The Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made: 11th March 2025

Coming into operation: 1st April 2025

The Department for Infrastructure makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 223(1), (9) and 247(1) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011[^f00001] and now vested in it[^f00002].

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2025.

Amendment of the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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• (1) The Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015[^f00003] shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

• (2) In regulation 8(1) (amount of reduced fees and refunds) for “£76” substitute “£78”.

• (3) In regulation 9(1) (fees for applications for express consent to display advertisements) for “£226” substitute “£231”.

• (4) In regulation 11 (fee for an application for planning permission for EIA development) for “£12,664” substitute “£12,924”.

• (5) In regulation 12 (fees for applications for certificates of lawful use or development)—

• (a) in paragraph (3)(b) for “£301” substitute “£307”; and

• (b) in paragraph (4) for “£301” substitute “£307” and for “£15,050” substitute “£15,350”.

• (6) In Schedule 1 (fees in respect of applications for planning permission or for approval of reserved matters)—

• (a) in Part 1, in paragraph 4(2) and (3) for “£659” substitute “£673”; and

• (b) for Part 2, substitute Part 2 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

• (7) In Schedule 2 (fees for hazardous substances consent)—

• (a) for “£406” in each position where it occurs substitute “£414”;

• (b) for “£508” substitute “£518”; and

• (c) for “£810” substitute “£827”.

Revocations

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The Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024[^f00004] are revoked.

SCHEDULE — SUBSTITUTION OF PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PLANNING (FEES) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2015

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 11th March 2025.

Rosemary Daly — A senior officer of the Department for Infrastructure

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 which prescribe the fee payable in respect of applications made under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. The Regulations increase planning fees by approximately 2.1% overall. Regulation 3 revokes the Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024.

The Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on the Government’s legislation website www.legiislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2011 c.25(N.I.)

[^f00002]: S.R. 2016 No. 76 – see Article 8 and Part 2 of Schedule 5 of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

[^f00003]: S.R. 2015 No. 73 as amended by S.R. 2015 No. 398 and S.R. 2019 No. 112 and S.R. 2023 No. 37 and S.R. 2024 No. 108

[^f00004]: S.R. 2024 No. 108

Editorial notes

[^key-111686dc61df1a161a120c36a8253ae1]: Reg. 1 in operation at 1.4.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-cf05da783732155c3c82b1a4022fdb0b]: Reg. 2 in operation at 1.4.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-38e53b5bac0a9cad8747674f70589295]: Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2025, see reg. 1

[^key-cdc78145281200ed3c97b1481e60055f]: Sch. in operation at 1.4.2025, see reg. 1