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Refusal of Planning Permission
5.72NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Planning authorities should be guided by the principle that sustainable development should be permitted, having regard to the local development plan and all other material considerations, unless the p
planning-policyPrematurity
5.73NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Where a new LDP is under preparation or review it may be justifiable, in some circumstances, to refuse planning permission on the grounds of prematurity. This may be appropriate in respect of developm
planning-policysite-planningWorld Heritage Sites - Development Restrictions
6.7NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Inclusion of a WHS on a list published by UNESCO highlights the outstanding international importance of the site as a material consideration in the determination of planning and listed building consen
context-heritageplanning-policyArchaeological Sites of Regional Importance - Scheduled Monuments and ASAIs
6.8NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Archaeological remains of regional importance include monuments in State Care, scheduled monuments and Areas of Significant Archaeological Interest (ASAIs). Such sites (or constituent parts of them) b
context-heritageplanning-policyArchaeological Sites of Local Importance - Development Assessment
6.9NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Development proposals which would adversely affect archaeological remains of local importance or their settings should only be permitted where the planning authority considers that the need for the pr
context-heritageplanning-policyArchaeological Information Requirements and Precautionary Approach
6.10NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Planning authorities should seek all necessary information from applicants in making well informed planning judgements, particularly where the impact of a development proposal on archaeological remain
context-heritageplanning-policyMitigation of Archaeological Impacts - Preservation and Recording
6.11NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Where a planning authority is minded to grant planning permission for development which will affect sites known or likely to contain archaeological remains, it should ensure that appropriate measures
context-heritageplanning-policyRetention of Economic Development Land and Buildings
6.89NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
It is important that economic development land and buildings which are well located and suited to such purposes are retained so as to ensure a sufficient ongoing supply. Accordingly, planning permissi
economic-developmentland-useplanning-policy