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Supplementary Planning Guidance: Practice Note 2

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A decision made 12 May 2016:

Decision Reference:  MD-PE-2016-0056

Decision Summary Title :

Alteration to Supplementary Planning Guidance, Practice Note 2.

Date of Decision Summary:

11/04/2016

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director

Building Control

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Director Building Control

Written Report

Title :

n/a

Date of Written Report:

n/a

Written Report Author:

n/a

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

n/a

Subject:

Alteration to Supplementary Planning Guidance (Practice Note 2) “ Planning Applications – Revised Plans and Minor Amendments”

Decision(s):  

The Minister decided to alter the Planning Guidance (Practice Note 2) to allow minor changes to the width and height of buildings where this is necessary to accommodate the increased fabric insulation standards required by the 2016 revisions to the building bye-laws.

Reason(s) for Decision:

To remove the need for revised planning applications to be made in cases where minor dimensional changes are required solely to comply with the thermal insulation standards required under the building bye-laws.

Resource Implications:

None.

Action required:

Department to publish amended Practice Note 2.

Signature:

 

 

Position:  Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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