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Protection of High Quality Agricultural Land
6.39NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
High quality agricultural land is an important resource. Once developed, the return to viable agricultural use is rarely feasible. It is important to protect, as far as is practicable, the best and mo
waste-managementruralsite-planningSecondary and Recycled Aggregate Facilities
NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
facilities are located on suitable industrial land, within or adjacent to a waste management facility or in the rural area. In rural areas such sites will have to be satisfactorily assimilated into th
waste-managementindustrialruralVisual Impact and Landscaping for EfW Plants
7.17NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
In considering incineration facilities the visual impact of the proposed plant is an important consideration. Modern energy from waste incineration plants comprise substantial buildings with a high ch
industrialrurallandscapeMineral Reserves and Waste Disposal Site Location
8.14NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Due to the nature of landfill and land raising operations, waste disposal sites may be suitably located within a hard rock quarry or where the impact of the operations will not have a detrimental effe
waste-managementlandfillmineral-extractionruralland-remediationAgricultural Permitted Development - Definition
D1NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Under the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993, a planning application is not required for the carrying out, on agricultural land comprised in an agricultural unit, of engineer
ruralagriculturalAgricultural Land Improvement Conditions
D2NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Agricultural land improvement can fall into this category provided the Department is satisfied that the following conditions are met: • The development is on an agricultural land holding of at least 0
ruralagriculturalDepartment Assessment Criteria for Agricultural Necessity
D3NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
In deciding whether or not such land improvement is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture or amounts to a separate land use activity in its own right the Department will take the follow
ruralagriculturalLandfill Tax and Waste Disposal on Agricultural Land
D4NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The Department will consider the circumstances of each case very carefully to ensure that the proposed development is required for genuine agricultural purposes. The introduction of Landfill tax has l
ruralagriculturalwaste-management