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  • Environmental Advice for Planning

    DAERA has a role in development management and responds to development proposals where there is potential for impacts on the natural and marine environments and fisheries interests.  

    DAERA Planning Consultations Update 

    DAERA wishes to inform customers that we are currently experiencing a high volume of work, which is resulting in delays to planning consultation responses. The Department is implementing a number of actions to improve performance and address the current backlog.

    As part of our ongoing commitment to improving customer service, we are publishing information on expected processing times to increase transparency and help manage customer expectations.

    Further information is available on the ‘DAERA Planning Consultations Update’ page.

    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.

    The Planning Response Team can be contacted at:

    PlanningResponse.Team@daera-ni.gov.uk
    Telephone: 028 9056 9604

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    Consulting DAERA on planning applications

    • Consultation procedure
    • When to consult DAERA
    • Areas of responsibility for planning

    Information required for consultation with DAERA

    Advice on the type and detail of information required by DAERA to respond to planning consultations.

    • Required Documentation
    • Planning consultation development types
    • Key environmental considerations for planning consultations

    Advice and guidance

    Advice and Guidance to help in the planning process

    • New & Future Schemes
    • Common Health Entry Document Operator Portal (CHOP) Registration Process
    • How to Apply

    COMAH Public Information Northern Ireland

    Information about COMAH sites in Northern Ireland

    Construction Method Statements

    Guidance on the information required in a Construction Method Statement

    Step by Step Guidance for Agricultural Planning Applications and Environmental Considerations

    The following step by step guidance is for applicants of agricultural related planning applications and is regarding environmental considerations which may need to be taken into account during the application process to allow the local planning authority to make a determination.

    Public Appointment Vacancies - Chair and up to 18 Members to the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC)

    The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking to appoint a new Chair and up to 18 members to the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC). The CNCC provides independent, specialist advice to the Department (DAERA) on matters affecting the countryside and nature conservation and Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) with due regard to matters affecting agriculture, forestry and inland fisheries.

    DAERA Planning Consultations Update

    Customer Communications – Update on planning consultation response times.

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    Most recent publications

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    Most recent consultations

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      Published 12 January 2024 Consultation closed
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      Published 23 November 2023 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • £2.2million Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme (RMCGS) 2026/2027 opens for applications

      Published 18 May 2026
    • Competition to appoint a Chair and up to 18 Members to the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC)

      Published 13 February 2026
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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