Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Citation and commencement

1.  These regulations may be cited as the Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 3rd March 2003.

Amendment of the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

2.—(1) The Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Commission” insert the following definition–

““deemed refusal” means a refusal of planning permission deemed to have been made by virtue of regulation 9(7) or 9(8) of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.”

(3) In regulation 9(1)(b) and regulation 9(2)(a)(iii) after the word “refusal” insert the words “or deemed refusal”.

(4) In regulations 11(1) (reduced fees and refunds), 13(3) (fee for certain deemed applications), 16 (fees for applications for listed building consent) and 19(2) (fee for certain statutory authorities) for “£35” substitute “£40”.

(5) In regulation 18(1) (fee for application for a determination) for “£31” substitute “£35”.

(6) In Schedule 1–

(a) in Part I, in paragraphs 4(1) (fee for application or deemed application by certain non-profit making organisations), 5(2) and (3) (fee for certain applications for approval of reserved matters) for “£310” substitute “£355”; and

(b) for Part II, substitute Part II set out in the Schedule to these regulations.

(7) In Schedule 2 (fees for applications for consent to display advertisements)–

(a) for “£58” where it twice occurs substitute “£65”; and

(b) for “£267” substitute “£305”.

(8) In regulation 19(1)(e) for “the Police Authority for Northern Ireland” substitute “the Northern Ireland Policing Board”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 28th January 2003.

L.S.

I. Maye

A senior officer of the

Department of the Environment