South Belfast street passes 15 percent threshold for dual language signs but has double that in opposition
Belfast Council has rejected an application for Irish street signs at a South Belfast street despite it reaching the threshold for approval.
35 people were surveyed in Wellington Park Terrace. Six occupiers were in favour of the erection of a second street name plate in Irish, while 11 occupiers were not in favour, and one occupier had no preference either way. The new policy means at least one resident of any Belfast street, or a councillor, is all that is required to trigger a consultation on a second nameplate, with 15 percent in favour being sufficient to erect the sign. Non-responses will no longer be counted as “against” votes, and there will be an equality assessment for each application.
Regarding Grangeville Gardens, the report states: “One resident is not in favour of the erection of a second street name plate as they state that the street has been a flashpoint for sectarian trouble in the past. The cost for the nine streets was approximated at £3,300 to cover manufacturing and erection of the dual language street signs. This will be less now without Wellington Park Terrace.
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