Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2015 Northern Ireland

The Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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7 compliance obligations

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  • Applicant 2

Plus 5 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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s.008

Content of scheme of delegation

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must establish clear rules for officer-led planning decisions Local authority
s.010

Publication of the scheme

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Council must publish and display the scheme of delegation Local authority
s.011

Subsequent schemes of delegation

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must update their scheme of delegation every three years Local authority
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s.001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.002

Hierarchy of Developments

s.003

Department's jurisdiction in relation to developments of regional significance

s.004

Content of proposal of application notice

s.005

Pre-application community consultation

s.005

Temporary relaxation of pre-application community consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period

s.006

Duty to decline to determine application where section 27 not complied with

s.007

Pre-determination hearings

s.008

Content of scheme of delegation

s.009

Procedure for the preparation and adoption of scheme of delegation

s.010

Publication of the scheme

s.011

Subsequent schemes of delegation

s.012

Transitional provision

s.major development thresholds

Major Development Thresholds

s.temporary relaxation of pre-application community

Temporary relaxation of pre-application community consultation requirements during Coronavirus emergency period

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