Miscellaneous

Status of development plans
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Powers of Department before the acquisition of land for planning purposes
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After Article 91 of the principal Order (development of land held for planning purposes) there is inserted—

Powers of Department before the acquisition of land for planning purposes
91A
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Where the Department proposes to acquire land compulsorily for planning purposes it may, at any time after the date of the publication of the notice mentioned in paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 6 to the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) Act 1972 (as applied by Article 87(3))) in relation to that land—
a
enter into an agreement with any person for securing the disposal of the land (in accordance with Article 90) after that land has been acquired for planning purposes;
b
exercise the power under paragraph (2) of Article 91 in relation to the land as if the land were land to which that Article applies.
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Planning Appeals Commission
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Grants for research and bursaries
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Grants to bodies providing assistance in relation to certain development proposals
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Planning register
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Home loss payments following planning blight
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In Article 30 of the Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (NI 21) (right to home loss payment)—
a
after paragraph (3) there is inserted—
3AA
For the purposes of this Article a person shall be deemed to have been displaced from a dwelling in consequence of the compulsory acquisition of an interest therein if the acquisition is in pursuance of the service by him of a blight notice, within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, served on or after the date of the coming into operation of Article 36 of the Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
;
b
in paragraph (10), after the word “Article” there is inserted “ except paragraph (3AA) ”.
Article 37—Amendments and repeals
Arts. 32-35 repealed (1.4.2015) by Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 7 (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2) (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2)
Arts. 18-30 repealed (1.4.2015 except for the repeal of arts. 27(b), 28) by Planning Act (Northern-Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 7 (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2) (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2)