My Council
Department for Infrastructure
- About DfI Planning
- Statement of Community Involvement
- DfI's Determination of Applications
- Applications Advertised by DfI
- DfI Subsequent consents on EIA Applications
- Chief Planner's Update
- Public Consultations
- BCA Planning Agreement Modification
- Retained Planning and Enforcement Cases
- Overview of Planning Enforcement Responsibilities
- DfI website
- Living Places - An Urban Stewardship and Design Guide for Northern Ireland
PLEASE NOTE: Over the next year we will be reviewing this website
and, where appropriate, relevant information will be transferred to the nidirect
or Department for Infrastructure websites. For example, information such as general
planning guidance, links to Public Access, application forms etc will be moved to the nidirect website.
Practical guidance documents and information on planning legislation and policy will be moved to the
DfI website. Once all relevant information and documents have been transferred to their new location,
this website will be closed.
News
- Mon, 13 Aug 2018
NIPP Online Consultations Issue - Resolved - Tue, 7 Aug 2018
NIPP Planned Downtime - August 2018 - Tue, 3 Jul 2018
Notification of Decision - Townlands of Meenbog (ED Goland), Croaghonagh and Cashelnavean, Co. Donegal - Thu, 21 Jun 2018
Publication of Northern Ireland Planning Statistics: 2017/18 Annual Statistical Bulletin
The planning system makes sure the right things are built in the right places, be
it houses, shops, parks, community centres or energy plants. But it is also about the ability to shape and change the character, look and feel of the places where
we live, work or visit. Responsibility for planning in Northern Ireland is shared between the 11 local councils
and the Department for Infrastructure (the Department).
The
11 councils are responsible for:
- Local development planning – creating a plan which will set out a clear vision of how the council area should look in the future by deciding what type and scale of development should be encouraged and where it should be located;
- Development management – determining the vast majority of planning applications;
- Planning enforcement – investigating alleged breaches of planning control and determining what action should be taken.
The Department is responsible for:
- Determination of regionally significant and ‘called-in’ planning applications;
- Regional Development Strategy (RDS);
- Regional planning policy;
- Planning legislation;
- Performance management;
- Oversight and guidance for councils;
The majority of queries relating to the planning process
and planning applications should be directed to your local council’s planning office
where experienced officers will be able to advise you.
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