Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Policy Objectives

  3. Consultation

  4. Main Elements of the Order

  5. Commentary on Articles

    1. Part I – Introductory

      1. Articles 1 and 2 Title and commencement and Interpretation

    2. Part Ii – Planning Reform

      1. Article 3 – Statement of community involvement

      2. Article 4 – Status of development plans

      3. Article 5 – Independent examination of development plans

      4. Article 6 – Sustainable development

      5. Article 7 – Development to include certain internal operations

      6. Article 8 – Statements of principles of design and accessibility

      7. Article 9 – Power to decline to determine applications

      8. Article 10 – Duration of planning permission and listed building consent

      9. Article 11 – Removal of discretion to extend time for bringing appeal

      10. Article 12 – Conservation areas

      11. Article 13 – Temporary stop notice

      12. Article 14 – Increase in fines for unlawful advertisements

      13. Article 15 – Procedure of Planning Appeals Commission

      14. Article 16 – Fees and charges

    3. Part Iii – Correction of Errors

      1. Article 17 – Correction of errors

    4. Part Iv Crown Application

      1. Article 21 and Schedule 1 – Crown application

      2. Article 22 – National security

      3. Article 23 – Trees in conservation areas: acts of Crown

      4. Article 24 - Subordinate legislation

      5. Article 25 and Schedule 2 – Crown application: transitional

    5. Part V Mineral Planning Permissions

      1. Articles 26 and 27 and Schedule 3 – Mineral planning permissions

    6. Part Vi Amendments and Repeals

      1. Article 28 and Schedules 4 and 5 – Amendments and repeals

  6. Commencement