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News Releases

This part of the Website provides a convenient listing of press releases issues by the Department of The Environment that involve Planning Service or that relate to a broader planning issue.

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2002

Date Press Release
23rd December Planning Policy Statement 11 (PPS 11) entitled Planning and Waste Management
10th December Minister welcomes publication of the Draft Ards and Down Area Plan 2015
7th October Minister announces the lifting of precautionary hold on planning applications regarding sewerage problems
24th September Minister paves the way for a National Park in the Mournes
13th September Praise for Northern Ireland's award winning architecture
22nd August Ministers work together to tackle sewerage and planning problems
24th June Minister gets tough on planning breaches
23rd May Minister angry at demolition of Seamus Heaney's former home
21st May Minister welcomes the publication of the Antrim, Ballymena and Larne Area Plan 2016 - Issues Paper
8th May Good planning can bolster the economy while protecting the environment
30th April Minister welcomes the publication of the Northern Area Plan 2016 - Issues Paper
22nd April Minister encourages a partnership on new planning laws on telecommunications
11th April Minister introduces tougher legislation and policy for mobile phone masts
22nd March Planning Permission granted for major developments in Newtownards
15th March Planning Permission granted for major developments at Belfast International Airport
12th February Minister announces radical shake up of planning
31st January Belfast Metropolitan Area can be a success
14th January New Areas of Special Scientific Interest Declared