Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

Amendments of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011N.I.

77—(1) The Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 8 (plan strategy), in subsection (5) (matters which a council must take account of in preparing a plan strategy) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—

(aa)the council's current community plan;.

(3) In section 9 (local policies plan), in subsection (6) (matters which a council must take account of in preparing a local policies plan) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—

(aa)the council's current community plan;.

(4) In section 250 (interpretation), in subsection (1) after the definition of “clerk of the council” there shall be inserted—

current community plan” has the same meaning as in Part 10 (community planning) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;.

(5) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a council until the council has published a community plan under section 68(4).

Commencement Information

I1S. 77 in operation at 1.4.2015 by S.R. 2015/209, art. 2, Sch. 1