To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department or local councils would be responsible for authorising the redevelopment of the Barry’s Amusements in Portrush into residential or tourist accommodation.

Under the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 planning applications for development are categorised in accordance with the hierarchy of development and as laid out in the Schedule to the regulations.

A potential planning application for the re-development of Barry’s Amusements in Portrush into residential or tourist accommodation would be categorised in accordance with the hierarchy of development as local or major development, depending upon the threshold or criteria met, and in either case would be the responsibility of the relevant council to process and determine. In this instance this would be Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, as the local planning authority for the area.