Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2015 Northern Ireland

Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

The main purpose of this Order is to grant planning permission for certain classes of development under Part 3 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, subject to Articles 3 to 7.

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Enforced by
Local Authority
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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.005 Notices relating to Article 4 directions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Council must serve or publish notice of Article 4 directionsLocal authority
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
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s.001 Application, citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Permitted Development (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Directions restricting permitted development (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Cancellation of Article 4 directions (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Directions restricting permitted development under Part 16 (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Transitional provisions (opens in a new tab)
s.development permitted under article 3 DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 3

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

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Apply for planning permission in Northern Ireland

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