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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Development Planning Practice Note
Advises on the requirements for the preparation and adoption of a local development plan (LDP) in Northern Ireland. Discusses submission and handling of representations related to development plan documents, highlighting: the legislative context; public consultation and availability of a development plan document (DPD); requirements for the submission of a representation and counter representation; use of standard or model forms for the submission of representations and counter representations; availability of representations on a DPD; representations (counter representations) on a site specific policy representation; public consultation on site specific policy representations (counter representations); availability of representation (counter representation) on a site specific policy representation; handling of representations and counter representations; statement of community involvement (SCI); and timetable.
Supersedes Version 1, April 2015. Version 2, December 2016.
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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