# The Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 S.R. 2015/327 · made 7 September 2015 · revised to 1 June 2023 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. Made under: Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (Section 89) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-performance-indicators-and-standards-order-northern-ireland-2015/pdf/nisr_20150327_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-performance-indicators-and-standards-order-northern-ireland-2015/pdf/nisrem_20150327_en.pdf ## Introductory text 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) 2014, 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. ## 1 Citation and commencement 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. ## 2 Performance Indicators and standards (1) 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. (2) 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 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Council 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 activity. ## Schedule 2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Council 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 activity. 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 3 PLANNING INDICATORS 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) 2015, (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). . All councils P 1 The average processing time of major planning applications. All councils P 2 The average processing time of local planning applications. All councils P 3 The percentage of enforcement cases processed within 39 weeks. ## Schedule 4 PLANNING STANDARDS 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) 2015. (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) 2015. (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 applications processed from date valid to decision or withdrawal within an average of 30 weeks. All councils PS2 Local applications 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 conclusion within 39 weeks of receipt of complaint. ## Schedule 5 WASTE MANAGEMENT INDICATORS Council Indicator reference number Indicator (1)Household waste is as defined in Article 2 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and the Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013. (2)Local authority collected municipal waste is as defined in section 21 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003. (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 waste 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 Waste that is landfilled. All councils W 3 The amount (tonnage) of Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste arisings. ## Schedule 6 WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARD 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/327 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-performance-indicators-and-standards-order-northern-ireland-2015 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.