pictured) is to review the province s strategic planning policy on renewable and low carbon energy.
Minister Mallon said: Addressing the climate emergency is one of my key priorities, as is supporting the economy and a green recovery from this pandemic. This review of renewable and low carbon energy development will also take account of the Executive’s emerging energy strategy. The planning system has played a key role to date in helping to achieve and exceed Northern Ireland’s renewable electricity target and I want to ensure that my Department’s regional planning policy remains up to date, robust and fit for purpose.
New traffic lights system to be installed at busy junction on Derry s Buncrana Road
Renewed concerns over continuing delay to major upgrade of the road
The new traffic lights will be erected at the junction of Buncrana Road and Springtown Road.
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The major upgrade of one of Derry s busiest roads appears as far off as ever after the Department for Infrastructure (Dfi) again failed to provide a start date for the £70 million project.
The upgrade of the Buncrana Road was first mooted some 40 years ago.
Hopes that work would commence in the near future rose this week after it emerged that traffic lights are to be erected at the Springtown Road junction of Buncrana Road.
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Taking place via an online forum on Wednesday (April 7) senior party figures including West Tyrone MP, Órfhlaith Begley and MLAs, Maolíosa McHugh and Declan McAleer met with Minister Mallon, with Ms Begley saying that she had expressed her disbelief at yet another public inquiry into the A5.
Last month, Nichola Mallon reaffirmed her commitment to progressing the proposed dual carriageway, after it emerged that the public inquiry into the muchdelayed road scheme will have to be reopened early next year.
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The SDLP MLA was speaking after the publication of an interim Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) report into the proceedings of last year’s public inquiry into the project, which was held over seven days in February and March 2020.