Northern Ireland’s (NI) Department for Infrastructure has issued Development Management Practice Note 21: Section 76 Planning Agreements, which is designed to guide planning officers and relevant users through the legislative requirements relating to the use of planning agreements and deals primarily with procedures as well as good practice.
It forms part of a series of practice notes stemming from the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (2011 Act) and any related subordinate legislation. The emphasis is on advice but, where explicit legislative requirements must be followed, these will be highlighted.
Where appropriate, the practice note may highlight relevant legislation, procedural guidance, definitions and best practice examples/relevant case law.
