AQW 26732/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether Section 208 of Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 provides her Department with powers to assess a local council's decision regarding enforcement action where a development has proceeded without, or contrary to, planning permission.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 1 December 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 1 December 2021
- Answer due by
- 7 December 2021
- Answered
- 6 December 20215 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
Section 208 of the Planning Act (NI) 2011 gives the Department or a person appointed by the Department the power to conduct an assessment of how a council deals with applications for planning permission. This does not include enforcement action.