Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2015 Northern Ireland

The Planning (Inquiry Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Applicant5 Any Person4

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Preliminary information to be supplied Regulated
  • Request a legal direction for planning inquiries involving sensitive infoApplicant
s.005 Procedure where inspector or planning appeals commission causes pre-inquiry meeting to be held Regulated
  • Submit outline statements and follow-up info for planning inquiriesApplicant
s.006 Receipt of Statement of Case etc. Regulated
  • Submit your statement of case for a planning inquiryApplicant
s.007 Inquiry timetable Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The inspector or commission must arrange an inquiry timetableTribunal / Court
s.008 Date and notification of inquiry Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Tribunal or Inspector must set inquiry dates and notify participantsTribunal / Court
s.010 Representatives of government departments and other authorities at inquiry Regulated
  • Request a government representative to attend a planning inquiryApplicant
s.011 Proofs of evidence Regulated
  • Submit proofs of evidence before a planning inquiryAny Person
s.012 Statement of common ground Regulated
  • Prepare and share an agreed statement of common ground before an inquiryApplicant
s.013 Procedure at inquiry Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Tribunal must determine procedure and identify main issues for planning inquiriesTribunal / Court
s.015 Procedure after inquiry Regulated
  • Respond to Departmental notifications regarding planning inquiry disagreementsAny Person
s.016 Notification of decision Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Department must notify you of the planning inquiry decision and reasonsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.018 Additional copies Regulated
  • Provide additional copies of inquiry documents upon requestAny Person
s.020 Use of electronic communications Regulated
  • Agree to electronic communication when submitting documents electronicallyAny Person
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application of Rules
s.009 Appearances at inquiry
s.014 Site inspections
s.017 Allowing further time
s.019 Sending of notices etc.
s.021 Closed evidence not to be disclosed
s.022 Revocation and transitional provisions

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.