Council’s Planning Department is implementing new procedures for Pre Application Discussions on 01 September 2024. The new procedures have been developed in discussion with Planning Agents who submit applications in the Borough.
Pre-Application Discussions are not a statutory requirement but offer significant potential to improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of the planning process and improve the quality of submission of applications. This process does not replace the requirement for developers proposing ‘major category of development’ or ‘regionally significant developments’ to comply with Section 27 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 regarding pre-development community consultation.
Please note that general information such as planning history, site constraints and designations are available to view via the planning portal.
Further details and access to the guidance, form and fees schedule is available here.