ST TO CARLISLE RD, INCLUDING LAND OUTSIDE 50-62 CARLISLE RD) WALKWAY (FROM GROSVENOR ROAD TO BROADWAY) WALKWAY (FROM NEWTOWNARDS ROAD TO HOLYWOOD ROAD) WALNUT COURT WALNUT MEWS WALNUT STREET WANSBECK STREET WARD FALLS PARK WARD STREET WATERLOO PARK WATERLOO PARK NORTH WATERLOO PARK SOUTH WATERVILLE STREET WARING STREET WEDDERBURN AVENUE WEDDERBURN GARDENS WELLESLEY AVENUE WELLINGTON PARK WELLINGTON PARK AVENUE WELLINGTON PARK TERRACE WELLINGTON PLACE WELLINGTON SQUARE DEVELOPMENT WELLINGTON STREET WELLWOOD STREET WELSH STREET WESLEY STREET WEST CIRCULAR ROAD WEST LINK WEST STREET WESTLAND DRIVE WESTLAND GARDENS WESTLAND ROAD
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WESTLAND WAY WESTMINSTER STREET WESTROCK COURT WESTROCK CRESCENT WESTROCK DRIVE WESTROCK GARDENS WESTROCK GREEN WESTROCK GROVE WESTROCK PARADE WESTROCK PARK WESTROCK PLACE WESTROCK SQUARE WESTROCK WAY WESTON DRIVE WHITECLIFF CRESCENT WHITECLIFF DRIVE WHITECLIFF PARADE WHITEROCK CLOSE WHITEROCK DRIVE WHITEROCK GARDENS WHITEROCK GROVE WHITEROCK PARADE WHITEROCK ROAD WHITEWELL CRESCENT WHITEWELL DRIVE WHITEWELL ROAD WILDFLOWER WAY WILGAR STREET WILLIAM ALEXANDER PARK WILLIAM STREET WILLIAM STREET SOUTH WILLISFIELD AVENUE WILLOW STREET WILLOWBANK GARDENS WILLOWFIELD AVENUE WILLOWFIELD DRIVE WILLOWFIELD GARDENS WILLOWFIELD PARADE WILLOWFIELD STREET WILLOWHOLME STREET
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WILLOWVALE AVENUE WILLOWVALE GARDENS WILMONT PARK WILSON'S COURT WINDSOR AVENUE WINDSOR AVENUE NORTH WINDSOR CLOSE WINDSOR DRIVE WINDSOR MEWS WINDSOR PARK WINDSOR ROAD WINE CELLAR ENTRY WINETAVERN STREET WOLFEND DRIVE WOLSELEY STREET WOODBOURNE CRESCENT WOODBURN DRIVE WOODLAND AVENUE WOODLAND GRANGE WOODSTOCK LINK WOODSTOCK ROAD WOODVALE AVENUE WOODVALE ROAD WORKMAN AVENUE (INCLUDING JUNCTION WITH SPRINGFIELD ROAD) WRITER’S SQUARE WYNARD PARK WYNDHAM DRIVE WYNDHAM STREET
Y.
YORK CRESCENT YORK DRIVE YORK LANE YORK PARADE YORK PARK YORK ROAD YORK STREET
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ALLOTMENTS
ANNADALE BALLYSILLAN BELMONT BLYTHEFIELD MUSGRAVE
BUS CENTRES
EUROPA LAGANSIDE
RAILWAY STATIONS, GROUNDS AND TRACKS
ADELAIDE HALT. BALMORAL HALT INCLUDING FOOTWAY AND SUBWAY. BELFAST CENTRAL STATION. BOTANIC HALT. BRIDGE END HALT. CITY HOSPITAL HALT. FINAGHY HALT. GREAT VICTORIA STREET STATION. SYDENHAM HALT. YORKGATE RAILWAY STATION ALL RAILWAY TRACKS WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL BOUNDARY.
FIRE STATIONS
BANKMORE STREET FRONTAGE CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE & SIDE CAR PARK LISBURN ROAD FRONTAGE UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FRONTAGE WHITLA STREET FRONTAGE/GROUNDS
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CAR PARKS
ARCHES RETAIL PARK PRIVATE ASHDALE STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
BRIDGE END DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CASTLE COURT PRIVATE CASTLE STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CHARLOTTE STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CLARENCE STREET WEST DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CROMAC STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
DONEGALL ROAD DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT DUNBAR STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT DUNDELA CRESCENT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
EXCHANGE STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
FREDERICK STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
GAS WORKS GRAMPIAN AVENUE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT GREAT NORTHERN MULTI-STOREY PRIVATE
HIGHPARK SHOPPING COMPLEX PRIVATE HOLYWOOD ARCHES CAR PARK PRIVATE HOPE STREET NORTH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HOPE STREET SOUTH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
KING STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT KINGS DRIVE SCOUT HALL PRIVATE
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BELFAST CITY COUNCIL OWNED CENTRE (CAR PARK AND GROUNDS OF) LINCOLN PLACE LITTLE DONEGALL STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
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LITTLE VICTORIA STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
MIDDLEPATH STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
NILE STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT NORTH STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ORMEAU AVENUE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OXFORD STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
RAVENSCROFT AVENUE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
SANDOWN ROAD DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SMITHFIELD DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT STATION STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT STORMONT CLINIC PRIVATE STRANMILLIS
TALBOT STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT TESCO’S, KNOCKNAGONEY PRIVATE TWIN SPIRES COMPLEX PRIVATE
VICTORIA CENTRE COMPLEX PRIVATE
WANDSWORTH ROAD DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WINDSOR STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
YORK STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
LEISURE CENTRES GROUNDS AND CAR PARKS OF;
ANDERSONSTOWN LEISURE CENTRE AVONEIL LEISURE CENTRE BALLYSILLAN LEISURE CENTRE GROVE WELLBEING CENTRE LOUGHSIDE RECREATION MULTISPORTS COMPLEX, BLYTHE STREET OZONE COMPLEX OLYMPIA LEISURE CENTRE
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SHANKILL LEISURE CENTRE WHITEROCK LEISURE CENTRE
CEMETERIES
BALMORAL CEMETERY STOCKMAN'S LANE
CITY CEMETERY - FALLS ROAD
DUNDONALD CEMETERY - UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD
FRIAR’S BUSH CEMETERY - STRANMILLIS ROAD
MILLTOWN CEMETERY- FALLS ROAD
ROSELAWN CEMETERY - BALLYGOWAN ROAD
DISUSED BURIAL GROUNDS
SHANKILL REST GARDEN CLIFTON STREET GRAVEYARD BALMORAL GRAVEYARY KNOCK CEMETERY
CHURCHES, GROUNDS AND CARPARK A ANTRIM ROAD ST. JAMES’S PARISH CHURCH GROUNDS OF ANTRIM ROAD ST. GERARDS & ST. CLEMENTS GROUNDS OF ANTRIM ROAD ST. PETER’S PARISH CHURCH GROUNDS OF ANTRIM ROAD DUNCAIRN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF ANTRIM ROAD FORTWILLIAM PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF ANTRIM ROAD THE COLUMBANUS COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION GROUNDS OF B BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH GROUNDS OF BELMONT ROAD STRANDTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF C CARLISLE CIRCUS ST. ENOCH’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF CARMEL STREET CITY CHURCH GROUNDS OF CASTLEREAGH ROAD CASTLEREAGH BAPTIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF CAVEHILL ROAD CAVEHILL METHODIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF CLIFTONPARK AVENUE CLIFTONPARK AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF
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CLIFTONVILLE ROAD POOR CLARE MONASTERY GROUNDS OF CLIFTONVILLE ROAD THE CHURCH OF ST. SILAS GROUNDS OF CLIFTONVILLE ROAD OLDPARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF CRAVEN STREET ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH , + SMALL OPEN SPACE GROUNDS OF BESIDE CREGAGH ROAD CRE ST. ENOCH’S METHODIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF D DEANBY GARDENS OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR GROUNDS OF DUNCAIRN AVENUE DUNCAIRN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MANSE GROUNDS OF E EGLANTINE AVENUE ST. THOMAS’S PARISH CHURCH RECTORY AND GROUNDS OF HALLS (138/140 LISBURN ROAD) GROUND F FINAGHY ROAD NORTH ST MICHAEL’S GROUNDS OF G GLEN ROAD ST TERESA’S GROUNDS OF GLEN ROAD CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT GROUNDS OF K KNOCKNAGONEY ROAD CHURCH OF ANNUNCIATION GROUNDS OF L LIGONIEL ROAD ST. MARK’S PARISH CHURCH GROUNDS OF LIMESTONE ROAD THE JESUS SAVES MISSION CHURCH GROUNDS OF LIMESTONE ROAD HOLY FAMILY PRESBYTERY GROUNDS OF LIMESTONE ROAD HOLY FAMILY CHURCH GROUNDS OF LIMESTONE ROAD HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL GROUNDS OF LIMESTONE ROAD NEWINGTON YOUTH CLUB GROUNDS OF LISBURN ROAD MALONE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF LISBURN ROAD BAPTIST UNION OF IRELAND GROUNDS OF LISBURN ROAD ULSTERVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF LOCKVIEW ROAD LAGANVALE GOSPEL HALL GROUNDS OF N 19 NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD ROSEMARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF 36 NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD ROSEMARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF O OLDPARK ROAD SACRED HEART GROUNDS OF ORMEAU ROAD NEW NEWTOWNBREDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF R RAVENHILL ROAD NAZARETH LODGE GROUNDS OF ROSEMARY STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF
