Press Releases

8 February 1999
DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON SHAPING OUR FUTURE

The deadline for public comment on the Department of the Environment's draft regional Strategic Framework for Northern Ireland has been extended to Friday, 16 April.

A number of organisations and individuals have made representations indicating that the original closing date of 15 February, 1999 was too tight for adequate consideration of the important regional issues set out in the draft document.

Throughout the 'Shaping our Future' process, the Government has emphasised the importance of community involvement to the process of developing the Framework and for that reason it was agreed to extend the period for public comment.

In accordance with the Belfast Agreement commitment to make rapid progress on drawing up a Regional Development Strategy, the DOE published the draft Framework document on 8 December, 1998.

Anyone wishing to comment on the Draft Strategy should do so by writing to:

The Director
Regional Planning Division
Department of the Environment
6th Floor, Windsor House
9-15 Bedford Street,
Belfast BT2 7LT