Areas of responsibility for planning
The Planning Response Team is the single point of contact for planning consultations and environmental queries related to planning, and provides a single, integrated response for each consultation across DAERA’s areas of responsibility shown below.
Marine & Fisheries Division
Development that may have an effect on the marine environment, including:
- Development within an area between the mean low water mark to 500m inland of mean high water mark.
- Onshore development that may affect the Marine Environment as a result of discharge of sediment or pollutants into the marine environment.
Natural Environment Division
Development of land that may affect natural heritage interests including landscape, such as:
- Designated Sites.
- Priority Habitat and Species.
- Development within the World Heritage Site and its distinctive setting.
- Major and Regionally Significant development within and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Water Catchment Unit
Development that may have an effect on the water environment, such as:
- Surface water drainage.
- Sewage disposal.
- Development that may affect surface water bodies as a result of discharge of sediment or pollutants into the water.
Inland Fisheries
Development that may have an effect on the water environment important to fisheries, such as:
- Development within 10m of any waterway that may affect rivers important to fisheries as a result of discharge of sediment or pollutants into the water.
- In-river development such as hydroelectric power installations.
- Temporary or permanent modification to watercourse channel including banks.
Regulation Unit
- Development on land potentially affected by contamination.
- Development that may affect groundwater quality, quantity or flow.
- Development related to the disposal or processing of waste.
Drinking Water Inspectorate
Development that may have an effect on the water environment, such as:
- Development that may affect an existing private drinking water supply including boreholes and wells.
- Proposed new private drinking water supply.
Industrial Pollution & Radiochemical Inspectorate
Development that may have an effect on air quality, such as:
- Development regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013.
- Development that may suffer loss of amenity due to dust, noise, odour etc. due to the proximity to a neighbouring activity regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013.