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 details on our contact us page.
- 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 a town or village?
- 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?
- 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?
- Find out information about Tree Preservation Orders?
- Make a comment on a planning application?
- Make a complaint?
- Calculate my Planning Application Fees?
- Extend my home?
- Build a garage or carport?
- Build a porch?
- Undertake repairs and maintenance to my home?
- Erect a garden shed or greenhouse?
- Erect a wall or fence?
- Planning Policy Statement 21: Sustainable Development in the Countryside (
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(Draft PPS 14 was withdrawn in November 2008) - A Design Guide for Rural Northern Ireland
- A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland
