The Draft Planning Fees (Deemed Planning Aplications and Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022

Consultation opened on 25 October 2022. Closing date 20 December 2022.

Summary

The Department of Justice is seeking views from key stakeholders in the public and private sectors on the fees to be charged for planning appeals and deemed planning applications from 1st April 2023.

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Consultation description

The Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) is an independent body, set up under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, which deals with a wide range of land use planning issues and related matters.  PAC makes decisions on appeals against Council decisions on a wide range of planning and environmental matters.

The Planning Fees (Deemed Planning Applications and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (”the Regulations”) prescribe the fees to be charged for planning appeals and deemed planning applications. This consultation concerns amendments to the fees to be charged for planning appeals and deemed planning applications from 1st April 2023. It is considered that changes are required at this time as the planning fees charged by Councils and the Department for Infrastructure (DFI) have already been increased and the fees to apply to PAC should be keeping pace with these.

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Hard copies of this document and copies in other formats, including Braille, large print etc., are available upon request. If you require an alternative format or in a language other than English, please let us know and we will do our best to assist you. If you require any further information on this consultation or the content of this document, or any other assistance to make a response, please contact the Department.

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