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Asked by Andrew McMurray

AQW 33010/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the (i) average number of applications for (a) non-material changes; and (b) discharge of conditions, that are made to local councils each year.

Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 7 October 2025

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Tabled
7 October 2025
Answer due by
22 October 2025
Answered
17 October 202510 days after tabling
Department
Department for Infrastructure
Priority question
No

Answer

Figures from the Northern Ireland Planning Statistics from the ten-year period between the 2015/16 published statistics until 2024/25, published 26th June 2025, show that there has been an annual average of 853 discharge of condition applications and 467 applications for non-material change received.

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