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S ST. ANNES CATHEDRAL GROUNDS OF STRANMILLIS ROAD STRANMILLIS EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF STRANMILLIS ROAD ST. BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH/PAROCHIAL HALL GROUNDS OF T THE HAWTHORNS BAPTIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF U UNIVERSITY ROAD CRESCENT CHURCH GROUNDS OF UNIVERSITY STREET FITZROY AVENUE, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GROUNDS OF UNIVERSITY STREET ALL SAINTS CHURCH GROUNDS OF UPPER LISBURN ROAD FINAGHY METHODIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD BLOOMFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF W WEST CIRCULAR ROAD BALLYGOMARTIN BAPTIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF WHITEWELL ROAD GREENCASTLE METHODIST CHURCH GROUNDS OF WHITEWELL ROAD ST. NINIAN’S CHURCH GROUNDS OF
EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS
AQUINAS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 518 RAVENHILL ROAD GROUNDS OF ARELLIAN NURSERY SCHOOL 50 BENTHAM DRIVE GROUNDS OF ASHFIELD BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL HOLYWOOD ROAD GROUNDS OF ASHFIELD GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL HOLYWOOD ROAD GROUNDS OF AVONIEL PRIMARY SCHOOL AVONIEL ROAD GROUNDS OF BALLYGOLAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 41/83 SERPENTINE ROAD GROUNDS OF BALLYSILLAN PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLYSILLAN PARK GROUNDS OF BALMORAL HIGH SCHOOL BLACKS ROAD GROUNDS OF BEECHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL BEECHFIELD STREET GROUNDS OF BELFAST BOYS' MODEL SCHOOL BALLYSILLAN ROAD GROUNDS OF BELFAST GIRLS' MODEL SCHOOL DUNKELD GARDENS GROUNDS OF BELFAST ROYAL ACADEMY 3/17 CLIFTONVILLE ROAD GROUNDS OF BELFAST SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONEGALL PASS GROUNDS OF BELMONT INFANTS' 215 BELMONT ROAD GROUNDS OF BEN MADIGAN PREP. SCHOOL 690/690A ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF BETHLEHEM NURSERY SCHOOL 516 RAVENHILL ROAD GROUNDS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN PRIMARY SCHOOL BLACK MOUNTAIN PLACE GROUNDS OF BLOOMFIELD COLLEGIATE SCHOOL ASTORIA GARDENS GROUNDS OF BLOOMFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL ASTORIA GARDENS GROUNDS OF
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BLYTHEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL BLYTHE STREET GROUNDS OF BOTANIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 6 BOTANIC COURT GROUNDS OF BREFNE NURSERY SCHOOL 111 SALISBURY AVENUE GROUNDS OF BUNSCOIL AN TSLEIBHE DHUIBH 15A BALLYMURPHY ROAD GROUNDS OF BUNSCOIL BHEANN MHADAGAIN WYNDHAM DRIVE GROUNDS OF BUNSCOIL MHIC REACHTAIN 10A LANCASTER STREET GROUNDS OF BUNSCOIL PHOBAL FEIRSTE 11 ROSGOILL PARK GROUNDS OF CABIN HILL PREP SCHOOL 562-594 NEWTOWNARDS ROAD GROUNDS OF CAMPBELL COLLEGE BELMONT ROAD GROUNDS OF CARR’S GLEN PRIMARY SCHOOL 629 OLDPARK ROAD GROUNDS OF CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL FORTWILLIAM PARK GROUNDS OF CATHEDRAL NURSERY SCHOOL 45A ALBERT STREET GROUNDS OF CAVEHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL UPPER CASTLE PARK GROUNDS OF CAVEHILL & FARRINGDON HOUSE 506 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF CEDAR LODGE SCHOOL GRAY'S LANE GROUNDS OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SCHOOL GLEN ROAD GROUNDS OF CLARAWOOD SCHOOL CLARAWOOD PARK GROUNDS OF CLIFTONVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL 93 CLIFTONVILLE ROAD GROUNDS OF CONOR HOUSE CONOR RISE GROUNDS OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE ARD NA VA ROAD GROUNDS OF CRANMORE INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL 47 FINAGHY ROAD NORTH GROUNDS OF CURRIE PRIMARY SCHOOL 111/113 LIMESTONE ROAD GROUNDS OF DOMINICAN COLLEGE 38 FORTWILLIAM PARK GROUNDS OF DONEGALL ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL MALDON STREET GROUNDS OF DOWNEY HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL PIRRIE PARK GROUNDS OF DUNDELA INFANTS SCHOOL WILGAR STREET GROUNDS OF EDENBROOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL TENNENT STREET GROUNDS OF EDENDERRY NURSERY SCHOOL 4-22 UPPER RIGA STREET GROUNDS OF EDGEHILL COLLEGE (METHODIST CHURCH) 9 LENNOXVALE GROUNDS OF EDMUND RICE PRIMARY SCHOOL 9-25 PIM STREET GROUNDS OF ELMGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL 289 BEERSBRIDGE ROAD GROUNDS OF EUSTON STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL EUSTON STREET GROUNDS OF FANE STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL FANE STREET GROUNDS OF FINAGHY PRIMARY SCHOOL FINAGHY ROAD SOUTH GROUNDS OF FLEMING FULTON SCHOOL 35 UPPER MALONE ROAD GROUNDS OF FORGE INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL 20 CAROLAN ROAD GROUNDS OF FORTHRIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL 62/66 BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD GROUNDS OF GAELSCOIL AN DAMBA 6-12 MOYARD PARK GROUNDS OF GAELSCOIL AN LONNAIN 61 FALLS ROAD GROUNDS OF GAELSCOIL NA BHFAL 34A IVEAGH CRESCENT GROUNDS OF
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GAELSCOIL NA MONA 5 GARRAN NA MONA GROUNDS OF GLENBANK NURSERY SCHOOL 117A LIGONIEL ROAD GROUNDS OF GLENDHU NURSERY SCHOOL GARNERVILLE ROAD GROUNDS OF GLENVEAGH SCHOOL HARBERTON PARK GROUNDS OF GLENWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL 4-22 UPPER RIGA STREET GROUNDS OF GREENWOOD INFANTS' PRIMARY SCHOOL 436 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD GROUNDS OF GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL 256 NORTH QUEEN STREET GROUNDS OF GROSVENOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL CAMERONIAN DRIVE GROUNDS OF HARBERTON SCHOOL HARBERTON PARK GROUNDS OF HARDING MEMORIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL 105 CREGAGH ROAD GROUNDS OF HARMONY PRIMARY SCHOOL FORTHRIVER CRESCENT GROUNDS OF HAZELWOOD COLLEGE 70 WHITEWELL ROAD GROUNDS OF HAZELWOOD INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL 242 WHITEWELL ROAD GROUNDS OF HOLY CHILD NURSERY SCHOOL 40 SLIEVEGALLION DRIVE GROUNDS OF HOLY CHILD PRIMARY SCHOOL SOUTH GREEN GROUNDS OF HOLY CROSS BOYS' PRIMARY SCHOOL BROOKFIELD STREET GROUNDS OF HOLY CROSS GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL ARDOYNE ROAD GROUNDS OF HOLY CROSS NURSERY SCHOOL BUTLER WALK GROUNDS OF HOLY FAMILY NURSERY SCHOOL 27 BALTIC AVENUE GROUNDS OF HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL 14 NEWINGTON AVENUE GROUNDS OF HOLY ROSARY NURSERY SCHOOL SUNNYSIDE CRESCENT GROUNDS OF HOLY ROSARY PRIMARY SCHOOL 70 SUNNYSIDE CRESCENT GROUNDS OF HOLY TRINITY PRIMARY SCHOOL MONAGH ROAD GROUNDS OF HOPE NURSERY SCHOOL HOPEWELL CRESCENT GROUNDS OF HUNTERHOUSE COLLEGE UPPER LISBURN ROAD GROUNDS OF INCHMARLO PREPARATORY SCHOOL CRANMORE PARK GROUNDS OF KNOCKNAGONEY PRIMARY SCHOOL KNOCKNAGONEY ROAD GROUNDS OF LANSDOWNE CLINIC SOMERTON ROAD GROUNDS OF LA SALLE BOYS' JUNIOR SCHOOL GLEN ROAD GROUNDS OF LA SALLE BOYS' SCHOOL EDENMORE DRIVE GROUNDS OF LIGONIEL PRIMARY SCHOOL LIGONIEL ROAD GROUNDS OF LITTLE FLOWER GIRLS' SCHOOL 71A SOMERTON ROAD GROUNDS OF LOWWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL SHERINGHURST PARK GROUNDS OF LYNDON COURT - DOWN & CONNOR CHILDCARE QUEEN STREET GROUNDS OF MALONE INTEGRATED COLLEGE 45 FINAGHY ROAD GROUNDS OF MALVERN PRIMARY SCHOOL FORSTER STREET GROUNDS OF MATT TALBOT NURSERY SCHOOL NEW BARNSLEY GREEN GROUNDS OF MCARTHUR NURSERY SCHOOL SUSAN STREET GROUNDS OF MERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL 614 CRUMLIN ROAD GROUNDS OF MERSEY STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL 78 MERSEY STREET GROUNDS OF
