Member's statement: Monkstown Mews, South Antrim
Member's statement by Mrs Pam Cameron on .
- MLA
- Mrs Pam Cameron
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 4 February 2025
- Type
- Member's statement (made as a minister)
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Monkstown Mews, South Antrim
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4778912
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I take the opportunity to raise an issue that affects the residents of Monkstown Mews in my constituency of South Antrim. At the outset, I pay tribute to my party colleagues for their work on the issue before the constituency boundaries changed. The houses in Monkstown Mews were built almost 20 years ago. It is a quiet residential area with roads that are still unadopted, meaning that services are limited and that those who own their home find it difficult to sell their property owing to the complications arising from the lack of adoption. We all expect that, when we buy a house, the road that it sits on will, in the near future or within a reasonable time, be brought up to a standard that leads to its official adoption, and with official adoption come the basic services of working street lights, road and footway maintenance etc. For the residents of Monkstown Mews, that is not the case, and they are more than frustrated at the ongoing stalemate, with some forced to rent out their property because, as a result of the sale of their home falling through, they cannot move to another. The situation is not just an inconvenience but a barrier to property ownership, investment and community development, and it is unacceptable that our constituents find themselves living in such uncertainty, deprived of basic amenities that should accompany living in a residential area. More must be done to address the issue of unadopted roads in order to ensure that all residents have access to the infrastructure and services that they deserve. I express my gratitude to my party colleague Deborah Erskine and welcome her intention to introduce a private Member's Bill to address the problem. Legislation is essential in order to make sure that homeowners in Monkstown Mews and across Northern Ireland can get a resolution to a serious problem that is not of their making. I will keep my constituents informed of the private Member's Bill's progress, and I am delighted to hear that it will be going out to consultation in the near future. I also put on record that I have written to the Minister for Infrastructure on the issue.
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