Advice on Undertaking a Rural Needs Impact Assessment

For information on undertaking a Rural Needs Impact Assessment, Public Authorities should refer to Chapter 5 of the guidance document.

Further information on undertaking a Rural Needs Impact Assessment is provided in the document ‘Help With Undertaking a Rural Needs Impact Assessment’ (Document Under Development)

Information on available rural research and statistics which can help inform the Rural Needs Impact Assessment is provided on the Research and Statistics page.

If further advice on undertaking a Rural Needs Impact Assessment is required Public Authorities can contact their Rural Needs Co-ordinator or DAERA’s Strategic Policy and Legislation Branch at rural.needs@daera-ni.gov.uk.