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Relationship between planning and pollution control systems
5.91NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
The planning and pollution control systems are separate but complementary systems of control and regulation designed to protect the environment from harm as a result of development and related operati
drainagenon-mains-seweragecountrysideConsent to Discharge requirement under Water Order
5.92NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, the consent of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency is required to discharge any trade or sewage effluent or any other potentially polluting matter fr
drainagenon-mains-seweragecommercialindustrialdwellingPlanning assessment of non-mains sewerage applications
5.93NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
However planning applications for development in the countryside relying on non-mains sewerage are often made prior to applications for 'Consent to Discharge' under the Water Order. It then falls to t
drainagenon-mains-seweragecountrysideAcceptability of on-site sewage treatment plants
5.94NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
The number and type of on-site sewage treatment plants which will be acceptable in a particular area will be determined by the sub-soil conditions, the sensitivity and capacity of the receiving waterc
drainagenon-mains-seweragecountrysideRefusal of planning permission for unsatisfactory non-mains sewerage
5.95NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Planning permission will be refused for development relying on non-mains sewerage where the physical arrangements proposed for on-site sewage treatment are unsatisfactory or in cases where 'Consent to
drainagenon-mains-seweragecountrysideSubmission of Consent to Discharge with planning application
5.96NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
If Consent for Discharge has been granted under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 for the proposed development site, a copy of this should be submitted to accompany the planning application.
drainagenon-mains-sewerageInformation requirements for non-mains sewerage planning applications
5.97NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
In other cases, applications involving the use of non-mains sewerage, including outline applications, will be required to provide sufficient information about how it is intended to treat effluent from
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