Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Contents

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1. Part 1 · Functions of Department of the Environment with respect to development of land
   1. 1 General functions of Department with respect to development of land
   2. 2 Preparation of statement of community involvement by Department
2. Part 2 · Local development plans
   1. General
   2. Local development plans
3. Part 3 · Planning control
   1. Appeals
   2. Determination of planning applications
   3. “Development” and requirement of planning permission
   4. Development management
   5. Development orders
   6. Duration of planning permission
   7. Grant of planning permission in enterprise zones
   8. Land belonging to councils and development by councils
   9. Planning applications
   10. Simplified planning zone schemes
4. Part 4 · Additional planning control
   1. Chapter 1 Listed buildings and conservation areas
   2. Chapter 2 Hazardous substances
   3. Chapter 3 Trees
   4. Chapter 5 Advertisements
5. Part 5 · Enforcement
   1. Advertisements
   2. Injunctions
   3. Introductory
   4. Trees
   5. Breach of condition notices
   6. Certificate of lawful use or development
   7. Discontinuance orders
   8. Enforcement notices
   9. Fixed penalties
   10. Hazardous substances
   11. Listed buildings
   12. Planning contravention notices
   13. Rights of entry for enforcement purposes
   14. Temporary stop notices
6. Part 6 · Compensation
   1. 179 Compensation where planning permission is revoked or modified
   2. 180 Modification of the Act of 1965 in relation to minerals
   3. 181 Compensation where listed building consent revoked or modified
   4. 182 Compensation in respect of orders under section 73, 75 or 112
   5. 183 Compensation in respect of tree preservation orders
   6. 184 Compensation where hazardous substances consent modified or revoked under section 116
   7. 185 Compensation for loss due to stop notice
   8. 186 Compensation for loss or damage caused by service of building preservation notice
   9. 187 Compensation for loss due to temporary stop notice
   10. 188 Compensation where planning permission assumed for other development
   11. 189 Compensation: failure of consultee to respond under section 229
   12. 190 Interpretation of Part 6
7. Part 7 · Purchase of estates in certain land affected by planning decisions
   1. 191 Service of purchase notice
   2. 192 Purchase notices: Crown land
   3. 193 Action by council following service of purchase notice
   4. 194 Further ground of objection to purchase notice
   5. 195 Reference of counter-notices to Lands Tribunal
   6. 196 Effect of valid purchase notice
   7. 197 Special provision as to compensation under this Part
8. Part 8 · Further provisions as to historic buildings
   1. 198 Historic Buildings Council
   2. 199 Grants and loans for preservation or acquisition of listed buildings
   3. 200 Acquisition of listed buildings by agreement
   4. 201 Acceptance by Department of endowments in respect of listed buildings
   5. 202 Compulsory acquisition of listed buildings
9. Part 9 · The Planning Appeals Commission
   1. 203 The Planning Appeals Commission
   2. 204 Procedure of appeals commission
   3. 205 Power to award costs
   4. 206 Orders as to costs: supplementary
10. Part 10 · Assessment of council's performance or decision making
    1. 207 Assessment of council's performance
    2. 208 Assessment of council's decision making
    3. 209 Further provision as respects assessment of performance or decision making
    4. 210 Report of assessment
11. Part 11 · Application of Act to Crown land
    1. Application of Act as respects Crown land
    2. Crown land
12. Part 13 · Financial provisions
    1. 223 Fees and charges
    2. 224 Grants for research and bursaries
    3. 225 Grants to bodies providing assistance in relation to certain planning policy or development proposals
    4. 226 Contributions by councils and statutory undertakers
    5. 227 Contributions by departments towards compensation paid by councils
13. Part 14 · Miscellaneous and general provisions
    1. Inquiries
    2. Amendment of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
    3. Application of Act in special cases
    4. Duty to respond to consultation
    5. Miscellaneous and general provisions
    6. Review of Act
    7. Rights of entry
14. Part 15 · Supplementary
    1. 250 Interpretation
    2. 251 Further provision
    3. 252 Minor and consequential amendments
    4. 253 Repeals
    5. 254 Commencement
    6. 255 Short title
15. Schedule 1 · Simplified planning zones
    1. (1) Where a council decides under section 34 to make or...
    2. (2) (1) A council proposing to make or alter a simplified...
    3. (3) Where a council has prepared a proposed simplified planning zone...
    4. (4) (1) Where objections to the proposed scheme or alterations are...
    5. (5) (1) After the expiry of the period for making objections...
    6. (6) (1) Before the proposals have been adopted by the council...
    7. (7) (1) The Department may, after considering proposals submitted to it...
    8. (8) (1) Without prejudice to the previous provisions of this Schedule,...
16. Schedule 4 · Amendments to the land development values (compensation) act (northern ireland) 1965 (C. 23)
    1. (1) In section 15— (a) in subsection (1) for “a development...
    2. (2) In section 18(3) and (4) for “Article 38 of the...
    3. (3) In section 18(4) for “Order” substitute “ Act ”.
    4. (4) In sections 26(1), (4), (5) and (6), 27(5) and 30...
    5. (5) In section 26, after subsection (7) insert—
    6. (6) In section 27(5), for the words from “with the substitution”...
    7. (7) In section 43(1), in the definition of “planning decision” for...
    8. (8) In Schedule 1— (a) in paragraph 10(b) for “the Planning...
17. Schedule 5 · The historic buildings council
    1. (1) The Historic Buildings Council (in this Schedule referred to as...
    2. (2) A member of the Council shall hold office for a...
    3. (3) The Department may pay to the Chair and members of...
    4. (4) (1) The Council shall, subject to sub-paragraph (4), appoint such...
    5. (5) The Council may regulate its own quorum and procedure and...
    6. (6) The Council must, at such times and in respect of...
    7. (7) The secretary to the Council shall be such person as...
18. Schedule 6 · Minor and consequential amendments
    1. The Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 (c. 17)
    2. The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9)
    3. The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 17)
    4. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
    5. The Rates (Northern Ireland) 1977 (NI 28)
    6. The Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 4)
    7. The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 18)
    8. The Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 19)
    9. The Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)
    10. The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 16)
    11. The Mineral Exploration (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 18)
    12. The Private Streets (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (NI 12)
    13. The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 3)
    14. The Enterprise Zones (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 15)
    15. The Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 16)
    16. The Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16)
    17. The Land Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (NI 9)
    18. The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (NI 15)
    19. The Access to the Countryside (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (NI 18)
    20. The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NI 1)
    21. The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) 1985 (NI 11)
    22. The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NI 15)
    23. The Laganside Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 2)
    24. The Planning and Building Regulations (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (NI 14)
    25. The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 11)
    26. The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (NI 1)
    27. The Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)
    28. The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15)
    29. The Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
    30. The Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (NI 1)
    31. The Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 9)
    32. The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 19)
    33. The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 2)
    34. The Business Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 5)
    35. The Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 8)
    36. The Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 22)
    37. The Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 23)
    38. The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 2)
    39. The Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 18)
    40. The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 19)
    41. The Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)
    42. The Strategic Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 4)
    43. The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 6)
    44. The Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)
    45. The Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2)
    46. The Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (NI 7)
    47. The Strategic Investments and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 1)
    48. The Finance Act 2003 (c. 14)
    49. The Rates (Capital Values, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI 4)
    50. The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI 21)
    51. The Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27)
    52. The Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 2)
    53. The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23)
    54. The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2)
    55. The Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 10)
    56. The Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 12)
    57. The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 23)
19. Schedule 7 · Repeals