SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 8·1.11
Retained Policy Documents
A comprehensive list of Planning Policy Statements and related documents whose provisions remain in effect during the transitional period.
The policy provisions of the following documents are retained:
• PPS 2: Natural Heritage
• PPS 3: Access, Movement and Parking
• PPS 3 (Clarification): Access, Movement and Parking
• PPS 4: Planning and Economic Development
• PPS 4: Clarification of PED 7
• PPS 6: Planning, Archaeology and The Built Heritage
• PPS 6 (Addendum): Areas of Townscape Character
• PPS 7: Quality Residential Environments
• PPS 7: (Addendum): Residential Extensions and Alterations
• PPS 7: (Addendum): Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
• PPS 8: Open Space, Sport and Outdoor Recreation
• PPS 10: Telecommunications (Policy TEL 2 is cancelled)
• PPS 11: Planning and Waste Management
• PPS 12: Housing in Settlements
• PPS 12: Policy HS 3 (Amended) 'Travellers Accommodation'
• PPS 13: Transportation and Land Use
• PPS 15 Revised: Planning and Flood Risk
• PPS 16: Tourism
• PPS 17: Control of Outdoor Advertisements
• PPS 21: Sustainable Development in the Countryside
• PPS 23: Enabling Development
• Relevant provisions of 'A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland'
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