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METHODIST COLLEGE 1 MALONE ROAD GROUNDS OF MOUNT GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 237 BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD GROUNDS OF NETTLEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL RADNOR STREET GROUNDS OF NEW LODGE NURSERY SCHOOL DUNCAIRN PARADE GROUNDS OF OLDPARK NURSERY SCHOOL SYLVAN STREET GROUNDS OF ORANGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CAMERONIAN DRIVE GROUNDS OF ORANGEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL MARINA PARK GROUNDS OF ORCHARDVILLE SOCIAL EDUCATION CENTRE ORCHARDVILLE GROUNDS OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES PRIMARY SCHOOL 700 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF OUR LADY OF MERCY SECONDARY SCHOOL BALLYSILLAN ROAD GROUNDS OF OUR LADY'S NURSERY & PRIMARY SCHOOL DEANBY GARDENS GROUNDS OF RAVENSCROFT NURSERY SCHOOL RAVENSCROFT AVENUE GROUNDS OF ROSETTA PRIMARY SCHOOL 21 KNOCKBREDA ROAD GROUNDS OF ROYAL BELFAST ACADEMIC INSTITUTION COLLEGE SQUARE EAST GROUNDS OF SACRED HEART BOYS' PRIMARY SCHOOL 31/51 OLDPARK AVENUE GROUNDS OF SANDBROOK NURSERY SCHOOL WELLWOOD AVENUE GROUNDS OF SCOIL AN DROICHID 4 COOK STREET GROUNDS OF SEAVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL SEAVIEW DRIVE GROUNDS OF SHAFTESBURY NURSERY SCHOOL 23-25 PERCY STREET GROUNDS OF SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL 425 SPRINGFIELD ROAD GROUNDS OF SPRINGHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL 247 BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST AIDAN'S CHRISTIAN BROTHERS PRIMARY SCHOOL WHITEROCK ROAD GROUNDS OF ST BERNADETTE'S NURSERY SCHOOL GLENALINA ROAD GROUNDS OF ST BERNADETTE'S PRIMARY SCHOOL GLENALINA ROAD GROUNDS OF ST BRIDE'S PRIMARY SCHOOL DERRYVOLGIE AVENUE GROUNDS OF ST CLARE'S NURSERY UNIT 288 CUPAR STREET GROUNDS OF ST CLARE'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 323 CUPER STREET GROUNDS OF ST DOMINIC'S HIGH SCHOOL 135 FALLS ROAD GROUNDS OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES SPECIAL SCHOOL BEECHMOUNT DRIVE GROUNDS OF ST GABRIEL'S COLLEGE 685 CRUMLIN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST GEMMA'S HIGH SCHOOL 51-59 ARDILEA STREET GROUNDS OF ST GENEVIEVE'S HIGH SCHOOL 87 STEWARTSTOWN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BOYS' PRIMARY SCHOOL FINAGHY ROAD NORTH GROUNDS OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL FINAGHY ROAD NORTH GROUNDS OF ST. JOSEPHS CENTRE 516 RAVENHILL ROAD GROUNDS OF ST JOSEPH'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 31A HOLLAND DRIVE GROUNDS OF ST JOSEPH'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SLATE STREET GROUNDS OF ST KEVIN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 446 FALLS ROAD GROUNDS OF ST LOUISE'S COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE 468 FALLS ROAD GROUNDS OF ST MALACHY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ELIZA STREET GROUNDS OF
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ST. MALACHY’S COLLEGE 36 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF ST MARIA GORETTI NURSERY SCHOOL WHITEROCK GARDENS GROUNDS OF ST MARTIN'S NURSERY SCHOOL MONAGH LINK GROUNDS OF ST MARY'S C.B. GRAMMAR SCHOOL 147A GLEN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST MARY'S NURSERY SCHOOL 822 SHORE ROAD GROUNDS OF ST MARY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL DIVIS STREET GROUNDS OF ST MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA PRIMARY SCHOOL 730/760 SHORE ROAD GROUNDS OF ST MATTHEW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SEAFORDE STREET GROUNDS OF ST MICHAEL'S NURSERY SCHOOL 2 STEWARTSTOWN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST MICHAEL'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 514 RAVENHILL ROAD GROUNDS OF ST OLIVER PLUNKETT NURSERY SCHOOL GLEN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST OLIVER PLUNKETT PRIMARY SCHOOL GLEN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST. PATRICKS SECONDARY SCHOOL 619 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF ST PAUL'S NURSERY SCHOOL AMCOMRI STREET GROUNDS OF ST PAUL'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 34-36 MICA DRIVE GROUNDS OF ST PETER'S NURSERY SCHOOL SERVIA STREET GROUNDS OF ST PETER'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ROSS ROAD GROUNDS OF ST ROSE'S HIGH SCHOOL BEECHMOUNT AVENUE GROUNDS OF ST TERESA'S NURSERY SCHOOL 24 BERNAGH GLEN GROUNDS OF ST TERESA'S PRIMARY SCHOOL GLEN ROAD GROUNDS OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX PRIMARY SCHOOL 472 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL PRIMARY SCHOOL 167A LIGONIEL ROAD GROUNDS OF STANHOPE STREET NURSERY SCHOOL STANHOPE DRIVE GROUNDS OF STAR OF THE SEA PRIMARY SCHOOL 3 CHURCHILL STREET GROUNDS OF STRAND PRIMARY SCHOOL STRANDBURN STREET GROUNDS OF STRANDTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL NORTH ROAD GROUNDS OF STRANMILLIS PRIMARY SCHOOL KNIGHTSBRIDGE PARK GROUNDS OF STRATHEARN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 157 BELMONT CHURCH ROAD GROUNDS OF STRATHEARN SCHOOL 188 BELMONT ROAD GROUNDS OF SUFFOLK PRIMARY SCHOOL BLACK'S ROAD GROUNDS OF SYDENHAM INFANTS' PRIMARY SCHOOL STRANDBURN STREET GROUNDS OF TAUGHMONAGH PRIMARY SCHOOL FINDON GARDENS GROUNDS OF TUDOR LODGE NURSERY SCHOOL TUDOR PLACE GROUNDS OF VERE FOSTER PRIMARY SCHOOL MOYARD PARADE GROUNDS OF VICTORIA COLLEGE & RICHMOND LODGE CRANMORE PARK GROUNDS OF VICTORIA NURSERY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARADE GROUNDS OF WELLINGTON COLLEGE 18 CAROLAN ROAD GROUNDS OF WHEATFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL ALLIANCE ROAD GROUNDS OF WOODSTOCK LODGE 1-15 WOODSTOCK LINK GROUNDS OF UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER YORK STREET GROUNDS OF
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NURSING HOMES
AMBASSADOR PRIVATE NURSING HOME 462 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF ARCHES PRIVATE NURSING HOME 144 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD GROUNDS OF CAVEHILL & FARRINGDON HOUSE 506 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF FARRINGDON PRIVATE NURSING HOME 761 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS OF LANSDOWNE CLINIC SOMERTON ROAD GROUNDS OF THE BELGRAVIA APARTMENTS 119/127 LISBURN ROAD GROUNDS OF
ENCLOSED PARKS ALEXANDRA PARK
BRIDGES URBAN SPORTS PARK (SKATE PARK, JUNCTION OF LITTLE PATRICK STREET AND CORPORATION STREET) BOTANIC GARDENS
DRUMGLASS PARK DUNVILLE PARK
FALLS PARK
GAS WORKS GLENBANK PARK GREENVILLE GROVELANDS
KNOCK NATURE RESERVE
MARY PETER’S TRACK MUSGRAVE PARK
ORMEAU PARK
SHANKILL MEMORIAL PARK SIR THOMAS & LADY DIXON PARK
VICTORIA PARK
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WATERWORKS PARK WOODVALE PARK
ZOO
OPEN PARKS
B. BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD NORTH BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD SOUTH BARNETT DEMESNE BEERSBRIDGE NATURE WALK BELMONT PARK
C. CAVE HILL CAVEHILL COUNTRY PARK (INCLUDING BELFAST CASTLE ESTATE, WALLACE ESTATE, CARR’S GLEN AND HAZELWOOD) CLEMENT WILSON PARK
F. FORTHRIVER LINEAR PARK
G. GLENCAIRN PARK
K. KNOCK RIVER AREA (BOUNDED BY KNOCK ROAD, CHERRYVALLEY & KING’S DRIVE) KNOCKNAGONEY LINEAR PARK
L. LAGAN LANDS EAST LAGAN MEADOWS LIGONIEL PARK
M. MOTTE (OFF SHANDON PARK)
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S. SIR THOMAS & LADY DIXON PARK
W. WEDDERBURN PARK
OPEN SPACES
A.
ALBERTBRIDGE ROAD -GRASSED AREA AND RAISED GARDEN BEDS RAVENHILL ROAD/WOODSTOCK LINK ANDERSONSTOWN ANNADALE EMBANKMENT ALLOTMENTS ANNADALE EMBANKMENT 1.GRASSED AREA HERAT STREET/SUNNYSIDE STREET 2. GRASSED AREA GOVERNORS BRIDGE/ALLOTMENTS 3. GRASSED AREA ANNADALE CRESCENT/LAGANLANDS EAST ARTHUR SQUARE - PODIUM AVONIEL ROAD - OPEN SPACE
B. BALLYMACARRETT WALKWAY - SEVERN STREET/DEE STREET BALLYMURPHY LINEAR PARK BALLYSILLAN ROAD - GRASSED AREA SUNNINGDALE GREEN BANKMORE STREET - OPEN SPACE IN FRONT OF CULPA BENMORE SQUARE - GRASSED AREA GEERAGH PLACE/BENMORE DRIVE BLACKSTAFF SQUARE - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT BLYTHEFIELD PARK BRITANICA OPEN SPACE BRITTONS LANE - GRASSED AREA ADJACENT TO BRITTONS LANE BROWN’S SQUARE OPEN SPACE
C. CAIRNBURN ROAD OPEN SPACE CARNANMORE CATHEDRAL GARDENS - YORK STREET/DONEGALL STREET CECIL WARD BUILDING - FRONTAGE OF CHAPELFIELDS FOLD - GROUNDS OF CITY CEMETERY - GROUNDS OF
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CITY HALL - GROUNDS OF CONNSWATER WALKWAY - SYDENHAM TO NEWTOWNARDS ROAD COOKE STREET COTTON COURT THE CRESCENT (REAR OF CRESCENT CHURCH)
D. DONEGALL STREET - WRITER’S SQUARE DROMARA STREET - GRASSED AREA SHAFTESBURY RECREATION CENTRE/BALFOUR AVENUE
E. ELIZA STREET OPEN SPACE ERINVALE DRIVE - GRASSED AREA
F. FINLAY PARK - GRASSED AREA MOTORWAY/WHITEWELL ROAD FLORA STREET - BEERSBRIDGE ROAD/AVONIEL CENTRE FORTHRIVER ROAD TRIANGLE - GRASSED AREA BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD/FORTHRIVER ROAD
G. GARNERVILLE - OPEN SPACE GARNERVILLE DRIVE/GARNERVILLE PARK GAS WORKS GEERAGH PLACE - GRASSED AREA GLASSMULLIN OPEN SPACE GLENGALL STREET - BUS STATION GLENARM SQUARE - GRASSED AREA ADJACENT TO INISHOWEN DRIVE GREENVILLE PARK
H. HAMMER DEVELOPMENT HIGHFIELD HOLYLANDS HORN DRIVE/LENADOON PARK HALF MOON LAKE - GROUNDS OF CARRIGART AVENUE/GLENVEAGH DRIVE
J. JUBILEE GARDENS - PUBLIC SEATING AREA AT HIGH STREET/VICTORIA STREET
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K. KING WILLIAM PARK - OPEN SPACE UNIVERSITY ROAD/LISBURN ROAD KNOCKNAGONEY PARK- AREA ADJACENT TO NUMBERS 70-76 AND 62-68 FACING ONTO PARKLAND FLATS AND THE WALKWAY AT THIS LOCATION.
