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CTY 10 –Sites / Dwellings on a Farm Under the new Planning Policy, one dwelling is permitted on a farm every 10 years (applies from 2008 on). The Planning Service has conceded that there is still [...]

CTY 8 – Infill Sites / Gap Sites Planning applications will be permitted for the development of a small gap site sufficient only to accommodate up to a maximum of two houses within an otherwise [...]

CTY 4 – Barn Conversions in Northern Ireland Within rural area there are a range of older buildings, including some that have been listed, that are no longer needed for their original purpose. [...]

CTY 3 – Replacement Dwellings Planning permission may be granted for a replacement dwelling as long as the dwelling to be replaced exhibits the essential characteristics of a dwelling and as a [...]

CTY 2a – New Dwellings in Existing Clusters This is a new category introduced in the final publication of PPS21 and allows for a dwelling to be applied for within an existing cluster of [...]

What is PPS21? (New Sub Cat) PPS-21 is a set of rules and guidelines introduced in November 2008 by the Planning Service to create more opportunities for development sites within the countryside. [...]

You don’t require planning permission to extend or add to your house provided you meet a set of rules which came into operation on 6 April 2011. These rules specify what is and what is not [...]

The Planning System provides society with a way of controlling how we use land, what we build and where we build it. The Department of The Environment prepares and adopts documents called [...]