A Planning Appeals Commission is to be appointed by the Department of Regional Development (DRD) to hold public enquiries on the A5 Western Transport Corridor (A5WTC) scheme proposals.

The consultation period on the draft statutory Orders and Environmental Statement for the A5WTC scheme closed on 4 April 2016. A total of 1,266 responses were received, including one petition of 400 signatories.

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A DRD spokesperson said: "Feedback from the public exhibitions held from 1 March through to 4 April 2016 was largely positive with a vast majority of those attending in support of the scheme. The Department has nevertheless received a significant number of representations on the proposals. Whilst the numbers are fewer than those submitted prior to the last public inquiries on the scheme the Department has concluded that all representations will need to be heard through a formal Public Inquiries process."

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