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Northern Ireland Planning Service

Information Leaflet 14: Guidance on Pre-Application Discussions
Introduction

Planning Service wants to encourage applicants to engage with it in pre-application discussions (PADs) on the more significant development proposals to help improve both the quality of applications and the subsequent development.  A mutual commitment to PADs will speed up the process of determining planning applications.

This guide aims to do the following:

Our aim is to identify obvious problems at an early stage in the process and encourage high quality applications which will maximise the prospects of getting through the statutory process quickly.
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