Dear Sir or Madam,

Neills Hill Railway Station is a disused station on the old Belfast
& County Down Railway (BCDR) at Sandown Road, Belfast. Built in
1890 and closed in 1950, it had a subway which was filled in during
the early 1960's.

Eventually, during 2003 / 2004, Farrans Ltd undertook work on the
Knock Valley Relief Sewer (KVRS) for the DOE Water Service. When
Farrans Ltd reached the site of the Neills Hill subway, work had to
stop as Water Service had 'protracted' discussions with Road
Services as Road Services wished to create a 'walkway' after the
sewer was laid. Farrans advise that these discussions may have
delayed that part of the project.

May I have copies of all discussion notes, letters, photographs,
reports or otherwise relating to the issue of the Neills Hill
subway.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Bamford

Our reference: FOI/9260

Dear Mr Bamford

Z/2003/0536/F - Proposed access to serve residential development at No.
84 Sandown Road (previously applied for under planning reference
Z/1999/1033). Sandown Road, Belfast in the vacinity of No. 84, BT5 6GU.

Z/1999/1033 - Conversion and extension of existing property to provide
11 no. apartments plus erection of 26 no. apartments in two separate
blocks. (Amended proposal). 84 Sandown Road, Belfast, BT5..

Thank you for your email of 11 August 2008 regarding
Eway/Walkway/Railway line (BCDR - Neills Hill Subway). In you email you
formally requested that information be supplied under the Freedom of
Information legislation, however this information is considered to be
normal business as it is reasonably accessible from the planning
application file.

Having inspected our records, I have found two applications that may of
be use to you. The details of these applications are listed above.

If you would like to inspect these files you should contact the Open
File Correspondence Unit on 0208 90252831. Please quote our reference in
your request.

I trust you find this helpful.

Joe McMurray

OFCU
Belfast Divisional Planning Office
Bedford House
Belfast
BT2 7FD

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