Northern Ireland Planning Service

Banbridge / Newry and Mourne Area Plan 2015
Appendix 2: Policy Context

  • The Belfast Agreement - The outcome of the multi-party negotiations on the future of Northern Ireland, April 1998;
  • The Northern Ireland Act 1998;
  • The UK Government's White Paper on Partnership for Equality, DFP March 1998 (Leading to the Development of New Targeting Social Need Policy);
  • Policy Appraisal and the Enviornment, DETR April 1998;
  • The UK Government's White Paper on the future of Transport, 'A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone', DETR 1998;
  • 'Moving forward - the Northern Ireland Transport Policy Statement', DOE 1998;
  • 'A Better Quality of Life - A UK Strategy for Sustainable Development', DETR May 1999;
  • The Strategic Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1999;
  • The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;
  • Strategy 2010 - A Report by the Economic Development Strategy Review Steering Group, March 1999;
  • 'Creating Places - achieving quality in residential developments', Design Guide published by DOE and DRD, May 2000;
  • The Northern Ireland Programme for Government;
  • Biodiversity in Northern Ireland: Recommendations to Government for a Biodiversity Strategy, Northern Ireland Biodiversity Group, October 2000;
  • River Conservation Strategy: An Environment and Heritage Service Strategy to protect, conserve and enhance to natural and built heritage values of rivers in Northern Ireland and facilitate their sustainable use, DOE 2001;
  • 'Shaping our Future - RDS for Northern Ireland 2025', September 2001;
  • 'Regional Transportation Strategy for Northern Ireland 2002-2012', July 2002;
  • 'Public Examination - Report of the Panel on the Review of Housing Growth Indicators', Shaping our Future - Housing Review, March 2006; and
  • 'Review of Housing Figures - Response by the Department of Regional Development to the Report of the Independant Panel following the Public Examination', June 2006
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