Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2015 Northern Ireland

The Planning (Development Management) Regulations (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.

Applicant2

Plus 5 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

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 Content of proposal of application notice Regulated
  • Include specific details in your proposal of application noticeApplicant
s.005 Pre-application community consultation Regulated
  • Conduct pre-application community consultation for major developmentsApplicant
s.006 Duty to decline to determine application where section 27 not complied with Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must refuse planning applications if consultation is incompleteLocal authority
s.008 Content of scheme of delegation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must establish clear rules for officer-led planning decisionsLocal authority
s.009 Procedure for the preparation and adoption of scheme of delegation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must obtain Department approval for schemes of delegationLocal authority
s.010 Publication of the scheme Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Council must publish and display the scheme of delegationLocal authority
s.011 Subsequent schemes of delegation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must update their scheme of delegation every three yearsLocal authority
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Hierarchy of Developments
s.002 Hierarchy of Developments (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Department's jurisdiction in relation to developments of regional significance
s.007 Pre-determination hearings
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

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