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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some of the questions most frequently put to the Planning Service. If you cannot find the answer you are looking for here, please contact the Planning Service, using the key contact details listed below.

	About the Planning Service
	Do I require Planning Permission?
	How do I?
	Do I need Planning Permission to?
	How do I appeal a refusal of planning permission or a condition imposed on a planning approval?
	What issues do I need to take into consideration when planning a house in the countryside?
	What issues do I need to take into consideration when planning a house in an town or village?

About the Planning Service

What does the Planning Service Do?

Where can I find key contact details for Planning Service?

Where can I find information about career opportunities in Planning Service?

Where can I find information about the Modernising Planning Processes initiative?

Where can I find recent publications

Do I require Planning Permission ?

When is Planning Permission required?

How do I ?

Apply for Planning Permission

Appoint an agent to act on my behalf

Find out about Certificates of Lawful Use or Development

Find out about Enforcement in Northern Ireland

Find out about Environmental Assessments

Find out about my permitted development rights and environmental assessment

Read about Tree Preservation Orders

Make a comment on a planning application

Make a complaint

Calculate my Planning Application Fees

Do I need Planning Permission to ?

Convert my roof space incorporating a roof light e.g. a Velux window

Install a dormer window

Build a sun room or conservatory

Build a garage or carport

Undertake repairs and maintenance to my home

Erect a garden shed or greenhouse

Erect a wall or fence

Construct a hardstanding for a caravan or boat

Carry out building work or a change of use in association with the smoking ban?

How do I appeal a refusal of planning permission or
a condition imposed on a planning approval

Lodging a Planning Appeal

What issues do I need to take into consideration when
planning a house in the countryside

A Design Guide for Rural Northern Ireland (Summary)

A Design Guide for Rural Northern Ireland

A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland

What issues do I need to take into consideration when
planning a house in an town or village

Creating Places

Improving the Quality of Housing Layouts

Trees and Development - A Guide to Best Practice