On 1st October 2024, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) made legislation which enables a council to publish a Planning Application Validation Checklist. This legislation can be viewed here: Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024(External link). The Planning Application Validation Checklist is one of the measures which is aimed at creating a more efficient, effective, and transparent planning system.
The Planning Application Validation Checklist sets out the information, plans or evidence, which must be submitted with your planning application so that it can be registered as ‘valid’ and considered by the Council
Through the new legislation, the basic level of information that must be included with a planning application will increase. Whenever a planning application becomes ‘valid’ the timeframe for processing the application begins
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council are asking for your views on its draft Planning Application Validation Checklist. Below is a link to our online survey, it should take about 5-10 minutes of your time to complete We will also be facilitating a consultation event with key stakeholders and organisations.
The consultation on the draft Planning Application Validation Checklist will run until 16th January 2026. Click here to view the consultation.