The Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
S.R. 2015/327 · Made 7 September 2015 · Extends to Northern Ireland
Local Government
Made 7th September 2015
Coming into operation 28th September 2015
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 89(1) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014f1, makes the following Order.
In accordance with section 89(2) of that Act, the Department has consulted councils and such associations or bodies representative of councils, such associations or bodies representative of officers of councils and such other persons or bodies as it considered appropriate.
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Performance Indicators and standards
- Signature
- Schedule 1ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
- Schedule 2ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Schedule 3PLANNING INDICATORS
- Schedule 4PLANNING STANDARDS
- Schedule 5WASTE MANAGEMENT INDICATORS
- Schedule 6WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARD
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencementI1
This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 28 September 2015.
2Performance Indicators and standardsI1
The performance indicators and standards set out in the Schedules for the councils listed therein are specified for the purpose of section 89(1) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 in relation to the functions identified in each respective Schedule.
The Waste Management Standard set out in Schedule 6 applies for the financial year ending 31 March 2016 only.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 7th September 2015.
L.S.
Nichola Creagh
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
Schedule 1ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSI1
| F1Council | Indicator reference number | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
(1) Business start-up activity means the delivery of client led business plans under the Council-led Northern Ireland Business Start-up Programme (NIBSUP) or successor programmes. | ||
| All councils | ED 1 | The number of jobs promoted through business start-up activityf1. |
Schedule 2ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSI1
| F1Council | Standard reference number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
(1) Business start-up activity means the delivery of client led business plans under the Council-led Northern Ireland Business Start-up Programme (NIBSUP) or successor programmes. | ||
| EDS 1 | To promote in each financial year the following number of jobs through business start up activityf1. | |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 80 | |
| Ards and North Down | 123 | |
| Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon | 182 | |
| Belfast | 325 | |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 128 | |
| Derry and Strabane | 140 | |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 170 | |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 116 | |
| Mid and East Antrim | 111 | |
| Mid Ulster | 153 | |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 173 | |
Schedule 3PLANNING INDICATORSI1
| Council | Indicator reference number | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
(1) An application in the category of major development within the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015f1, | ||
(2) Local applications means an application in the category of local development within the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, and any other applications for approval or consent under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (or any orders or regulations made under that Act) | ||
(3) Enforcement cases are investigations into alleged breaches of planning control under Part 5 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (or under any orders or regulations made under that Act). f2. | ||
| All councils | P 1 | The average processing time of major planning applicationsf3. |
| All councils | P 2 | The average processing time of local planning applicationsf4. |
| All councils | P 3 | The percentage of enforcement cases processed within 39 weeksf5. |
Schedule 4PLANNING STANDARDSI1
| Council | Standard reference number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
(1) An application in the category of major development within the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015f1. | ||
(2) A planning application received by a district council is considered valid when it complies with Article 3 of the Planning (General Development Procedure) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015f2. | ||
(3) Local applications means an application in the category of local development within the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, and any application for consent or approval under the Planning Act (NI) 2011 (or under any orders or regulations made under that Act). | ||
(4) Target conclusion means the achievement of one of the following outcomes of an investigation:– | ||
(4)(i) Case closure | ||
(4)(ii) Submission of a retrospective planning application; | ||
(4)(iii) Enforcement action under Part 5 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (or under any orders or regulations made under that Act) which will be measured as the date on which the appropriate enforcement notice or breach of condition notice was issued); | ||
(4)(iv) Summons to court – which will be measured as the date on which the district council instructs its solicitor to progress summons action to court. | ||
| All councils | PS1 | Major applicationsf3 processed from date validf4 to decision or withdrawal within an average of 30 weeks. |
| All councils | PS2 | Local applicationsf5 processed from date valid to decision or withdrawal within an average of 15 weeks. |
| All councils | PS3 | 70% of all enforcement cases progressed to target conclusionf6 within 39 weeks of receipt of complaint. |
Schedule 5WASTE MANAGEMENT INDICATORSI1
| Council | Indicator reference number | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
(2) Local authority collected municipal waste is as defined in section 21 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003f3. | ||
(3) Local authority collected municipal waste arisings is the total amount of local authority collected municipal waste which has been collected by a district council. | ||
| All councils | W 1 | The percentage of household wastef4 collected by district councils that is sent for recycling (including waste prepared for re-use). |
| All councils | W 2 | The amount (tonnage) of biodegradable Local Authority Collected Municipal Wastef5 that is landfilled. |
| All councils | W 3 | The amount (tonnage) of Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste arisingsf6. |
Schedule 6WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARDI1
| Council | Standard reference number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| WS1 | To landfill no more than the following tonnages of biodegradeable Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste | |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 21,148 | |
| Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon | 30,759 | |
| Belfast | 50,753 | |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 21,494 | |
| Derry and Strabane | 22,586 | |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 17,360 | |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 20,716 | |
| Mid and East Antrim | 20,644 | |
| Mid Ulster | 21,330 | |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 26,396 | |
| North Down and Ards | 23,956 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order specifies performance indicators and standards by reference to which a council’s performance in exercising a related function can be measured or met.
Article 2 indentifies, by reference to the Schedules to the Order, which performance indicators and performance standards will be used to measure the performance of which functions.
Schedules 1 to 6 detail the specified performance indicators for, and where applicable the standards to be met by councils in relation to, the following functions–
Schedules 1 and 2 — Economic Development;
Schedules 3 and 4 —Planning; and
Schedules 5 and 6 — Waste Management.