Development Management Practice Notes
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Development Management Practice Notes are designed to guide planning officers and others engaged in the planning system through development management processes and deal primarily with procedures as well as good practice.
The practice notes stem from the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and any related subordinate legislation. The emphasis is very much on advice, but where explicit legislative requirements must be followed these are made clear.
Documents
- Development Management Practice Note 01 Hierarchy of Developments (December 2018)
- Development Management Practice Note 02 Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) (Version 2 / August 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 03 Meaning of Development & the Requirement for Planning Permission (May 2016)
- Development Management Practice Note 04 Types of Planning Applications (December 2018)
- Development Management Practice Note 05 Historic Environment (September 2017)
- Development Management Practice Note 06 Hazardous Substances Controls (February 2017)
- Development Management Practice Note 07 Control of Advertisements (July 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 8 - Planning Application Validation Checklists - February 2025
- Development Management Practice Note 9A Unauthorised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Development (December 2021)
- Development Management Practice Note 9B Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening (December 2023)
- Development Management Practice Note 10 Pre-Application Community Consultation (and Pre-Application Discussions) (Version 3 July 2025)
- Development Management Practice Note 11 Planning Fees (Version 5 / April 2025)
- Development Management Practice Note 12 Design and Access Statements (April 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 13 Notification and Call In (Version 5 / May 2016)
- Development Management Practice Note 14 Publicity and Neighbour Notification (April 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 15 Councils Schemes of Delegation (April 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 16 The Determination of Planning Applications (April 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 17 Pre-determination Hearings (Version 5 - August 2025)
- Development Management Practice Note 18 The Consultation Process and the Duty to Respond (Version 2 / May 2016)
- Covid-19 Emergency Planning Guidance: Pre Application Community Consultation (PACC) - Temporary Removal of Public Event Requirement
- Development Management Practice Note 20 Use of Planning Conditions (April 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 21 Section 76 Planning Agreements (January 2017)
- Development Management Practice Note 24 Section 54 Applications (December 2017)
- Development Management Practice Note 25 Non Material Changes (April 2015)
- Development Management Practice Note 29 Planning Registers and Statutory Charges Registers (April 2015)