THE Parades Commission has given permission for an Orange Order parade by pass Ardoyne this Saturday morning.
The move follows last week's ground-breaking deal between the Crumlin Ardoyne Residents' Association (CARA) and three Orange lodges.
Two bands and a total of 250 people have applied to take part in the march, which will proceed from the Woodvale Road, along Crumlin Road and on to Ligoniel Orange Hall.
Its completion will trigger the dismantling of the loyalist protest camp at Twaddell Avenue, which has cost around £20 million in policing costs in the past three years.
A spokesperson for the Parades Commission said: “The agreement between the Orange Order and CARA presents an opportunity for resolution of the decades-long parading disputes at the Crumlin Road.
“The Commission’s assessment is that there is evidence of support within the local north Belfast communities to achieve the agreement’s desired aims."
The Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective, which wants to ban all Orange Order parades in the area, has criticised the deal and said it will hold two protests against the deal.
The dispute arose out of a Parades Commission ruling in 2013 to ban an Orange march on July 12 returning past the Ardoyne shops interface on the Crumlin Road.
Violence erupted afterwards and the Twaddell protest camp was formed, with loyalists vowing to maintain the protest until the lodges completed what they considered to be a traditional route.
