PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside·Page 3
Status of Planning Policy Statements
Planning Policy Statements set out Department of the Environment policies on land-use planning matters and must be considered in preparing development plans and when making decisions on planning applications and appeals.
Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) set out the policies of the Department of the Environment on particular aspects of land-use planning and apply to the whole of Northern Ireland. Their contents will be taken into account in preparing development plans and are also material to decisions on individual planning applications and appeals.
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