Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
1998 No. 223

PLANNING
Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Made
18th June 1998

Coming into operation
1st August 1998

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 127 and 129(1) of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These regulations may be cited as the Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st August 1998.

Amendment of the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

2.—(1) The Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(2) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulations 17(1) (fees for appeals) for “£100” substitute “£120”.

(3) In regulation 18(1) (fee for applications for determinations) after sub-paragraph (b) insert “or; (c) Schedule 1 Part 17 paragraph A.2 (4)(b)(i) of the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993(3)”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.
J. McConnell
Assistant Secretary
18th June 1998.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 which prescribe fees payable to the Department of the Environment in respect of applications made under the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 in respect of—
(a)determinations of the need for planning permission for development of land, applications for planning permission and for approval of matters reserved in an outline planning permission;
(b)consent to display advertisements;
(c)listed building consent; and
fees payable to the Planning Appeals Commission in respect of appeals and applications for planning permission deemed to be made on appeals against enforcement notices by virtue of Article 71(3) of the 1991 Order.
The Regulations increase the fees for planning appeals from £100 to £120 and insert a new fee currently £30 for determinations on the need for prior approval for development by Telecommunications Code System Operators permitted under Part 17 of Schedule 1 to the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993.


(1)
S.I. 1991/1220 (N.I. 11). Art. 2(2) contains definitions of “the Department” and “prescribed”

(2)
S.R. 1995 No. 78 amended by S.R. 1996 No. 41 and S.R. 1997 No. 104

(3)
S.R. 1993 No. 278 as amended by S.R. 1998 No. 222