Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2015
Northern Ireland
The Planning (Local Development Plan) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
At a glance
What's here
26 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 25 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — General
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Interpretation
Scope of regulations
Use of electronic communication
Part 2 — Timetable
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Preparation of the timetable
Content of the timetable
Agreement of the timetable
Availability of the timetable
Part 3 — Preferred options paper
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Preparation of the preferred options paper
Availability of the preferred options paper
Public consultation on the preferred options paper
Part 4 — Form and content of development plan document
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Form and content of a development plan document
Proposals map
Additional matters to be taken into account
Part 5 — Development plan document procedure
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Availability of a development plan document
Public consultation on a development plan document
Availability of representations on a development plan document
Public consultation on site specific policy representations
Availability of representations on site specific policy representations
Submission of documents for independent examination
Availability of submission documents
Publicity of the independent examination
Withdrawal of a development plan document
Adoption of a development plan document
Part 6 — Annual monitoring report and review of a local development plan
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Annual monitoring report
Review of a local development plan
Availability of annual monitoring report and review
Part 7 — Intervention by the Department
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Intervention by the Department
Department's default power
Part 8 — Joint plans
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Joint plans: corresponding plan strategy or corresponding local policies plan
Power of the Department to direct councils to prepare joint plans
Part 9 — Transitional arrangements
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Transitional arrangements
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Preparation of the timetable
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must consult on the local development plan timetable Local authority
Content of the timetable
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must include specific dates in their development plan timetable Local authority
Agreement of the timetable
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NI Department must agree or reject the council's development timetable Crown / Minister / Government department
Availability of the timetable
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must make development plan timetables publicly available Local authority
Preparation of the preferred options paper
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must consult and consider feedback for local development plans Local authority
Availability of the preferred options paper
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must publish and consult on preferred options for development plans Local authority
Public consultation on the preferred options paper
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must consult the public and consider feedback on development plans Local authority
Form and content of a development plan document
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must ensure proper form and content for development plans Local authority
Proposals map
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local council must include a detailed proposals map in development plans Local authority
Additional matters to be taken into account
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must consider accident prevention in local development plans Local authority
Availability of a development plan document
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must make development plan documents available for public inspection Local authority
Availability of representations on a development plan document
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must publish and notify the public of development plan representations Local authority
Public consultation on site specific policy representations
- You may submit counter-representations regarding site-specific policies Any Person
Availability of representations on site specific policy representations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must publish and make counter-representations available for inspection Local authority
Submission of documents for independent examination
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must submit specific documents for independent plan examination Local authority
Availability of submission documents
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must make submitted development plans and documents public Local authority
Publicity of the independent examination
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must publicise the independent examination of the local plan Local authority
Withdrawal of a development plan document
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must notify the public if a development plan is withdrawn Local authority
Adoption of a development plan document
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must adopt and publicise development plan documents Local authority
Annual monitoring report
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must produce and publish an annual monitoring report Local authority
Review of a local development plan
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must review local development plans every five years Local authority
Availability of annual monitoring report and review
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must publish and display annual monitoring reports and reviews Local authority
Intervention by the Department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NI Department and Council must publish planning intervention directions Crown / Minister / Government department
Department's default power
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must notify and publish intent to prepare development plans Crown / Minister / Government department
Power of the Department to direct councils to prepare joint plans
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must publish and display directions for joint development plans Local authority
Transitional arrangements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Follow transitional arrangements for local development plans Local authority
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Title and commencement
Interpretation
Scope of regulations
Use of electronic communication
Public consultation on a development plan document
Joint plans: corresponding plan strategy or corresponding local policies plan
Development Plans
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