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Our Aims and Objectives
 

The Agency’s aim is:

"to improve the quality of life of the people of Northern Ireland by planning and managing development in ways which are sustainable and which contribute to creating a better environment."

The Agency’s objectives are to:

Customer Service

  • provide operational planning policy, Development Plans and high quality professional planning decisions;

  • improve delivery of services, having regard to the effective use of available resources, Section 75 of and Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and associated human rights and equality policies;

  • improve the quality of services available to customers in line with the principles of Service First - The New Charter Programme and the Agency’s Charter Standards Statement; and,

  • provide an accurate and speedy land and property information service to the conveyancing community

Operational

  • ensure that Development Plans, Planning Policies and Development Control promote the orderly and consistent use of land.

Financial and Administrative

  • obtain best value and efficiency in the management of the Agency;

  • develop and maintain effective financial and management information systems;

  • maintain high levels of motivation, skills and performance of staff; and,

  • explore opportunities for and introduce, where practicable, Public Private Partnership arrangements.