To ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 18085/17-22, to detail the specific areas where development has been constrained in East Antrim by problems with water infrastructure.

NI Water is a statutory consultee on planning decisions and provides information on issues such as such as water quality, sewerage and drainage infrastructure, including Waste water Treatment Works (WwTW) and network capacity. It has advised me that development in East Antrim is not being constrained by its drinking water infrastructure.

NI Water does not receive notification from planning authorities on the reasons for planning refusals. Local Councils, as the Planning Authority for the majority of planning applications, would be best placed to provide this information.