AQW 10754/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether regulations permit developers to begin construction work before building plan approval is granted.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 24 April 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 April 2024
- Answer due by
- 10 May 2024
- Answered
- 10 May 202416 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
‘Development’ is defined by the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. Carrying out development without the required planning permission constitutes a breach of planning control.
Planning permission may also be granted by way of a development order or may be granted expressly. Where planning permission has been granted by a development order, a developer may commence that development without an application or plans.