The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Part VIII Permission in Enterprise and Simplified Planning Zones and Permission Granted by Development Orders

Restrictions on grant of permission by old enterprise zone schemes

29.—(1) Any Order designating an enterprise zone or adoption of a modified scheme(1) under the Enterprise Zones (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(2) which has effect immediately before the commencement of these regulations to grant planning permission shall, on and after that date cease to have effect to grant such permission for—

(a) Schedule 1 development; or

(b) Schedule 2 development unless the Department has made a determination that the proposed development is not EIA development.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not affect the completion of any development begun before the commencement of these regulations.

Restrictions on the grant of permission by simplified planning zone schemes and enterprise zone schemes

30.  After the commencement of these regulations—

(a) an order adopting a simplified planning zone scheme under Article 14 or alteration of such a scheme under Article 17;

(b) an order designating an enterprise zone under the Enterprise Zones (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and the modification in relation to an approved enterprise zone under that Order,

shall not grant planning permission for—

(i) Schedule 1 development; or

(ii) Schedule 2 development unless the Department has made a determination that the development is not EIA development.

Development Orders

31.  A development order under Article 13 made after the commencement of these regulations shall not grant planning permission for—

(a) Schedule 1 development; or

(b) Schedule 2 development unless the Department has made a determination that the development is not EIA development.

(1)

See Article 19 of S.I. 1991/1220 (N.I. 11)

(2)

S.I. 1981/607 (N.I. 15)