Welcome to the Website of Councillor Peter Weir MLAPeter Weir has been involved in politics for more than twenty years, and first represented the North Down Constituency in the Northern Ireland Forum.
Peter is a DUP Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Down since 1998, and also serves on North Down Borough Council, having been first elected in 2005 representing the Ballyholme and Groomsport Ward.
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Regards
Cllr Peter Weir MLA
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The Issues |
Planning - The lack of strategic direction on development in North Down is a by-product of the lack of local accountability on planning, the absence of an up to date Local Area Plan, and the system whereby each planning application is considered in isolation, rather than viewing it in its wider development context within the area. As a result much planning has been haphazard, with ‘apartmentitis’ breaking out in various parts of the constituency, particularly Ballyholme and Bangor West in recent years. I welcome moves towards a streamlined system of planning which has been brought in from the start of 2009, but the long term solution is the power over local planning passing to elected representatives at local Council level, as proposed by RPA. This can allow planning to be both democratically accountable and responsive to residents needs. I believe in a common sense approach to planning which strikes a balance between preserving our environment and quality of life, with the real housing needs of residents.
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