Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Planning (General Development) (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 21st September 2006.
Amendment of the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
2.—(1) The Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993(1) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5).
(2) In Article 2 (1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Department” the following definition is inserted—
““designated area” means—
a conservation area;
an area of outstanding natural beauty as designated under Article 14 of The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(2);
an area of special scientific interest as designated under Article 28 of The Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(3);
a National Park as designated under Article 12 of The Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;”.
(3) In Class A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (the enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse), in paragraph A.1(g), for “a satellite antenna” there is substituted “a microwave antenna”.
(4) For Class G of Part 1 of Schedule 1 there is substituted Class G Part 1 as set out in the Schedule.
(5) For Part 18 of Schedule 1 there is substituted Part 18 as set out in the Schedule.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 24th August 2006.
Marianne Fleming
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment