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Development Management Practice Note 21 Section 76 planning agreements
Publication Year
2017
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides advice on legislation, procedures and good practice in development management in Northern Ireland. Discusses section 76 planning agreements, highlighting: legislative context; relevant authority; strategic planning policy statement (SPPS); guiding principles; plan led system; examples of the use of planning agreements; development management process; payments; registering the planning agreement; monitoring and enforcement of a planning agreement; modification and discharge of a planning agreement; council planning agreements; planning agreements by the Department; transitional arrangements; skills and competences.
Document History
Version 1, January 2017.
Publisher Information
Department for Infrastructure
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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Clarence Court
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DFI
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Email: dcu@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
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