L. LADYBROOK LAGANSIDE DEVELOPMENT LENADOON COMMUNITY PARK LISBURN ROAD, NORTHERN BANK LIMITED LOUGHSIDE PARK LOWER OLDPARK ROAD - GRASSED AREA SHANNON STREET/FOYLE STREET LYRIC WOOD - GRASSED AREA RIDGEWAY STREET/CAR PARK AND WOODLAND LYONS PARK - OPEN SPACE NO. 38/40 BALLYSILLAN ROAD
M. MARKETS MCCLURE STREET - GRASSED AREA BOTH SIDES ORMEAU ROAD/CAMERON STREET MERSEY STREET MICHELLE BAIRD MEMORIAL PARK MOUNTAIN LONEY MOUNTFORDE ROAD OPEN SPACE MOYARD
N. NORTH LINK PLAYING FIELDS NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS - OPEN SPACE EAST SIDE OF WINDSOR FOOTBALL GROUNDS NORTHWOOD LINEAR PARK NUBIA STREET
O. ORLOCK CRESCENT - GRASSED AREA LOCKSLEY PARK/BENMORE DRIVE ORLOCK SQUARE ORMEAU ROAD - GRASSED AREA ALONG RAILWAY FENCE FROM ORMEAU RD TO RIVER LAGAN ORMEAU ROAD - GRASSED AREA ALONG RIVER BETWEEN FENCE AND STREETS OFF ORMEAU RD OXFORD STREET - GROUNDS OF BUS STATION
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P. PARK AVENUE PARKGATE OPEN SPACE - REAR OF PARKGATE GARDENS POMONA AVENUE - GRASSED AREA HOLYWOOD ROAD/POMONA AVENUE PUBLIC SEATING AREA - CHAPEL LANE/BANK STREET/BERRY STREET PUBLIC SEATING AREA - DONEGALL STREET/CHURCH STREET
R. REV. ROBERT BRADFORD MEMORIAL PARK
S. SEAVIEW ALLOTMENTS SHANDON PARK - THE FORT SHANKILL MEMORIAL GARDEN SHARMAN ROAD - GRASSED AREA LOCKVIEW ROAD/LAGAN MEADOW SHORE ROAD - GRASSED AREA GREENCASTLE CLOSE/M2 EXIT ROAD SLIEVEGALLION/GLASSMULLAN - GRASSED AREA SLIEVEGALLION DRIVE/SLIEVEBANN DRIVE SPRINGFIELD PARK - GRASSED AREA SPRINGFIELD ROAD/SPRINGFIELD PARADE SPRINGHILL MILLENNIUM PARK (TIR NA NOG) ST ANNE’S SQUARE ST MICHAEL’S PARK STRANMILLIS CAR PARK & LANDS STRANMILLIS EMBANKMENT - GRASSED AREA JUNCTION OF CADOGAN STREET " " " " CURZON STREET " " " " COLINWOOD AVENUE " " " " DAMASCUS STREET " " " " JERUSALEM STREET " " " " PALESTINE STREET " " " " CARMEL STREET STRATHMORE PARK - OPEN SPACE ANTRIM ROAD/STRATHMORE PARK
T. THORBURN ROAD - OPEN SPACE ADJACENT TO THORBURN ROAD THORNHILL TORR HEATH COMMUNITY GARDEN TUDOR PLACE TYNEDALE PARK - GRASSED AREA
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W. WANDSWORTH ROAD - GRASSED AREA KNOCKLOFTY PARK/WANDSWORTH ROAD WHITEROCK ROAD WILLOWBANK OPEN SPACE
PLAY AREAS
BLACKMOUNTAIN MINI PARK DOVER STREET - PLAY AREA AND OPEN SPACE ELIZA STREET - PLAY AREA HOWARD STREET SOUTH LADAS WAY/LOOPLAND GARDENS - PLAY AREA TUDOR PLACE - PLAY AREA
PLAYING FIELDS
ALDERMAN TOMMY PATTON MEMORIAL PARK BALLYSILLAN PLAYING FIELDS BELFAST CITY COUNCIL MARY PETERS TRACK BLANCHFLOWER PARK BOUCHER ROAD PLAYING FIELDS CHERRYVALE PLAYING FIELDS CITY OF BELFAST GOLF COURSE CITY OF BELFAST PLAYING FIELDS CLARA PARK PLAYING FIELDS CLARENDON PLAYING FIELDS CLIFTONVILLE PLAYING FIELDS DIXON PLAYING FIELDS GROVE PLAYING FIELDS INVERARY DISTRICT PARK KING GEORGE V PLAYING FIELDS LOUGHSIDE PLAYING FIELDS MUSGRAVE PLAYING FIELDS NORTH LINK PLAYING FIELDS OLDPARK PLAYING FIELDS ORANGEFIELD PLAYING FIELDS ORMEAU PLAYING FIELDS (ULIDIA)
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SHORE ROAD PLAYING FIELDS STRANGFORD AVENUE PLAYING FIELDS SUFFOLK PLAYING FIELDS SYDENHAM PLAYING FIELDS WOODLAND PLAYING FIELDS
PLAYGROUNDS A. ALEXANDRA PARK ALLOA STREET ARDOYNE P/G COMMUNITY CENTRE AVONIEL
B. BALFOUR AVENUE BALLYMACARRETT BARNETT DEMESNE BELMONT PARK BENTHAM DRIVE BENVIEW BLACKMOUNTAIN BLYTHEFIELD BONE HEIGHTS BOTANIC GARDENS BRIDGE END BROWN’S SQUARE
C. CARNANMORE CARRICK HILL CASTLETON CAVEHILL ADVENTURE PLAY AREA CHERRYVALE PLAYING FIELDS CITY OF BELFAST ZOO CLARA STREET CLARAWOOD PLAYGROUND
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D. DR. PITT MEMORIAL PARK DOVER STREET DRUMGLASS DUNCAIRN DUNVILLE
E. EVERSLEIGH STREET PLAYPARK
F. FALLS PARK FINLAY PARK
G. GEERAGH PLACE COMMUNITY CENTRE PLAYGROUND, FINAGHY COMMUNITY CENTRE GLASSMULLAN OPEN SPACE - SLIEVEGALLION GLENBANK GLENCAIRN PARK GRAMPIAN AVENUE PLAYPARK GROVE PLAYING FIELDS
H. HAMMER HIGHFIELD HORN DRIVE
K. KNOCKNAGONEY PARK
L. LAWNBROOK LEMBERG STREET LENADOON PLAYPARK LIGONIEL LOOP RIVER LOUGHSIDE PARK, SHORE CRESCENT PLAYGROUND
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M. MACKEY STREET MICHELLE BAIRD MCCLURE STREET OPEN SPACE MORTON MOUNTFORDE ROAD MOYARD
N. NAVARRA PLAYPARK, BALLYRONEY HILL NEW LODGE NORTH LINK PLAYING FIELDS NORTH QUEEN STREET NORTHWOOD NORTHWOOD LINEAR PARK NUBIA STREET
O. OHIO STREET OLDPARK OLYMPIA ORANGEFIELD PARK ORMEAU ORMEAU 2000
P. PARK AVENUE PITCH & MITCH, ARDOYNE ROAD
Q. QUEEN MARY’S PLAYGROUND, WATERWORKS
R. REV. ROBERT BRADFORD PLAYGROUND
S. SHAFTESBURY SILVERSTREAM ROAD SIR THOMAS AND LADY DIXON PARK SKIPPERS, MEDWAY STREET
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SPRINGHILL STEWART STREET PLAYPARK
T. TAUGHMONAGH TOMMY PATTON PLAYGROUND TORR HEATH TUDOR PLACE TYNDALE
V. VICTORIA PARK
W. WEDDERBURN PARK WESTLANDS, WATERWORKS WHITEROCK WILLOWBANK WOODVALE
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES ALBERT SQUARE CHURCH LANE DUBLIN ROAD HOPE STREET/GREAT VICTORIA STREET KENT STREET LIBRARY STREET MONTGOMERY STREET CAR PARK - PRIVATE OXFORD STREET WINETAVERN STREET QUEENS UNIVERSITY
1-7 LENNOXVALE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY GROUNDS OF 2 LENNOXVALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING GROUNDS OF 4-6 LENNOXVALE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE GROUNDS OF 8-10 LENNOXVALE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY GROUNDS OF 14A LENNOXVALE RESIDENCE GROUNDS OF 16 LENNOXVALE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S LODGE GROUNDS OF 12 LENNOXVALE SCIENCE LIBRARY GROUNDS OF 14 LENNOXVALE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY UNIVERSITY RD GROUNDS OF
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UNIVERSITY ROAD MAIN CAMPUS GROUNDS OF UNIVERSITY SQUARE QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST PREMISES GROUNDS OF COLLEGE PARK DAVID BATES BUILDING GROUNDS OF BOTANIC AVENUE (MEWS BUILDING) COMPUTER CENTRE GROUNDS OF COLLEGE PARK PHYSICS BUILDING GROUNDS OF COLLEGE PARK EAST QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST PREMISES GROUNDS OF 39-123 STRANMILLIS ROAD ASHBY BUILDING & DAVID KEIR COMPLEX GROUNDS OF LISBURN ROAD MEDICAL BIOLOGY CENTRE GROUNDS OF FITZWILLIAM ST GEOSCIENCES BUILDING GROUNDS OF PALEAOCOLOGY LABORATORY & GUTHRIE HOUSE UNIVERSITY ROAD STUDENTS UNION BUILDING GROUNDS OF ELMWOOD AVENUE ELMWOOD HALL & MANSE GROUNDS OF STRANMILLIS GARDENS PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTRE GROUNDS OF ELMWOOD AVENUE STUDENT & UNION BUILDING GROUNDS OF STRANMILLIS ROAD ULSTER MUSEUM GROUNDS OF
SHOPPING CENTRES / ARCADES
A 34 ANNADALE AVENUE FRONTAGE AREA 58/82 ANTRIM ROAD FORECOURT AREA 244 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 260 ANTRIM ROAD GARDEN AND PATHWAY AT GATE LODGE 328 ANTRIM ROAD FORECOURT AREA 328 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 347/349 ANTRIM ROAD FRONT AND SIDE 405 ANTRIM ROAD GROUNDS AND CAR PARK 417 ANTRIM ROAD FORECOURT REAR AND SIDES 452 ANTRIM ROAD FORECOURT AREA 471/473 ANTRIM ROAD FORECOURT AREA 551 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE CAR PARK 554 ANTRIM ROAD REAR AND SIDE 634 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 640 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 642 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 648 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 654 ANTRIM ROAD FRONTAGE AREA
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B BALLYGOMARTIN ROAD FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK AT LEFT SIDE 236A BALLYSILLAN ROAD FRONTAGE 252 BALLYSILLAN ROAD FRONTAGE AND RIGHT SIDE 254 BALLYSILLAN ROAD FRONTAGE 326 & 326A BALLYSILLAN ROAD FRONTAGE 6 BALMORAL AVENUE FRONTAGE 1 BOUCHER ROAD FRONTAGE AND LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE 7/9 BOUCHER ROAD FRONTAGE AND RIGHT SIDE 58 BELMONT ROAD FRONTAGE 193 BELMONT ROAD FRONTAGE 229/231 BELMONT ROAD GROUNDS AND CAR PARK
C 156 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 160 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 168A CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 169/175 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 179 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 194 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 251/253 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 253/257 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 309 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 311 CAVEHILL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 172 CLIFTONPARK AVENUE FRONTAGE AREA CASTLE PLACE DONEGALL ARCADE COLLEGE STREET FOUNTAIN CENTRE CONNSWATER SHOPPING CENTRE CONNSWATER INDUSTRIAL PARK D 56 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 58/60 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 64 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 69 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE & SIDE AREA 76 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 80 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 86 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 90 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 110 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE AREA 118/124 DONEGALL PASS FRONTAGE & SIDE AREA
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DONEGALL ROAD PARK CENTRE FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK 1 DUNLUCE AVENUE GROUNDS OF DONEGALL PLACE QUEENS ARCADE E 59 EDINBURGH STREET FRONTAGE AND SIDE 130 EGLANTINE AVENUE FRONTAGE AND SIDE
F FARSET ENTERPRISE PARK GROUNDS OF FINAGHY CROSSROADS FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK 1 FINAGHY ROAD NORTH FRONTAGE AND SIDE 2 TO 4 FINAGHY ROAD NORTH CAR PARK AT REAR 9 FINAGHY ROAD SOUTH FRONTAGE AND SIDE 11 FINAGHY ROAD SOUTH FRONTAGE REAR AND SIDE
H 14 HOLYWOOD ROAD ENTRY AT SIDE 114 HOLYWOOD ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 152/154 HOLYWOOD ROAD FRONTAGE AND SIDE AREA 220 HOLYWOOD ROAD FORECOURT AREA HOWARD STREET SOUTH FORECOURT AREA HIGH STREET HI PARK CENTRE L 9 LIGONIEL ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 74A LIGONIEL ROAD FRONTAGE, SIDE, CAR PARK AND REAR. 1 TO 24 LIMESTONE ROAD FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK 292 LIMESTONE ROAD ALL 1A LISBURN ROAD ENTRANCE ROAD. ALL 2 LISBURN ROAD FORECOURT. ALL 38/52 LISBURN ROAD FRONTAGE AREA AND CAR PARK 70/72 LISBURN ROAD CAR PARK 177 LISBURN ROAD FRONTAGE AND SIDE 122 UPPER LISBURN ROAD FORECOURT. ALL 122C UPPER LISBURN ROAD FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK AT REAR 122D UPPER LISBURN ROAD FRONTAGE AND REAR AREA 139 UPPER LISBURN ROAD FRONTAGE OF GATEWAY 1 LOCKVIEW ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 5A LOCKVIEW ROAD FRONTAGE AREA LORNE STREET FRONTAGE
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M 2 MALONE ROAD FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK 4 MALONE ROAD FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK 33/35 MALONE ROAD FRONTAGE 42 MALONE ROAD FRONTAGE AND SIDE
N 72 NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FORECOURT AREA 213 NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FRONTAGE, SIDE AND REAR 230 NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FRONTAGE AREA NORTH STREET ARCADE O 118 ORBY DRIVE FRONTAGE, SIDE AND REAR 120 ORBY DRIVE FRONTAGE AND SIDE 52/126 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE, SIDE AND REAR 127 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE AND REAR 137 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE AND REAR 139 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE AND REAR 143 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE 145 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE 183/185 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE 251 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE 565 ORMEAU ROAD FRONTAGE, REAR AND SIDE 569 ORMEAU ROAD FORECOURT 3 ORPEN PARK FRONTAGE (CAR PARK) 5 ORPEN PARK FRONTAGE (CAR PARK) 7 ORPEN PARK FRONTAGE (CAR PARK)
