Primary
Legislation
The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 places a general duty on the Department to formulate and co-ordinate policy for securing the orderly and consistent development of land and the planning of that development.
The Order also gives the Department various powers to enable it to carry out these duties which include the granting of planning permission, the preparation of development plans and enforcement of development control. These powers were extended by the Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, which introduced new and revised powers and penalties.
Further proposals to amend primary planning legislation were announced in the 'Reforming Planning' consultation launched on 19 August 2004, with the draft Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and Explanatory Memorandum subject to further consultation from October to December 2005. The draft Order was laid at Westminster on 8 March 2006. Following debates in the House of Lords on 18 April 2006 and the Commons on 2 May 2006, the Order received Royal Assent and became law at the Privy Council meeting on 9 May 2006.
Additional background information to the Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
Relevant Planning Primary Legislation
|
Ref |
Document Title |
Hyperlink |
| 2006 No.1252 (N.I.7). |
The Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 |
OPSI Website  |
|
2003 No.430 (N.I.8) |
The
Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 |
OPSI Website
|
|
2001/C2 |
Planning
(Compensation, etc.) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, Chapter 2 |
OPSI Website
|
1992/1307
(N.I.8) |
The Home Loss Payments (Northern Ireland)
Order 1992 (N.I.8) |
OPSI Website
|
1991/1220
(N.I.11) |
Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
(N.I.11)* |
OPSI Website |
1990/1510
(N.I.14) |
The Planning and Building Regulations (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990
(N.I.14) [Only Compensation Provisions
Remain] |
OPSI
Website |
1982/1537
(N.I.20) |
The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland)
Order 1982 (N.I.20) [Only Compensation Provisions Remain] |
N/A |
1982/712
(N.I.9) |
The Land Compensation (Northern Ireland)
Order 1982 (N.I.9) |
N/A |
1981/608
(N.I.16) |
The Planning Blight
(Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (N.I 16) |
N/A |
1981/607
(N.I.15) |
The Enterprise Zones (Northern Ireland)
Order 1981 (N.I.15) |
N/A |
1980/1086
(N.I.12) |
The Private Streets (Northern Ireland) Order
1980 (N.I.12) [as amended by 1992 N.I.19] |
N/A |
1978/1048
(N.I.18) |
The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland)
Order 1978 (N.I.18) [Only Compensation Provisions Remain] |
N/A |
1973/1896
(N.I.21) |
The Land Acquisition and
Compensation (N.I.21) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 |
N/A |
| 1973/241 |
The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972
[Appointed
Day Order] |
N/A |
1972/1634
(N.I.17) |
The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972
(N.I.17) [Only Compensation Provisions Remain] |
N/A |
| 1971/Ch23 |
Planning and Land Compensation
Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c.23) |
N/A |
| 1965/Ch23 |
The Land Development Values
(Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 |
N/A |
| 1964/Ch29 |
Lands Tribunal and
Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 |
N/A |
