Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Letters to Chief Planning Officers
Abstract
Comprises letter to Chief Planning Officers at local authorities in Northern Ireland providing updates and guidance about various aspects of the planning system. Covers updates on: recent appointments, planning legislation, regional planning policy, environmental governance, planning guidance, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018, new Northern Ireland planning IT system, other Government publications/initiatives and local development plans.
History
Dated 7 December 2017.
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
- Climate change
Publisher History
The Department for Infrastructure (DFI) is one of nine Northern Ireland departments, responsible for: regional strategic planning and development policy; transport strategy and sustainable transport policy; public transport policy and performance; road safety and vehicle regulation policy; provision and maintenance of all public roads; river and sea defence maintenance and the construction of flood alleviation schemes; provision of flood maps and risk information; policy on water and sewerage services among others. Formerly Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department for Regional Development, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland and Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, Planning Service.