The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.

36.  The Department shall make available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at the place where—

(1) a register pursuant to Article 18 of the General Development Order is kept, a copy of—

(a) any determination or opinion given pursuant to regulation 7(1), 10(1) or 12(1), notification under regulation 13(1), or determination confirmed or amended under regulation 37(2) together with the accompanying statement of reasons, the relevant request and the documents which accompanied it;

(b) any environmental statement and further information and any other information received under these Regulations; and

(c) where environmental information has been taken into consideration in determining an application for planning permission or subsequent application or appeal, a statement containing —

(i) the content of the decision and any conditions attached to it;

(ii) the main reasons and considerations on which the decision is based including, if relevant, information about the participation of the public;

(iii) a description, where necessary, of the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, offset the major adverse effects of the development; and

(iv) information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the decision and the procedures for doing so.

(2) a register pursuant to Article 20 of the General Development Order is kept, a copy of—

(a) every regulation 26 notice served by the Department;

(b) every determination made by the Department in accordance with regulation 26(2) or notice confirmed or amended under regulation 37(2) in respect of a deemed application under Part 7;

(c) every environmental statement or additional information received by the Department by virtue of regulation 29(1); and

(d) every notice received by the Department under regulation 30(4).

(3) a register kept pursuant to Article 22 of the General Development Order is kept, a copy of any direction given by the Department pursuant to regulation 3(1)(a) and (b), and any information obtained under regulation 3(2).

(4) Where the registers kept under this regulation are kept using electronic storage, the Department may make the registers available for inspection by the public on a website maintained by the Department for that purpose.