Q QUEEN STREET LYNDON COURT R ROYAL AVENUE HAYMARKET S SPRINGVALE BUSINESS PARK GROUNDS OF SPRINGVALE INDUSTRIAL PARK GROUNDS OF 46 STRANMILLIS ROAD FRONTAGE & SIDE 52/54 STRANMILLIS ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 80 STRANMILLIS ROAD FRONTAGE. SIDE AND REAR AREA 92 STRANMILLIS ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 102 STRANMILLIS ROAD FRONTAGE AREA
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80 STRANMILLIS EMBANKMENT FRONTAGE CAR PARK STRANMILLIS EMBANKMENT FRONTAGE AREA AND CAR PARK 176/184 SHORE ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 219 SHORE ROAD FRONTAGE AND CAR PARK 234 SHORE ROAD FORECOURT AREA
T 43A TATES AVENUE FRONTAGE AT GATE AREA 172 TATES AVENUE FRONTAGE AREA AT SIDE GATE 224 TATES AVENUE FRONTAGE AND SIDE AREA 234/236 TATES AVENUE FRONTAGE AREA 252 TATES AVENUE FORECOURT THE THRONE CENTRE U 31 UNIVERSITY ROAD FRONTAGE AND SIDE AREA 49/51 UNIVERSITY ROAD FRONTAGE AND SIDE AREA 243 UPPER LISBURN ROAD FORECOURT 139/149 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FRONTAGE AREA 272/274 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FORECOURT 283 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD GROUNDS AREA 327 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FORECOURT AREA 392 UPPER NEWTOWNARDS ROAD FRONTAGE AREA
W 17 WELLINGTON PARK CAR PARK WHITEWELL ROAD OLD THRONE -NEW DEVELOPMENT 33B WOODVALE ROAD FRONTAGE 33C WOODVALE ROAD FRONTAGE 71 & 71A WOODVALE ROAD FRONTAGE WINETAVERN STREET SMITHFIELD MARKET ARCADE
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ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS COMPLEXES
THE ODYSSEY COMPLEX
SUBWAYS
DONEGALL QUAY - SUBWAY OXFORD STREET - SUBWAY VICTORIA STREET – SUBWAY
HOSPITALS GROUNDS OF BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL GROUNDS OF MATER INFORIMORUM HOSPITAL GROUNDS OF ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Update on Progress with Air Quality Action Planning for Belfast
th Date: 8 February 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health (ext. 3281).
Contact Officer: Stephen Leonard, Environmental Protection Unit Manager (ext. 3312)
1 Relevant Background Information
1.1 Members will recall that local air quality management reports were considered by Committee at its meetings in August, September and November, 2011. These papers concerned principally the Council’s response to a joint Defra / DoENI consultation into an application to the European Commission for a time extension for achieving health-based nitrogen dioxide air quality standards across the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. Defra
hasst proposed deferring the air quality limit value compliance date for a 5-year period until 1 January, 2015. In addition, Members requested data on the incidence of respiratory disease across the city, and in particular within Air Quality Management Areas, in order to understand the potential for poor air quality to impact upon the health of Belfast residents.
1.2 Following the November Committee, Members agreed that the Council’s Environmental Protection Unit Manager would convene an initial meeting with representatives from the Department of Environment, Department for Regional Development, Roads Service and Public Health Agency in order to investigate opportunities for updating the existing Air Quality Action Plan for Belfast which was completed substantially during 2010.
1.3 This paper serves to provide an update to Members regarding the outcome of that meeting and agreed actions to be undertaken by the council, government Departments and other Agencies in order to further improve air quality across the city and ensure compliance with the 2015 deadline.
2 Key Issues
2.1 By way of introduction to the meeting, council officers provided an overview of ratified 2010 air quality monitoring data across the city, which indicated continuing exceedences of nitrogen dioxide air quality objectives within the M1 Motorway and A12 Westlink corridor, Upper Newtownards Road and Cromac Street/Short Stand Air Quality Management Areas. The main source of these levels of pollution is road traffic. In addition, officers highlighted that nitrogen dioxide levels are becoming of concern in other areas of the city that also experience high levels of road traffic.
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2.2 Officers highlighted, however, that it is the intention to revoke the existing Ormeau Road Air Quality Management Area for nitrogen dioxide and the M1 Motorway / A12 Westlink Air Quality Management Area for particulate matter during 2012, assuming sustained reductions in ambient pollution levels at these locations are achieved. Air quality improvements in these locations have been brought about through our Action Plan.
2.3 At the inter-agency meeting, delegates agreed broadly that further actions are required across Belfast in order to meet national and European air quality standards, however, it was highlighted that forthcoming engineering routing and service delivery projects being undertaken by the DRD including Belfast on the Move, Belfast Rapid Transit and revisions to the York Street Interchange are expected to improve traffic movement across the city and consequently cut levels of air pollution. It was suggested that the cumulative impact of these transport projects on air quality should be accurately assessed in order to better understand the extent of additional measures that might be required. It was suggested also that future air quality actions should seek to encourage an effective and sustained modal shift.
2.4 Members will be aware that Council officers have recently participated in a DRD led working group to develop an Active Travel Strategy for Northern Ireland that is designed to encourage modal shift towards more sustainable transport modes.
2.5 Although the initial air quality meeting was attended by a range of relevant bodies, it was noted that the Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 impose a duty upon all Northern Ireland government Departments to ensure that air quality limit values are not exceeded. Accordingly, it was agreed that relevant authorities would be invited to contribute towards the development of an updated Air Quality Action Plan for the city.
2.6 This development work was commenced during the annual meeting of the council’s Air Quality Forum, which took place on 26 January 2012. Delegates at the Forum meeting were reminded that a continued failure to meet European air quality limit values for the city could leave Northern Ireland subject to infraction proceedings by the European Commission, with attendant reputation damage.
2.7 In terms of better understanding the impact of poor air quality upon public heath, meeting delegates acknowledged that existing air quality standards are designed to safeguard public health and the environment. It was acknowledged also that other environmental factors and lifestyle choices may have a significant detrimental impact upon public health. Nonetheless, it was agreed, that subject to member approval, a representative of the Public Health Agency could attend a future meeting of the Committee in order to address Member concerns relating to local air pollution. Notwithstanding this, Members are advised that the Public Health Agency will be invited to contribute towards the development of any new air quality action plan for the city.
2.8 The procedure for developing or revising an air quality action plan is dictated primarily by Article 13 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 and by governmental Local Air Quality Management Policy Guidance. Required components of an action plan include a source apportionment (what the specific causes of the pollution are), actions for improving air quality, a quantification of the impacts of actions, a timescale for implementation and details of how progress will be monitored. Generally, Action Plans have to be developed within 12 months of declaring an Air Quality Management Area but as we are proposing to update an existing plan, it has been suggested that the update could be completed substantially in around 9 months. Accordingly, we have outlined our proposed action planning timeline in the attached appendix for Members’ consideration.
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3 Resource Implications 3.1 Finan cial Financial support for local air quality management is provided presently by the Department of Environment.
3.2 Human Resources Air quality action planning will be undertaken by staff from the council’s Environmental Protection Unit with contributions from relevant authorities.
3.3 Asset and Other Implications Air Quality Management Areas must be revoked officially by means of a Revocation Order. The revocation must be accompanied by a detailed review and assessment report and an advertisement in the Belfast Gazette and local newspapers circulating within the Air Quality Management Area.
4 Equality Implications
4.1 None.
5 Recommendations
The Committee is invited to:
1. note the proposal to produce an updated air quality action plan for Belfast and to
endorse the steps that officers are proposing to take to review current air quality
across the city and to develop an updated action plan;
2. note the intention to revoke the Ormeau Road Air Quality Management Area for nitrogen dioxide and the M1 Motorway/A12 Westlink Corridor for particulate matter during 2012, subject to continuing reducing pollutant concentrations at these locations. A subsequent detailed paper on the revocation process will be provided to Committee for consideration prior to Revocation Orders being issued and
3. indicate whether it wishes to receive representation from the Public Health Agency in order to examine Members’ concerns regarding the impact on health from air quality within Air Quality Management Areas.
6 Decision Tracking
Delivery of the actions outlined within this report will be managed by Stephen Leonard, Environmental Protection Unit Manager.
A proposed timeline for individual tasks is attached to this report.
7 Key to Abbreviations Defra - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DoENI - Department of Environment for Northern Ireland DRD - Department for Regional Development
8 Do cument Attached
Proposed timeline for developing an updated Air Quality Action Plan for Belfast.
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Appendix
Proposed timeline for developing an updated Air Quality Action Plan for Belfast
Task Completion date Key Deliverable Convening of a multidisciplinary Working group convened. th working group to develop an updated 29 February 2012 Relevant authorities represented on the air quality action plan for Belfast. working group. Development of the updated air quality Commencement of revised air st 31 March 2012 action plan commenced by all relevant quality action plan development authorities. Submission of an air quality updating Updating and screening assessment report and screening assessment DoENI in th submitted to DoENI by the completion date. accordance with provision of the 30 April 2012 Report appraised and accepted Local Air Quality Management Policy subsequently by DoENI Guidance. Draft revised Air Quality Action Plan
st completed in 9 months ahead of the 12 Completion of an updated air quality 31 December month timeframe recommended in Local Air action plan for Belfast 2012 Quality Management Policy Guidance – LAQM PGNI (09) Statutory consultation on the draft 12 week consultation period completed in updated air quality action plan in th accordance with the provisions of Local Air accordance with Local Air Quality 28 February 2013 Quality Management Management Policy Guidance Policy Guidance – LAQM PGNI (09) requirements.
