SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 9·1.12
Material Considerations - Departmental Planning Documents
Lists departmental planning documents that remain material considerations during and after the transitional period, including guidance on urban design, countryside sustainability, residential development, renewable energy, and wind energy.
All Departmental planning documents which will continue to be treated as material considerations during the transitional period (or as the case may be after the expiry of the transitional period) are listed on the Department's website, and include:
• Airport Public Safety Zones (2007)
• 'Living Places' – An Urban Stewardship and Design Guide for Northern Ireland
• 'Building on Tradition' – A Sustainable Design Guide for the Northern Ireland Countryside
• 'Creating Places' – Achieving quality in residential developments
• Best Practice Guidance to PPS 18 'Renewable Energy'
• Wind Energy Development in Northern Ireland Landscapes (August 2010)
• Development Control Advice Notes
• Supplementary Planning Guidance to Policy PED 8 'Development Incompatible with Economic Development Uses'
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