Forthcoming consultations January to March 2020

Business area/name of consultation exercise	Anticipated date of consultation	Brief description of the policy/matter for consultation	Business contact details
Sports Branch – Sub Regional Stadia Programme	Aimed March 2020	In March 2011 the Executive agreed that circa £36 million was an appropriate budget for delivery of the Sub Regional Stadia Programme, which will be subject to funding availability. A new consultation is to be launched in relation to this programme	Tony Murphy
NWDO- West Team Renewal of Outline Planning Permission	30 Dec 2019 to 22 Mar 2020	The Department is submitting an application to renew its current Outline Planning Permission for a residential development at Grosvenor Barracks in Enniskillen. The application is for the development of this site for residential use, with associated open space, play areas etc	Patrick Anderson
Equality Unit Department for Communities Disability Action Plan	January 2020	The Department has drafted its Disability Action Plan and is making it available for consultation. Under Section 49a of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 the Department is required to have due regard to the need to: Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people and Encourage participation by disabled people in public life. These are collectively referred to as the ‘disability duties’ and the Disability Action Plan sets out the actions which the Department will take to meet these obligations	Equality Unit

Business area/name of consultation exercise

Anticipated date of consultation

Brief description of the policy/matter for consultation

Business contact details

Sports Branch – Sub Regional Stadia Programme

Aimed March 2020

In March 2011 the Executive agreed that circa £36 million was an appropriate budget for delivery of the Sub Regional Stadia Programme, which will be subject to funding availability. A new consultation is to be launched in relation to this programme

Tony Murphy

NWDO- West Team
Renewal of Outline Planning Permission

30 Dec 2019 to 22 Mar 2020

The Department is submitting an application to renew its current Outline Planning Permission for a residential development at Grosvenor Barracks in Enniskillen. The application is for the development of this site for residential use, with associated open space, play areas etc

Patrick Anderson

Equality Unit
Department for Communities Disability Action Plan

January 2020

The Department has drafted its Disability Action Plan and is making it available for consultation.

Under Section 49a of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 the Department is required to have due regard to the need to:

Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people and
Encourage participation by disabled people in public life.

These are collectively referred to as the ‘disability duties’ and the Disability Action Plan sets out the actions which the Department will take to meet these obligations

Equality Unit