{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-performance-indicators-and-standards-order-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-performance-indicators-and-standards-order-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/327",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-performance-indicators-and-standards-order-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "PLANNING STANDARDS",
  "text": "Council\nStandard reference number\nStandard\n(1)An application in the category of major development within the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.\n(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.\n(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).\n(4)Target conclusion means the achievement of one of the following outcomes of an investigation:–\n(4)(i)Case closure\n(4)(ii)Submission of a retrospective planning application;\n(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);\n(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.\nAll councils\nPS1\nMajor applications processed from date valid to decision or withdrawal within an average of 30 weeks.\nAll councils\nPS2\nLocal applications processed from date valid to decision or withdrawal within an average of 15 weeks.\nAll councils\nPS3\n70% of all enforcement cases progressed to target conclusion within 39 weeks of receipt of complaint.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 in operation at 28.9.2015, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 2015 No. 71"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. 2015 No. 72"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "(1)An application in the category of major development within the meaning of the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "(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."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "(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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "(4)Target conclusion means the achievement of one of the following outcomes of an investigation:–"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/327/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:00:20.861484+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}