Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Matters which may be raised in an appeal under section 58N.I.

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59—(1) In an appeal under section 58, a party to the proceedings is not to raise any matter which was not before the council or, as the case may be, the Department at the time the decision appealed against was made unless that party can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the planning appeals commission—

(a)that the matter could not have been raised before that time, or

(b)that its not being raised before that time was a consequence of exceptional circumstances.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects any requirement or entitlement to have regard to—

(a)the provisions of the local development plan, or

(b)any other material consideration.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. 3 applied with modification(s) (1.4.2015) by The Planning General Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/39), regs. 1(1), 2 (with regs. 3-10)

Commencement Information

I1S. 59 in operation at 1.2.2015 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/25, art. 2

I2S. 59 in operation at 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2015/25, art. 3