Amendment of the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20052

1

The Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20052 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

2

In regulations 10(1) (amount of reduced fees and refunds), 12(3) (exemption, etc. – deemed applications), 15(1) (fees for applications in designated areas) and 19(2) (fees for statutory authorities) for “£50” substitute “£58”.

3

In regulation 14 (fees for applications for consent of advertisements)—

a

in the heading after “consent” delete “of” and insert “to display”;

b

in paragraph (1) for “£150” substitute “£173”;

c

for paragraph (6)(a) substitute—

a

that the application is made before the end of a period of 12 months following the date when the earlier application was made;

d

for paragraph (6)(e) substitute—

e

that no previous application has at any time been made by or on behalf of the same applicant which related to—

i

the same land as the land to which the earlier application related; and

ii

an advertisement of the same description as the advertisement (or any of the advertisements) to which the earlier application related,

and which was exempted from the provisions of paragraph (1) by paragraph (5).

4

In regulation 17(1) (fees for applications for determination as to whether listed building consent required) for “£45” substitute “£52”.

5

In regulation 18 (fees for applications for certificates of lawful use or development)—

a

in paragraph (5)(b) for “£200” substitute “£230”; and

b

in paragraph (6) for “£200” substitute “£230” and for “£10,000” substitute “£11,500”.

6

In Schedule 1 (fees in respect of applications and deemed applications for planning permission or for approval of reserved matters)—

a

in Part 1, in paragraph 4(2) and (3) for “£440” substitute “£506”; and

b

for Part 2, substitute Part 2 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

7

In Schedule 2 (fees for hazardous substances consent)—

a

for “£270” where it twice occurs substitute “£311”;

b

for “£340” substitute “£391”; and

c

for “£540” substitute “£621”.