Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 279·12.30
Early engagement on renewable energy proposals
Applicants should engage with the Council and statutory consultees early to establish information requirements and assess proposal impacts. An early scoping meeting is recommended before full application submission.
Applicants are encouraged to liaise with the Council at the early stages of any renewable energy proposals, regarding the requirements for the submission of information/assessments, to determine the full impact of the proposal along with any mitigation impacts. Given the level of information required to assess an application, it may be useful to carry out an early scoping meeting of the proposal with the Planning Section and key statutory consultees to determine the information to be submitted with a planning application. This will be particularly useful given that renewable applications will also be subject to the requirements of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.
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