The Apprentice Boys route was barred last year

The original decision by the commission means the Belfast Walkers Club of the Apprentice Boys will be allowed to march along the lower Ormeau Road in Belfast, for the first time in nearly two years.

Residents intend to oppose this though and their spokesman Gerard Rice has said a "determined and effective protest" will take place.

And in Londonderry the Bogside Residents' Group has warned that if the Ormeau parade goes ahead it will create difficulties for the resolution of another marching issue there.

The nationalist political parties Sinn Fein and the SDLP have also met the parades commission over the issue.

Sustained commitment

They challenged the commission's assertions that there had been "sustained and meaningful dialogue" by the Apprentice Boys.

However, the parades commission said it "appreciates the sincerity demonstrated by LOCC and the Apprentice Boys through many months of direct and indirect talks."

Gerard Rice: "It was a political decision"

"It is this sustained commitment which is of relevance... rather than the lack of success in the talks processes to date."

Violent confrontations

Fifty Apprentice Boys and one band will take part in the parade but the commission has forbidden any music to be played between the two bridges on the Ormeau Road.

Last year the chairman of the Parades Commission praised the behaviour of the Apprentice Boys, after they abided by the decision barring their parade from the lower Ormeau Road.

However, there have been violent confrontations at previous parades.

The Parades Commission was established in 1997 to determine whether conditions should be placed on contentious parades in Northern Ireland.