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Standard Conditions for Advertisements
2.9NI-wide·PPS 17 Control of Outdoor Advertisements
Under the provisions of the Advertisement Regulations all advertisements whether requiring the Department's express consent or not, with one minor exception are automatically subject to the following
advertisementsplanning-controlmaintenanceRegular Maintenance and Repair of Historic Buildings
D1NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
Regular maintenance and repair are essential to the conservation of historic buildings. Owners who inspect their building regularly and are prepared to carry out routine maintenance and any necessary
listed-buildingmaintenancerepairGuidelines Purpose and Application
E1NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
These guidelines have been compiled primarily for the consideration of owners and their agents in the preparation of applications for listed building consent or Historic Building grant aid. In view of
listed-buildingalterationextensionmaintenanceLegal Agreement for Open Space Management by Residents' Association
5.19(iii)NI-wide·PPS 8 Open Space Sport and Outdoor Recreation
A legal agreement transferring ownership and responsibility for the open space to a properly constituted residents' association with associated management arrangements. In this case, the ownership of
open-spaceresidentialmanagementmaintenanceShort-lived materials and accessibility for inspection
0.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet B Materials and Workmanship
Where a shortlived material is not readily accessible for inspection and maintenance or replacement and the consequences of failure are likely to be serious with regard to health or safety, it is unli
materialsinspectionmaintenanceLimits on flue bends and changes of direction
2.41NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Provisions should be made to enable the flue to be swept and inspected. The number of changes of direction between the combustion appliance outlet and the flue outlet should be limited to not more tha
combustion-appliancesfluesopen-fluedmaintenanceFlue cleaning requirements
2.44NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Openings for cleaning the flue should allow easy passage of the sweeping brush and be non-combustible except where fitted to a combustible flue pipe, such as a plastic flue pipe. It should be possible
combustion-appliancesflue-systemsmaintenanceAccess to combustion appliances for maintenance
2.50NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
A permanent means of safe access should be provided to a combustion appliance for maintenance.
combustion-appliancesmaintenancePre-use checks for existing flues: sweeping and visual inspection
A.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems
Prior to bringing a flue back into use, it should be checked by – (a) Sweeping the flue. This is intended to clean the flue to demonstrate that it is essentially free from obstructions and to enable b
fire-safetycombustion-appliancesmaintenance