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  • Retained Planning Policy

    Topics:
    • Planning, 
    • Regional Planning and Policy

    Date published: 17 May 2018

    Last updated: 25 February 2020

    The existing suite of Planning Policy Statements and the remaining provisions of ‘A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland’ are currently retained under the transitional arrangements of the SPPS.

    These retained policies will be cancelled when all eleven councils have adopted a new Plan Strategy for the whole of their council area.

    Further information on Departmental planning documents which will continue to be treated as material considerations during the transitional period (or as the case may be after the expiry of the transitional period) can be accessed under Planning Guidance.

    The policy provisions of the following documents are retained:

    Documents

    • PPS 2: Natural HeritageAdobe PDF (380.6 KB)
    • PPS 3: Access, Movement and ParkingAdobe PDF (983.64 KB)
    • PPS 3 (Clarification): Access, Movement and ParkingAdobe PDF (311.25 KB)
    • PPS 4: Planning and Economic DevelopmentAdobe PDF (532.62 KB)
    • PPS 4: Clarification of PED 7Adobe PDF (35.65 KB)
    • PPS 6: Planning, Archaeology and the Built HeritageAdobe PDF (2.72 MB)
    • PPS 6 (Addendum): Areas of Townscape CharacterAdobe PDF (345.03 KB)
    • PPS 7: Quality Residential EnvironmentsAdobe PDF (332.39 KB)
    • PPS 7 (Addendum): Residential Extensions and AlterationsAdobe PDF (375.28 KB)
    • PPS 7 (Addendum): Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential AreasAdobe PDF (148.3 KB)
    • PPS 8: Open Space, Sport and Outdoor RecreationAdobe PDF (266.76 KB)
    • PPS 10: Telecommunications (Policy TEL 2 is cancelled)Adobe PDF (229.77 KB)
    • PPS 11: Planning and Waste ManagementAdobe PDF (349.85 KB)
    • PPS 12: Housing in SettlementsAdobe PDF (517.41 KB)
    • PPS 12: Policy HS 3 (Amended) 'Travellers Accommodation'Adobe PDF (58.84 KB)
    • PPS 13: Transportation and Land UseAdobe PDF (2.41 MB)
    • PPS 15 (Revised): Planning and Flood RiskAdobe PDF (311.72 KB)
    • PPS 16: TourismAdobe PDF (196.8 KB)
    • PPS 17: Control of Outdoor AdvertisementsAdobe PDF (298.88 KB)
    • PPS 18: Renewable EnergyAdobe PDF (132.6 KB)
    • PPS 21: Sustainable Development in the CountrysideAdobe PDF (360.82 KB)
    • PPS 23: Enabling DevelopmentAdobe PDF (316.19 KB)
    • Relevant Provisions of 'A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland'Adobe PDF (15.06 MB)
    • Current Status of Planning Strategy for Rural Northern IrelandAdobe PDF (438.75 KB)

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