Speaking on GMU on the Swift Building
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The decision to build apartments where the Swift Building is disappointing.
The site is in a very important part of Carrickfergus on the harbour, overlooked by the castle.
I remain unconvinced that building apartments was the best use of a very valuable site in Carrickfergus which could have been better used for many other things, both for the community and for visitors to the town.
However, regrettably, the planning service have their rules and those rules had to be followed in this particular set of circumstances.
This instance clearly highlights the issue of dereliction which unfortunately plagues many of our towns.
But it also deals with the issue of planning rules and the failure for individuals who want to complain about a planning application that's been approved. There's no third-party right of appeal in Northern Ireland. This is something I will be pursuing further within the Assembly.
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