10 November 2026 Environmental Services Committee

Environmental Services Committee

A G E N D A

1.    Apologies

2.    Declarations of Interest

3.    Minutes of previous meeting held Tuesday 13th October 2026 (summary attached)

FOR DECISION (Items 4 - 10)

4.    Consultation on Dangerous Structures (Fees) Regulations (NI) 2027: Regulatory Impact Assessment (report attached)

5.    Data Sharing Agreement with Landlord Registration Scheme NI Team (report attached)

6.    Houses in Multiple Occupancy Update Report (report attached)

7.    Amended Cemetery Rules and Regulations 2026 (report attached)

8.    Offensive Weapon Surrender Scheme – Community Surrender Bin (report attached)

9.    Procurement of Loading Shovel (x3) (report attached)

10.    Harbour & Marina Strategy Adoption 2026-2036 (report attached)

FOR INFORMATION (Items 11 - 19)

11.    2026 Air Quality Progress Report (report attached)

12.    Enforcement Update (report attached)

13.    Licensing Items Report (report attached)

14.    Licences issued under Delegated Authority (report attached)

15.    Live Here Love Here - 2024 & 2025 Cleaner Neighbourhoods Reports (report attached)

16.    Update on the notice of motion proposed by Councillor Allister Kyle, seconded by Councillor Jonathan McAuley (report attached)

17.    Environmental Services Business Plan 6 Month Review (to follow)

18.    DAERA Waste Data (Provisional) – April to June 2026 (report attached)

19.    Period 6 Draft ES Management Accounts and Financial Positions 2026/27 (report attached)

20.    Matters for Reporting to Partnership Panel

21.    Consultations

22.    Correspondence

FOR DECISION IN COMMITTEE (Item 23)

23.    Remedial Works to Old Slipway at Portrush Harbour (report attached)

FOR DECISION (Item 24)

24.    Notice of Motion Proposed by Councillor Kyle, Seconded by Councillor McAuley:

With the upsurge in HMO applications particularly within BT52 & BT55, I hereby move that Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, noting the statement of Minister Gordon Lyons on Tuesday 21st October, resolves to:
(a) write to the Minister for Communities seeking consultation on extra regulatory powers under section 12 of the Houses In Multiple Occupation (Northern Ireland) Act 2016;
(b) Invites Belfast City Council (as the agency equipped) to conduct within our Borough a compliance check of properties currently listed as HMOs and carry out a full and thorough investigation into properties believed to be operating in an unregulated manner;
(c) Calls on the relevant Stormont departments to develop a robust policy for the management of HMOs across this Borough while ensuring adequate accommodation provision to support the university population. 
And furthermore
(d) provide elected members an updated number of HMOs broke down into Council DEAs.
(e) request from Belfast City Council as to how many HMOs in Causeway Coast and Glens that inspections have already been carried out on.

25.    Any Other Relevant Business (notified in accordance with Standing Order 12 (0))

Councillor Bill Kennedy 
Passing Bays on Carnately Road  

Carnately Road is a narrow, single-lane road carrying significant traffic. Farmers cut silage up to four times a year, using large tractors and trailers, while two private waste-management applications involve large articulated lorries using the same road.

Two site meetings have already taken place and these safety concerns were discussed, but no resolution has been reached. DfI Roads has indicated a willingness to help create passing bays but has asked Council to contribute.

I am requesting that Council now engage directly with DfI and the private operators to identify suitable locations, agree funding and urgently progress passing bays. With the volume and size of vehicles using this road, safety must be paramount.