# The Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 5: Pre-application community consultation

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where the prospective applicant has been served with a notice under section 26(4), the Department must consult the appropriate council as respects a proposed application and in doing so, must give a copy of the proposal of application notice to that council.
(2) Subject to regulation 5A, the prospective applicant must—
(a) hold at least one public event in the locality in which the proposed development is situated where members of the public may make comments to the prospective applicant as regards the proposed development; ...
(aa) maintain a website to display details of the proposed development and facilitate comments from members of the public relating to the proposed development; and
(b) publish in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the proposed development is situated a notice containing—
(i) a description of, and the location of, the proposed development,
(ii) details as to where further information may be obtained concerning the proposed development,
(iii) the date, time and place of the public event,
(iv) a statement explaining how, and by when, persons wishing to make comments to the prospective applicant relating to the proposal may do so, ...
(v) a statement that comments made to the prospective applicant are not representations to the council or as the case may be the Department and if the prospective applicant submits an application there will be an opportunity to make representations on that application to the council or as the case may be the Department at a later stage ,
(vi) details of the website maintained in accordance with 2(aa), and
(vii) the period of time to display details of the proposed development on the website.
(3) A public event held by the prospective applicant in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) must not be held earlier than 7 days after notification of the date, time and place of such event is given under paragraph (2)(b)(iii).
(4) The website in accordance with paragraph 2(aa) must display details of the proposed development for a minimum of 28 days during the period required under section 27(3) and must be after the notice publication date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/71/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-development-management-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-5
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