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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Development Management Practice Note
Provides advice on legislation, procedures and good practice in development management in Northern Ireland. Discusses the various types of planning applications and associated procedures, covering: the two tier planning system, hierarchy of developments, legislative context, pre-application stage, application stage, types of applications for planning permission, post decision actions in relation to planning approvals, other planning controls - applications for consent, and assessments which may be required to accompany a planning application.
Version 1, December 2018.
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.
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