Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 26·2.1
Legal Framework for Local Development Plan Preparation
The Council must prepare the Local Development Plan taking account of the Regional Development Strategy, Department for Infrastructure guidance including the Strategic Planning Policy Statement, and other prescribed matters.
Under the planning system introduced by the Planning Act (NI) 2011, the Council, when preparing the Local Development Plan (LDP) must take account of the provisions of the Regional Development Strategy, any policy or advice contained within guidance issued by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) including the Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS), and must also take account of such matters as the Department may prescribe.
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