Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Lobbying up the edge and beyond…?
Awkward Questions for Ian Paisley Junior on Spotlight. (here and here)It could be hiccup as he says, and indeed if he’s right, there will be a financial paper trail to confirm his story that he bought his house from Seymour Sweeney, despite the fact that transfer of ownership has not been registered at the Land Registry Office in Belfast. Second and third parts. The full programme should be on the Spotlight site shortly. The real problem is like to be that Mr Paisley is the claims for Mr Sweeney’s plans (viz a viz UNESCO ) don’t stack up.
Mick Fealty @ 09:54 AM
Well, Rory, I can see no prostitutes at #1, just a couple of gulls. Maybe, I lack the imagination ...
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 12:05 PMPerhaps it faces the rising sun.
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 12:15 PMIt does, Joe. The rising son has a fabulous view to the east; it is also a sea view so there could now be a whopping rates bill.
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 12:27 PMI take it you mean a physical view Nevin and not a belief in a fabulous future in that other house.
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 12:45 PMHe might hold that belief, Joe, but I couldn’t possibly comment ...
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 01:02 PMin relation to eu funding for the project no submission was made to include a visitors centre as part of the NEP bid for Interreg IV funding.
Any funding would likely to have been part of an overall bid by NITB which would have been agreed before the Departments proposal was withdrawn. Planning permission would be a condition of grant and due to N+2 stress the earlier a project can be started the better.
All of this were it to happen would suggest a far greater collaboration between Ministers and developers than suspected by some at the moment.
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 01:48 PMSteve, can you elaborate on this, “All of this were it to happen would suggest a far greater collaboration between Ministers and developers than suspected by some at the moment.”?
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 02:14 PMMagee: “Do you regret signing Councillor David McAllister’s nomination papers?” [13m 40s]
Sweeney: “.... In answer to your question, I have absolutely no compunction about saying that I was perfectly happy to sign his papers. He was suited to the job ...”
Magee had earlier informed the Spotlight audience that McAllister was convicted of a £17,000+ benefit fraud (found guilty in 2006)
From the Moyle DC minutes of 26 March 2007 McAllister was still ‘lobbying’ for his DUP associate even though the Planning Service recommended refusal:
“E/2006/0304/F Mr S Sweeney C/O Studiorogers, The Egg Store, 1 Mountsandel Road, Coleraine, BT52 1JB. Location land adjacent to 82 Castlecat Road, Bushmills. Proposed erection of 2 no. infill semi-detached cottages.
Ms McMath stated that this application was recommended for refusal due to the proposed development being contrary to CTY1 and PPS 14 - No case for need, CTY11 - Erosion of Rural Character and CTY12 -Ribbon Development.
After discussion, Councillor McAllister requested that an office meeting be held, in relation to this application under criteria five, this is where the Council considered that all material planning considerations had not been assessed or where the opinion had been made contrary to, or departed from, prevailing planning policy.
This was agreed.”
As far as I know, there are now about seven dwellings on that site.
Posted by on Oct 25, 2007 @ 04:06 PM
