The Planning (Simplified Planning Zones) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Called-in proposals

17.—(1) The Department must send to the council a list of any modifications it may propose by virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to a proposed scheme or alterations submitted for its approval by virtue of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, unless the Department is satisfied that its proposed modifications will not materially affect the content of the council’s proposals; and the council must comply with sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of regulation 13(1) as if the council was proposing the modifications, except that the notice to be published by local advertisement must be in Form 6.

(2) Where under paragraph 7(4)(a) of Schedule 1 the Department causes an independent examination to be held for the purpose of considering objections to proposals submitted as mentioned in paragraph (1), or to modifications the Department proposes, and the views of the council and of such other persons as the Department thinks fit, it must give such notice and notification as is mentioned in regulation 8(2)(a) and (b), as appropriate.

(3) Regulations 9 to 11 apply, with any necessary modifications, in relation to proposals submitted to the Department as mentioned in paragraph (1) as they apply in relation to proposals being dealt with by the council.

(4) The council must, on being notified by the Department of the Department’s decision on proposals submitted to the Department for approval—

(a) give notice by advertisement in Form 7;

(b) serve a notice in similar form on any person who has asked to be notified of the decision reached on the proposals and on any other person on whom the Department directs the council to serve such a notice; and

(c) make a copy of the Department’s notification and of the approved or rejected proposals available for inspection at any place at which the proposals were made available for inspection pursuant to regulation 5(a).