The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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

34.  The council 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 6(1) or 9(1), notification under regulation 9(3), or determination confirmed or amended under regulation 35(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 thereto;

(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 22 notice served by the council or, as the case may be, the Department;

(b) every determination made by the council or, as the case may be, the Department in accordance with regulation 22(2) or notice confirmed or amended under regulation 35(2) in respect of a deemed application under Part VII;

(c) every environmental statement or additional information received by the council or, as the case may be, the Department by virtue of regulation 25(1); and

(d) every notice received by the council or, as the case may be, the Department under regulation 26(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 (a) and (b), and any information obtained under regulation 3A.

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