To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of whether the Northern Ireland Water development at Brompton Road, Bangor, is in line with plans and permissions previously obtained.

I have been advised by NI Water that the works currently under construction at the Brompton Road site, as part of a wider £4m programme to replace waste water pumping stations and sewers in the area, are in line with permissions obtained prior to the commencement of the works.

Construction of a tank, taking place above ground level at the Brompton Road site, is currently underway. When its concrete walls are complete, rock will be carefully excavated below and the tank will gradually sink to its final position below ground level.

Once the tank is fully buried, the area will be landscaped. On completion of the works, the only above ground structure at the Brompton Road site will be the control building for the pumping station. I am informed that this has been designed to resemble an old boat house with natural stone cladding to blend in with the natural environment.