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Transitional arrangements
Legacy development plans prepared by the former Department of the Environment continue to apply until the Local Development Plan is adopted.
Under the Planning (Local Development Plan) Regulations (NI) 2015, a transitional period applies where provisions contained in the legacy development plans prepared by the former Department of the Environment will continue to apply until such time as the Council's Local Development Plan is adopted.
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