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We offer a Pre-Application Discussion (PAD) service for you to speak with a planning officer and discuss proposals before you make a planning application. We can advise you on how to make your application, what information you will need to submit with it and the likely issues when it is considered.
A Pre-Application Discussion will improve the quality of your application and give you a better chance of getting permission before paying a planning fee. It will also help us deal with your application more quickly.
You can use VU.CITY as part of the Pre-Application process.
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Local scale |
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£500 excluding VAT |
Large scale local |
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£1,000 excluding VAT |
Major scale |
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£1,500 excluding VAT |
Large scale major |
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£2,000 excluding VAT |
PADs for householders or commercial properties under 200 square metres are free. There is also no charge for non-profit community related projects.
We want to help you through the planning application process and will provide advice based on the information you give us.
Included as part of the fee is an initial meeting and a follow up meeting where required. An initial meeting is only included for large scale major proposals with a charge for additional meetings if needed.
The charge for additional meetings, if they are needed is £500 or £1,000 for large scale major proposals.
When submitting your Pre-Application Decision form this essential information is needed:
If you would like to make an appointment you can:
To pay for your Pre-Application Discussion, you can:
We do not publish requests for pre-application advice but we may be obligated to disclose this information in response to any relevant freedom of information request received. You must give your agreement for this to be disclosed or provide reasons why it should not on your application form.
We also offer a Duty Planning Officer service between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. You can contact the Duty Planning Officer by calling 028 9050 0510 or in person (at the Cecil Ward Building, 4-10 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8BP) for general planning advice.
If you have specific proposals, we advise you to make a request for a Pre-Application Discussion.