When are we consulted?

Planning Service (PS) and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) have agreed on the types of planning application that NIEA should provide advice on.

This is where a proposal could affect:

• an area designated for its nature conservation value
• a plant or animal species protected by law
• an area containing a priority habitat or priority species identified in the Northern Ireland Biodiversity Strategy
• other areas which contain natural features such as river corridors, grassland, peatland, woodland or earth science features
• an area designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or World Heritage Site
• an area identified in an Area Plan as being of nature conservation or landscape importance