2nd Edition
Planning Law and Practice in Northern Ireland
Each of the jurisdictions within the United Kingdom is constantly refining the operational characteristics of its planning system and while there are some common practices, there are also substantive divergences. In each territory the planning template is shaped within a dynamic political and legal context and thus students and practitioners require an accessible, in-depth and up-to-date literature dealing with this matter. The multi-disciplinary contributors to this expanded Second Edition of Planning Law and Practice in Northern Ireland explore the progression of planning within the region and discuss prominent facets of contemporary development management, development plans, environmental law, property law and professional practice. Consideration is given to the consequences of Brexit for planning in Northern Ireland, devolved government institutional structures for planning, and the post-2015 emergent performance of local authorities in this arena. The book makes an important contribution to the wider literature in this field and, with its extensive citing of statutes and cases, provides an essential resource for students, planning practitioners and researchers.
1 The evolving Northern Ireland planning system
Stephen McKay and Michael Murray
2 Development, planning applications and their determination
Stephen McKay and Michael Murray
3 Amenity and special forms of development management
Stephen McKay and Michael Murray
4 Continuity and change in development plans
Stephen McKay
5 The evolution and application of planning enforcement
Jane McKay and Stephen McKay
6 Developer contributions and 'planning agreements' in Northern Ireland
Thomas Murphy, John McCord and Michael McCord
7 Judicial review in the planning arena
Stephen McKay and Michael Murray
8 Environmental law in Northern Ireland
Brian Jack
9 Environmental health, environmental protection and their relationship with spatial planning
Sean MacIntyre
10 Environmental impact assessment and development management
Neil Galway and Stephen McKay
11 Planning and renewable energy
Stephen McKay and Michael Murray
12 Planning and placemaking
Mura Quigley
13 Marine spatial planning for Northern Ireland: from fragmentation towards integration
Heather Ritchie, Joseph Onwona Ansong and Wesley Flannery
14 Cross-border spatial planning on the island of Ireland
Gavan Rafferty
15 Equality law, good relations and planning
Diane O'Neill and Brendan Murtagh
16 Property law and planning in Northern Ireland
John McCord, Thomas Murphy and Peadar Davis
17 Liquor licensing law and planning in Northern Ireland
Michael Murray
18 Planning and professional practice
Gary McGhee, William Orbinson QC, Stephen McKay and Michael Murray
Biography
Stephen McKay is Reader in Planning Law and Practice and was Head of Planning at Queen’s University Belfast. He is a Chartered Town Planner. He was Co-Director of the 2021 award winning UK Knowledge Transfer Project VU City that has created an interactive 3D digital model to help inform development management decision making.
Michael Murray, prior to retirement, was Reader in Spatial Planning at Queen’s University Belfast and where, as Honorary Associate, he continues his writing on international planning, rural development and planning law. His recent scholarship includes The Camino de Santiago: Curating the Pilgrimage as Heritage and Tourism published by Berghahn Books in 2021.
