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Preamble
This Planning Strategy for rural Northern Ireland has been
prepared by the Town and Country Planning Service of the
Department of the Environment (NI). In the course of
preparing the Strategy the Department consulted widely.
A leaflet entitled "What kind of countryside do we want?" was
published in August
1991. An advertisement was placed in the three regional
newspapers making the
public aware of the availability of the leaflet. A number of
planning issues were identified and responses were invited from
District Councils, farming and amenity groups, and members of
the general public.
In the last quarter of 1991 the Rural Development Council, the
Rural Community Network and Community Technical Aid organised a
series of public meetings, or 'clinics', at which the issues
raised in the leaflet were discussed. A comprehensive
report of the views expressed at the meetings was forwarded to
the Department in January 1992.
The Department is now publishing its planning strategy for rural
Northern Ireland. This document incorporates regional policies
and associated practice for the planning and control of
development in rural areas.
Department of the Environment (NI)
September 1993
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