Completion of an updated air quality st A revised air quality action plan is devised 31 March 2013 action plan for Belfast and its implementation is commenced. Progress report on air quality actions
Submission of air quality progress th submitted to DoENI by deadline. Report 30 April 2013 report to DoENI appraised and accepted subsequently by DoENI. First action plan implementation progress Implementation and management of report submitted to DoENI. Report April 2014 the updated Air Quality Action Plan. appraised and accepted subsequently by DoENI.
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Consultation on the Draft Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
th Date: 8 February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health, ext 3281
Contact Officer: John Corkey, Environmental Health Manager, ext 3289
Relevant Background Information
1.1 The Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 brought forward a number of changes to the 1983 Order, such as control conditions, fees, attacks on persons, livestock and other animals, destruction and microchipping of dogs.
1.2 The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has now invited
comments on the draft Dogs (Licensing th and Identification) Regulations (NI) 2012 and responses have been requested by 7 February 2012. DARD has agreed to an extension for Belfast City Council to allow for a Committee response in advance of Council approval in March 2012.
1.3 In passing the 2011 Act, the Assembly agreed the policy that all dogs should be microchipped, subject to certain limited exemptions. The DARD Minister also made a commitment that the requirement for microchipping would not be introduced until a year after the new Act became law to allow everyone affected by the introduction of compulsory microchipping the time to prepare. The introduction of compulsory microchipping is therefore planned for April 2012.
1.4 The 2011 Act includes powers to require compulsory microchipping of dogs held under an individual dog licence and powers to make regulations to specify microchipping of other dogs. The Act also includes powers to specify in regulations the technical specification of microchips to be applied to dogs and to introduce the necessary record keeping for all microchipped dogs.
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Key Issues
2.1 DARD is currently consulting on the Draft Dog (Licensing and Identification) Regulations
2.2 These Regulations define technical requirements of the microchip, include a power to require all dogs held under a block licence to be microchipped and specify the requirements for microchipping in respect of individual dog licences and block licences.
2.3 The relevant parts of the Regulations on which DARD is specifically seeking comments are in Part 4 (Microchipping) – Regulations 8 -11 (inclusive) and some minor consequential amendments.
2.4 To facilitate the consultation process DARD has set out a list of questions. These questions and the proposed Council responses are set out in Appendix 1.
Resource Implications
3.1 The responsibility for microchipping will rest with the dog licence holder and not the Council. Also, as many dogs are already microchipped the Dog Warden staff already have the necessary scanning equipment.
Equality Implications
4.1 None.
Recommendation
5.1 It is recommended that the Committee agrees the attached response to the consultation on the Draft Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations.
Documents Attached
• Appendix 1- Proposed Council response document
• Appendix 2- Consultation Document on the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (NI) 2012
• Appendix 3 -The Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (NI) 2012
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Appendix 1
Questions on the Draft Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations Part IV – Microchipping
Regulation 8: Use of Microchipping
This regulation requires that all dogs of 8 weeks of age held under a block licence are microchipped. These dogs should be microchipped before the eighth week of age. The block licence will not be valid for dogs which arrive in the premises until they are microchipped. The block licence is only valid for those dogs which have been microchipped therefore those dogs which have not been microchipped will not be covered and the block licence holder may be liable for prosecution for having an unlicensed dog.
Question 1: Do you agree that a block licence for a premises will only be valid for dogs that are microchipped and any pups under 8 weeks of age? If no, please state why and supply evidence if appropriate
Response to Question 1: Yes. The Council agrees that the block licence should only be valid for those dogs on a premises that are microchipped or are under 8 weeks of age, other than those that are specifically exempted under Regulation 8 (2).
Regulation 9: Definition of a microchip
This regulation specifies the ISO technical specifications of the microchip to be implanted in a dog. It also specifies the information which should be recorded and the availability of such information to enforcement officers. The regulation confirms that dogs which have been microchipped before the introduction of these Regulations do not need to be microchipped again.
Question 2: Do you agree with the ISO technical specification of a microchip, the information to be recorded on the database and who may access the database? If not, please state your reasons.
Response to Question 2: The Council agrees with the specification of the microchip and the information to be recorded. However, as the age of the dog will change over time, the word “age” should be changed to “date of birth” at Regulation 9 (2)(c)(iv).
Question 3: Do you agree with the definition (in regulation 9(5)) of “a competent person”? If no, please state your reasons.
Response to Question 3: Yes the Council agrees that this is an appropriate definition of a competent person
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Regulation 10: Powers of officers
Officers may as part of their enforcement duties scan any dog to check that it has been microchipped and ascertain the microchip number to compare with any records held. This is necessary to ensure that all dogs comply with the requirements in the 2011 Act and the draft Regulations. If the officer is unable to scan the dog at the time, the keeper of the dog may be required to present their dogs at a council office.
Question 4: Do you agree with the provisions for the powers of officers? If no, what do you disagree with?
Response to Question 4: Yes. The Council considers that this power is an essential element in ensuring compliance with the Regulations, particularly as our experience has shown it is not always easy to detect a microchip on scanning as the microchip can move over time or be hard to detect in thick fur.
Regulation 11: Record keeping
It is likely that the majority of all reputable block licence holders keep records of their dogs. The Regulations will now make such record keeping a legal requirement for block licence holders. We have tried to keep these requirements to a minimum (i.e. date of birth of all dogs held under block licence, micro-chip number, date of change of owner, new owner’s name and address and date of death of the dog). This will assist with enforcement of the provisions within these Regulations.
Question 5: Do you agree with the requirements for block licence holders to keep records for all dogs on their premises? If no, please state why?
Response to Question 5: Yes. Whilst the Council wishes to minimise any regulatory burden it believes that the requirements set out in Regulation 9 for block licence holders is the minimum necessary to assist with enforcement and to ensure compliance.
The Department is required to complete a regulatory impact assessment for the draft Regulations. The costs are in respect of the keeping of written or electronic records of the microchip numbers of all dogs held under a block licence and the technical requirements of a microchip.
Question 6: The draft conditions may incur minimal costs to block licence holders. These are referred to in the RIA which accompanies this document. If you have any comments please provide appropriate evidence based information.
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject Dog Control Orders – Implementation Approach
Date: 8th February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Suzanne Wylie, Director of Health and Environmental Services
Contact Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Services, ext 3281
Rose Crozier, Assistant Director of Parks and Leisure, 3460
1. Relevant Background Information
1.1 The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2011 received Royal Assent in March 2011. The Act strengthens the legislative powers available to district councils to help them deal more effectively with a range of local environmental quality problems, including dog fouling, and it is the intention of the Department of the Environment to bring the Act into operation in April 2012.
1.2 The Department has issued a series of guidance notes to assist district councils and others to understand, and, where appropriate, make use of the new powers. The Department has set out its proposals for a new dog control orders regime under Part 5 of the Act.
1.3 The draft guidance now issued by the Department covers regulations dealing with land exempted from the Act, procedures for the implementation of dog control orders and prescribed offences and penalties relating to dog control orders.
1.4 Dog Control Orders can be made in respect of any land in the district council area, subject to certain exemptions, and can relate to the following four matters:
a) Fouling of Land by Dogs or Failing to Remove Dog Faeces
If a dog defecates at any time on the land and a person who is in charge of the dog at that time fails to immediately remove the faeces from the land, that person will be guilty of an offence. This means you must clean up after your dog or a dog under your control, if the dog fouls in this area.
b) Dogs on Leads Order
A person in charge of a dog will be guilty of an offence if he does not have his dog on a lead. This means that you must keep your dog or a dog under your control, on a lead in this area. Page 216
c) Dogs Exclusion Order
If an owner takes a dog into or permits a dog to enter or to remain in an area where dogs are excluded, he will be guilty of an offence. This means that you must not take a dog onto land or facilities where a dog exclusion zone operates.
Order d) Maximum Number of Dogs
If a person, takes more than a specified number of dogs onto land, he will be guilty of an offence.
In December 2011 the Committee adopted the proposed fine levels for the offences under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2011. Committee is now asked to consider the proposed approach to implementing Dog Control Orders.
2. Key Issues
2.1 One of the objectives of the Council is to promote responsible dog ownership, not simply through enforcement, but also by undertaking a range of other activities. These include educational and awareness raising activities, partnership working with schools, community groups and outside agencies and by officers working across the Council. Therefore the powers available under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act simply provide a useful additional tool to the ongoing work of the Council in seeking to address all dog related issues across the city.
2.2 In line with this approach officers working across the Council have established a Dog Control Officer group to consider guidance and develop proposals to implement Dog Control Orders in Belfast. The group is representative of Health and Environmental Services, Parks and Leisure and Chief Executives
Departments.
2.3 Implementation of the order will require public consultation, changes to existing practices and procedures, the development of staff capacity and effective communication with the public on the implications of the orders. It is therefore proposed that Dog Control Orders are implemented in phases with key tasks outlined as follows:
2.4 April – October 2012
• April – September 2012: dog fouling offences will continue to be dealt with by the issue of a £50 fixed penalty under the current Litter (NI) Order 1994 regime.
• The legislation allows that a district council may, in accordance with Part 5 section 40 (1) of the Act, make an order providing for an offence or offences relating to the control of dogs in respect of any land in its district. Therefore the Council will carry out a public consultation exercise in respect of Part 5 40 (i) Order (a) - “Fouling of Land by Dogs” for the city.
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• New procedures will be developed to support requirements.
• Training will be undertaken to deliver staff capacity.
• In October Order (a) – (Fouling of Land by Dogs or Failing to Remove Dog Faeces ) is implemented in Belfast through the city being designated a Dog Control area for dog fouling.
• Communication will take place with the public through a number of channels regarding the changes being implemented.
October 2012 – April 2013
• October 2012 staff will begin issuing fixed penalty notices for fouling as agreed at Committee in December 2011. i.e. £80, discounted to £50 for prompt payment available for a period of 10 days.
April 2012 – April 2013
• Proposals will be developed for Orders ( b – Dogs on Leads Order ) to (d – Maximum Number of Dogs ) including identification of designated areas for specific orders such as dog exclusion. This will include consideration by Elected Members and public consultation. It is anticipated that public consultation will take place after September 2012.
• In respect of orders (b) – (d) new procedures will be developed to support these requirements.
April 2013
• April 2013 staff will begin issuing fixed penalty notices for orders (b) to (d) as agreed at Committee in December 2011.
• Communication will take place with the public through a number of channels regarding the changes being implemented.
