Publications
About our publications
Each year the Chief Commissioner reports on the work of the Commission. This Report sets out the background to the Commission, casework statistics and information on performance measures/targets. The Commission also produces a three year Corporate Plan and an annual Business Plan which analyses and projects resources and workload patterns.
The Commission also publishes a series of guides to taking part in appeals and public inquiries/hearings.
You may view these publications by visiting:
- Annual Report 2011/2012 (288KB)
- What to Expect at an Accompanied Site Visit
- Business Plan 2012-13 and Corporate Plan 2012-15 (61KB)
- Report of the Independent Complaints Audit Panel (ICAP) of the Planning Appeals Commissions for 2010/2011 (17KB)
- Procedures for Planning and Water Appeals (233KB)
- Procedures for Enforcement Notice, Listed Building Enforcement Notice and Submission Notice Appeals (263KB)
- Procedures for Appeals about Lawful Development Certificates (200KB)
- Procedures for Appeals - The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (NI) 2003 (166KB)
- Procedures for Public Local Inquiries and Hearings into Major Planning Applications (112KB)
- Procedures for Independent Examination of Development Plans (100KB)
- Procedures for Public Local Inquiries into Development Schemes (130KB)
- Procedures for Hearings under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (85KB)
- Procedures for the Public Local Inquiry into the Proposed Modification of the Planning Agreement between George Best Belfast City Airport and the Department of the Environment (55KB)
- Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the Planning and Water Appeals Commissions.pdf (28KB)
- Criteria for Allocation of Single Commissioner Decision-Making Cases (25KB)
- Procedure For Prioritising Casework (14KB)
- Principles for joint PAC/PS meetings (11KB)
- Development Plan - Timetabling of Inquiries Based On Two Stage Simultaneous Exchange of Statements (22KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding with OFMDFM (57KB)
- Latest Statistical Information Relating to Appeals (23KB)
Copies of these publications are available from:-
Planning Appeals CommissionPark House
87-91 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7AG
Tel: 028 90244710
Fax: 028 90312536
E-mail: info@pacni.gov.uk
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