In these Regulations –

• “the 1991 Order” means the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

• “area of townscape character” and “area of village character” have the same meaning as in a direction issued by the Department under Article 11(2)(f) of the 1991 Order;

• “the Control of Advertisements Regulations” means the Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19922;

• “the Commission” means the Planning Appeals Commission;

• “dwellinghouse” means a building or part of a building which is used as a single private dwellinghouse, and for no other purpose;

• “the General Development Order” means the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 19933;

• “glasshouse” means a building which –

  1. a

     has not less than three-quarters of its total external area comprised of glass or other translucent material;

  2. b

     is designed for the production of flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs or other horticultural produce; and

  3. c

     is used, or is to be used, solely for the purposes of agriculture;

• “the Hazardous Substances Regulations” means the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19934;

• “outline planning permission” means planning permission granted in accordance with the provisions of a development order, conditional on the subsequent approval by the Department of the particulars of the proposed development;

• “reserved matters” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the General Development Order;

• “use for residential purposes” means use as a dwellinghouse;

• “use of land” includes use of land for the winning and working of minerals.

Expressions used in regulation 14 have the same meaning as in the Control of Advertisements Regulations.