3. Resource Implications
3.1 Financial Any future financial implications identified as a result of the proposed approach will be presented to committee in due course.
3.2 Human Resources Parks and Leisure are developing the role of Community Park Wardens who will take on additional responsibilities for education and enforcement in parks and open spaces. Duties will be focused on:
• responding to reports of antisocial behaviour across the whole city,
• enforcement of bye laws and codes regarding Litter, Dog fouling and alcohol consumption in parks
• supporting existing council enforcement officers (Litter wardens, Dog Wardens and Community Safety Wardens).
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4. Equality and good relations i mplications
Proposals will be subject to equality screening.
5. Recommendations
The Committee is asked to approve the proposed approach to implementing Dog Control Orders and to agree that steps should be taken to designate Belfast a Dog Control Area in respect of fouling from October, 2012.
6. Decision Tracking
Assistant Director of Parks and Leisure.
7. Key to Abbreviations
None.
8. Documents Attached
None.
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Committee
Subject: Amendments to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation
th Date: 8 February, 2012
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Toland, Head of Environmental Health, ext 3281
Contact Officer: John Corkey, Environmental Health Manager, ext 3289
1 Relevant Background Information
1.1 The Committee will be aware that Part 3 , Section 6 of the Council’s Scheme of Delegation delegates to the Director of Health and Environmental Services a series of functions associated with performing the Council’s statutory role under specific legislation, as listed in Appendix B to the Scheme of Delegation. The Appendix is currently under review and it has been identified that a number of pieces of legislation require to be added.
2 Key Issues
2.1 The Council needs to ensure that enforcement officers are properly authorised under those pieces of legislation which they are required to enforce. Therefore, authority needs to be given to add the following pieces of legislation to the current list in Appendix B to the Scheme of Delegation:
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (NI )2011
• Dogs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2011
• Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011
• Housing (Amendment ) Act (NI) 2011
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3 Resource Implications
3.1 There are no significant resource implications.
4 Equality Implications
4.1 None.
5 Recommendation
5.1 It is recommended that the Committee approve the addition of the following legislation to Appendix B of the Council’s Scheme of Delegation so that the functions listed in the Scheme, as being delegated to the Director of Health and Environmental Services, are applicable to these pieces of legislation (including authorising the appropriate officers):
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (NI )2011
• Dogs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2011
• Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011
• Housing (Amendment ) Act (NI) 2011
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Belfast City Council
Report to: Health and Environmental Services Commi ttee
Subject: Consultation Document - Recovery and Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste th Date: 8 February 2012
Reporting Officer:T Walker, Head of Waste Management, Ext 3311
Contact Officer: T Walker, Head of Waste Management, Ext 3311
1 Relevant Background Info rmati on 1.1 A UK-wideth consultation paper was published by the Department of the Environment on 16 December seeking views on proposals for new recovery and recycling targets for Packaging Waste between 2013-2017 in the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (as amended).
1.2 The consultation sets out options for statutory recycling targets for packaging producers to ensure the United Kingdom continues to meet the minimum recovery and recycling targets set down in EC Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC).
1.3 The 28 page consultation paper invites views on proposals to increase recovery and recycling targets under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations.
1.4 The full consultation document is available on the Department of the Environment (DOE) website at: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/protect_the_environment/waste.htm
The consultation closes on 10th February, 2012.
2 Key Iss ues 2.1 The regulations require producers of packaging to ensure that a proportion of the packaging they handle is recovered and recycled. The proportion they must ensure is recovered and recycled depends on:
a) the amount of packaging they have handled; b) the activity they have carried out on that packaging e.g. retailing, pack filling etc; and c) the UK business targets.
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2.2 The consultation sets options regarding the level at which UK business targets should be set for the period 2013-2017. The options are:
Option 1 – keep all packaging recycling and recovery targets to the minimum required to meet EU targets until 2017
Option 2 – Higher recycling targets for aluminium and plastic (respectively 1% and 2% increase/yr from 2013, through: a) Statutory targets; and b) Statutory targets to EU minimum plus voluntary responsibility deals.
Option 3 - Higher recycling targets for aluminium, plastic and steel with glass recycling split by end use (respectively 3%/yr, 5%/yr, 1%/yr increase and 1% change/yr from 2013) through
a) Statutory targets; b) Statutory targets to EU minimum plus voluntary responsibility deals; and c) Statutory targets to EU minimum plus introduction of deposit return system.
Option 3a is the Government’s preferred option.
2.3 In order to assist consideration of responses, five specific questions have been included and government is encouraging responses using a format addressing these questions.
2.4 arc21 has collated a response on behalf of constituent councils, and Members are asked to adopt the draft response as attached in Appendix 1. Additionally, the Committee may wish to further emphasise the point made by arc21 that Government should introduce additional measures to encourage the packaging industry to partner with councils as is stated in the consultation paper, “packaging is what people most notice in the bin ”. Further, it is suggested that emphasis should be drawn to the view that additional measures need to be introduced in order to more properly allocate responsibility and cost to reflect the link between packaging, householders and councils which have to incur costs in order to collect packaging as part of the household waste streams.
3 Resource Implication s
3.1 None
4 Equality Impli cati on s
4.1 None
5 Recomm end ation
It is recommended that the Committee endorse the arc21 submission and add further comment to emphasise the need for Government to more clearly allocate responsibility and costs to better manage this waste stream and to encourage a clearer partnership arrangement with Councils.
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6 Decision Tracking
Following consideration by the Committee, the Head of Service will liaise with Democratic Services to ensure that the response is submitted to the DoE
7 Document Attached
Response to the DOE Consultation on Recovery & Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste for 2013-2017
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APPENDIX
Consultation on Recovery & Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste for 2013-2017
Introduction arc21 is a collaborative legal public sector entity embracing eleven councils located along the Eastern Region of Northern Ireland which covers 25% of the land base, populated by approximately 57% of the national population and accounts for approximately 54% of the national municipal waste (as currently defined) arisings.
The establishment of arc21 together with its functionality is enshrined in legislation with the original provision being The Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) Order (NI) 2004.
In essence, it is primarily responsible for activities associated with the production, ongoing development and implementation of a Waste Management Plan within the Eastern Region Area.
The eleven constituent councils of arc21 are Antrim Borough Council, Ards Borough Council, Ballymena Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Castlereagh Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, Down District Council, Larne Borough Council, Lisburn City Council, Newtownabbey Borough Council and North Down Borough Council.
Report arc21 welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation.
Prior to addressing the specific questions posed in the consultation, arc21 would make the following comments.
In the context of this subject matter, arc21 generally agrees that voluntary responsibility deals are less likely than statutory targets to achieve the highest environmental, social and financial aims of the legislation. Responsibility deals would be likely to introduce inequities into the market place in which firms wishing to be environmentally responsible would find themselves potentially at a competitive disadvantage compared with organisations seeking only to do the minimum required to comply with the law. Consequently, we would have a preference for an approach that entails statutory targets. Page 226
arc21 views the statement in the second paragraph of section 4.53 on page 27 entitled Overall Summary, namely “Investment from PRNs finance improvements in the collection and reprocessing infrastructure across the UK” ,with some scepticism particularly in relation to the lack of tangible support to councils towards collection infrastructure. Councils are a significant stakeholder in the collection and processing of packaging material and the PRN system lacks sufficient transparency to demonstrate any real benefit to councils particularly with regards to collection infrastructure. The sustainability of the PRN system and the lack of support it gives to councils give rise to some concern.
We would continue to advocate that Government should look to introduce additional measures aimed at increasing encouragement for those involved in the packaging industry to work closely in partnership councils in a significant and tangible way to improve the capture of the various materials. As stated in the consultation paper “packaging is what people most notice in the bin ” and introducing additional measures for this outcome will more properly reflect the linkage in this statement i.e. between packaging, householders and councils which collect household waste.
One of the objectives of the packaging targets is to “provide greater certainty to business to invest in capacity for the recycling process” and draws similarity with the landfill tax escalator increase. Firstly, the landfill tax escalator certainty is currently only until 2014 and arc21 would encourage government to address the situation beyond that period at an early juncture e.g. the next Budget proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Secondly, the proposed timescale in the consultation from 2013 – 2017 is a five year time period. We would suggest there is merit in considering a longer period e.g. 2013 - 2020 which would more suitably enhance investor confidence and would offer greater synergy with council recycling contracts which tend to be for a period of greater than 5 years.
In relation to the specific questions, arc21 would comment as follows:
Q1. In your view, are our projections for waste arisings reasonably accurate? Are you aware of any other factors which may affect the levels of packaging entering the waste stream?
A1 . arc21 acknowledges that deriving the projections entailed consultation with a number of bodies and we can see no obvious reason to conclude that the projections are not reasonable.
Q2. In your view, are the predictions for obligated tonnage reasonably accurate? Are you aware of any other factors which may affect the levels of obligated tonnage reported?
A2. It would appear in some cases the targets in the majority of cases are not as challenging as that recommended by the Advisory Committee for Packaging (ACP) in its Annual Report 2010/11 (published June 2011). In the absence of any clear and transparent explanation outlined in the consultation, arc21 would be more favorable towards targets which are more consistent with the aforementioned report.
Q3 . We would welcome respondent’s views on the proposal to remove composite material from the waste calculations.
A3. arc21 would support the proposal that, in line with the practice in other Member States, the UK does not count the amount of aluminium used in composite materials in the overall waste arising figure for aluminium. However, we advocate that Government seek to introduce balancing measures that do not incentivise these packaging formats to become more attractive as they carry lower obligations. Page 227
Q4. Do you support the proposed approach to split the glass target in line with end-use and limit the allowable recycling through aggregates?
A4 . In principle, arc21 are supportive of the objective behind the proposed measure to split the glass target in line with the two end- uses in order to optimise environmental benefit from a closed loop arrangement. However, for the purposes of calculating municipal waste recycling rates, both end uses i.e. are equally valid and therefore in circumstances where councils have the opportunity of collecting glass for either end use, the determining factors are likely to be that associated with cost and practical application. Currently, this would tend favour systems linked with recycling glass into aggregates.
In the absence of further detail, it is difficult to offer further meaningful comment. We would encourage government to outline the detail associated with this proposal which would address this current imbalance and appropriately incentivise councils to collect glass for the purposes of recycling into containers.
Q5 . Do you support the Government’s preferred option? Please indicate your views on the proposed increases to specific materials targets.
A5. In addition to the introductory comments at the start of this response, arc21 are generally supportive of the governments preferred option i.e.:
Option 3 - Higher recycling targets for aluminium, plastic and steel with glass recycling split by end use (respectively 3%, 5% and 1% increase/yr from 2013) through: a) Statutory targets.
However, we view the suggested option entailing a deposit return scheme with some interest and acknowledge the point that it would only apply to a small part of the packaging market. We would suggest that deposit return schemes need further careful consideration.
This could be dealt with separately as a means of helping to achieve very challenging recycling targets. Notwithstanding this, statutory targets will continue to be the most effective driver of increasing packaging recycling.
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Belfast City Coun cil
Report to: Health & Environmental Services Commi ttee
Subject: Extension of Contracts for the Provision of Landfill Services th Date: 8 February 2012
Reporting Officer: T Walker, Head of Waste Management, Ext 3311
Contact Officer: T Walker, Head of Waste Management, Ext 3311
1 Relevant Background Info rmati on
1.1 The existingst arc21 landfill contractsst were awarded for an initial period of five months from 1 November, 2011 until 31 March, 2012. The contractsst also make provision for extensions for a further twelve months, commencing on 1 April, 2012.
1.2 The performance of the service provided to councils by the existing contractors, Alpha Resource Management Ltd and Biffa Waste Service Ltd, has been satisfactory.
2 Key Iss ues
Based on the satisfactory performance of the service provided and the prevailing 2.1 th market conditions, the Joint Committee, at its meeting on 26 January, accepted the recommendation to extend the existing contracts for a period of twelve months from st 1 April 2012, based on the existing terms and conditions of contracts and the rates and prices.
2.2 The Committee is now being asked to consider the Joint Committee’s decision and to ratify it if appropriate.
2.3 The current rates represent good value for money for the Council, given previous contract rates.
3 Resource Implication s
3.1 None.
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4 Equality Impli cati on s
4.1 None.
5 Recomm end ation
5.1 The Committee is recommended to approve the arc21 Joint Committee decision to extend the existing landfill contracts with Alpha Resource Management Ltd and Biffa Waste Services Ltd for a further twelve months from their current expiry date of 31st March, 2012, with the terms and conditions and the rates and prices remaining as per the existing contracts.
6 Decision Tracking
Following consideration by the Committee, the Head of Service will convey the Council’s response to arc21
7 Documents Attached
None.
Page 231 Agenda Item 5c
Belfast City Coun cil
Report to: Health & Environmental Services Commi ttee
Subject: Consultation Document - Waste Management: The Duty of Care – A Code of Practice for Northern Ireland th Date: 8 February 2012
Reporting Officer: T Walker, Head of Waste Management, Ext 3311
Contact Officer: T Walker, Head of Waste Management, Ext 3311
1 Relevant Background Info rmati on
1.1 The Department of the Environment (DOE) has prepared for consultation a revised
Waste Management: The Duty of Care - A Code of Practice for Northern Ireland.
This consultation was opened on 29th November, 2011.
1.2 The purpose of the revised Code of Practice is to provide practical guidance for any
business subject to the Duty of Care requirements, i.e. those who import, produce,
collect, carry, keep, treat or dispose of controlled waste, or who, as a broker or dealer
has control of such waste. As well as setting out the general requirements of the
Duty of Care, the Code is split into a series of sections covering waste producers,
carriers, managers, brokers/dealers and householders.
1.3 Consequently, the 58 page consultation paper invites views on proposals for a
revised Code of Practice relating to the Duty of Care in Northern Ireland and the full
document is available on the Department of the Environment (DOE) website at:
http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/protect_the_environment/waste.htm
1.4 The consultation closes on 27th February, 2012.
2 Key Iss ues
2.1 Article 5 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) Order 1997, as amended, imposes a duty of care on anyone who handles controlled waste. It says you must take all reasonable steps to keep your waste safe and if you give your waste to someone else you must be sure they are authorised to take it and can deal with it or dispose of it safely.
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2.2 The purpose of the revised Code of Practice is to provide practical guidance for everyone subject to the Duty of Care. This will replace the current guidance document and takes account of recent amendments in the legislative requirements particularly in relation to the waste hierarchy and obligations on householders.
2.3 arc21 has collated a response on behalf of its constituent councils. Members are asked to adopt the draft response as attached.
3 Resource Implication s
3.1 None.
4 Equality Impli cati on s
4.1 None.
5 Recomm end ation
5.1 It is recommended that the Committee endorses the attached arc21 submission.
6 Decision Tracking
Following consideration by the Committee, the Head of Service will liaise with Democratic Services to ensure that the response is submitted to the DoE.
7 Document Attached arc21 response
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APPENDIX
Consultation on a Revised Waste Management, the Duty of Care, a Code of Practice for Northern Ireland
Introduction arc21 is a collaborative legal public sector entity embracing eleven councils located along the Eastern Region of Northern Ireland which covers 25% of the land base, populated by approximately 57% of the national population and accounts for approximately 54% of the national municipal waste ( as currently defined) arisings.
The establishment of arc21 together with its functionality is enshrined in legislation with the original provision being The Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) Order (NI) 2004.
In essence, it is primarily responsible for activities associated with the production, ongoing development and implementation of a Waste Management Plan within the Eastern Region Area.
The eleven constituent councils of arc21 are Antrim Borough Council, Ards Borough Council, Ballymena Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Castlereagh Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, Down District Council, Larne Borough Council, Lisburn City Council, Newtownabbey Borough Council and North Down Borough Council.
Report arc21 welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation.
Generally, the format, layout and approach adopted to the guidance document appears to be rational with the sections specifically dedicated to each type of waste holder particularly welcome. The document does address some practicalities in a number of the sections, however, it is suggested it would benefit from the inclusion of more detailed examples such as case studies to highlight some of the points made in the guidance document. This would be particularly appropriate to the aspect relating to the relevant obligations flowing from the application of the waste hierarchy.
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In more specific terms, the following comments are made.
1. Page 6
Paragraphs 7 and 8 introduce the requirement pertaining to transfer notes. It would be helpful to augment the text with reference and explanation to the concept of a session ticket as it is page 17 before such a reference can be found and page 51 before it is explained. It is suggested that the use of session tickets should be encouraged and therefore merits reference and explanation at an early part of the guidance document.
2. Page 7 The contents of paragraph 2-6 relating to the possibility of an EDOC system and the intention to consult on the introduction of such in Northern Ireland is interesting and we look forward to seeing the detail concerning such in due course. However the relevance of incorporating these paragraphs into a statutory guidance document is questionable. At this stage, it may be more appropriate not to include these paragraphs in the final publication of the guidance document but to review the situation following the outcome of the proposed consultation to take account of anything that arises from this process that should be incorporated into the guidance document.
The last sentence of paragraph eight indicates that hazardous waste consignment notes must be retained for a minimum of three years. Whilst this is true in the majority of cases there are some circumstances which have different requirements e.g. where the waste remains on site and therefore in the interest of completeness and to avoid any misunderstanding, appropriate text should be added to ensure clarity with similar references repeated elsewhere in the document.
3. Page 9
The first sentence reads “Certain particularly dangerous or difficult wastes (“hazardous wastes”) are subject to the Duty of Care, including the guidance in the code of practice and the requirements of the Controlled Waste (Duty of Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”), in the same way as other controlled waste.” This could be interpreted as suggesting that although some hazardous wastes are subject to the Duty of Care, some may not be. It is suggested that this sentence be rewritten to ensure there is no ambiguity.
In the opening sentence of paragraph 1.6, reference is made to “transfer notes or consignment notes” which could be interpreted as inferring it must be one or the other when in fact there would be nothing to prevent both being used in appropriate circumstances. In the interests of completeness, it is suggested that the reference should read “ transfer notes and/or consignment notes ” with similar references repeated elsewhere in the document as appropriate.
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4. Page 13
The content of the first paragraph is likely to be interpreted as inferring that each of the named material i.e. waste paper, metal, plastic or glass must be collected as individual waste streams separate from each other. Regulation 21 of the Waste Regulations (NI) 2011 makes it clear that co-mingled collection of these waste materials is a legitimate form of separate collection provided it meets the overarching criteria contained in regulation 18. Accordingly, in the interests of completeness and to avoid any misunderstanding or inference, it is suggested that suitable text to reflect this be added to ensure clarity in this respect with similar references repeated elsewhere in the document as appropriate.
5. Page 14
Section 3.1 makes reference to the Department’s register of carriers being open to public inspection. It suggested it would be helpful to augment this with text making reference to the website address that enables the public to interrogate the register to ascertain if someone is registered.
6. Page 16
The second paragraph in bold refers to an example which suggests that anyone with a workshop at home produces commercial waste. This would not be the case in circumstances such as anyone having a workshop solely for the purposes of indulging in a hobby or undertaking improvements to their home. It is suggested that the example should be one which less scope for any misunderstanding e.g. a properly registered commercial business operating from a domestic property.
7. Page 22
The first sentence in step 4 states that “The term ‘harm’ is explained in the glossary” which is subsequently repeated in other parts of the guidance document. However, when one refers to the glossary, no such explanation would appear to be evident. The only reference to harm is contained in the explanation covering “ pollution of the environment ”. Accordingly, this should be suitably addressed.
8. Page 29
Step 4 makes reference to Regulations 18st and 20 of the Waste Regulations (NI) 2011. The requirements of these regulations, from 1 January 2015, oblige a council and waste carriers to take all such measures to ensure that separate collection of that waste as are available to it and are: (a) technically, environmentally and economically practicable; (b) appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors.
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The contents in step 4 goes on to say that “if it is not possible to collect all of these materials on an individual basis, co-mingled collection of these streams may be acceptable” and that “ co-mingling should only take place where it is not technically, environmentally and economically practicable to do otherwise.” arc21 would contend the provisions of the regulations do not introduce a hierarchy of separate collection regimes with co-mingled as a regime of last resort as inferred in the guidance document.
Step 4 makes no reference to Regulation 21 of the Waste Regulations (NI) 2011 which makes it clear that co-mingled collection of these waste materials is a legitimate form of separate collection. Accordingly, the first paragraph in this step should be reworded to fully and properly reflect the requirements of regulations 18 -21 of the waste Regulations (NI) 2011 which permits co-mingled as a form of separated collection provided it is: (a) technically, environmentally and economically practicable; (b) appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors.
9. Page 41
The penultimate paragraph reads “Civic amenity sites are provided by district councils only for householders to deposit their own household waste.” Firstly the use of the term Civic Amenity sites is becoming superseded by the use of other terms such as Household Waste Recycling Centres or Household Recycling Centres. Secondly, the paragraph could be interpreted as inferring that all such sites will only accept household waste and that it must be deposited by the actual householder. This is not the case as some sites will also accept commercial waste and equally household waste need not necessarily be deposited by the actual householder.
Accordingly this paragraph requires to be reworded to fully and properly reflect the prevailing situation.
10. Page 44
The second paragraph states “The legislation has been amended a number of times, however, the most recent amendments may not yet be reflected on the version available from the UK legislation website ( www.legislation.gov.uk) .” This would appear to be a strange statement, given this site is a government controlled site, dedicated to legislation, there would be a reasonable expectation it would be kept up to date.
11. Page 54
The glossary contains an explanation of enforcement officer specifically as an Officer of the Department. This will require to be amended as and when Council Officers will have similar powers particularly with regards to investigating incidents of flytipping.
12. Page 56
The glossary contains reference to separate collection and the comments previously made above in sections 4 and 8 are relevant in this regard.
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