Updates to Status of Local Authority Planning Services as of 28th April 2020 (last updated 13:41, 5th May)

Council General Service Level CODE Staff attending office Contactable by phone Borough Council Yes Central Line Green= yes mostly active Borough Council Yes Central Line Amber=yes active but quite restricted Armagh City Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council Yes Central Line Red = no, not active City Council Yes Central Line Grey = unclear from Council correspondence or website Borough Council Post being checked Central Line District Council Yes Central Line District Council Post being checked Central Line City Council Yes E-mail Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Yes Central Line Mid- District Council Yes Central Line Newry Mourne and Down District Council Yes Central Line

Council Existing Applications Existing apps being progressed Site visits Most decisions taken as normal Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Yes Potential for use of technology Yes, refusal decisions being held back Ards and North Down Borough Council Yes Not clear Yes Issuing of delegated decisions will commence shortly. Date for Committee meeting Armagh City Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council Yes No remains under review Yes Emergency enforcement visits only Yes Site visits already taken place or using technology to progress apps Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Yes where site visit hasn't taken place Yes for delegated applications; Planning Committee meetings postponed at present Derry City and Strabane District Council Yes Enforcement/TPO/Priority 1 cases Yes for delegated applications; Planning Committee meetings postponed at present Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Limited access to planning portal Using technology to progress apps No Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Only apps at final stages No Not clear, April committee cancelled - no additional powers to officers Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Yes Subject to social distancing Yes Mid-Ulster District Council Yes Subject to social distancing Committee in June, delegated decisions issued Newry Mourne and Down District Council Yes from 11th May Yes

Council New Applications New apps validated New apps advertised Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Yes Yes Ards and North Down Borough Council Yes Yes Armagh City Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council Yes No Belfast City Council Yes Yes Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Yes Yes Derry City and Strabane District Council Yes Yes Fermanagh and Omagh District Council No No Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Yes Yes Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Yes Yes Mid-Ulster District Council Yes No Newry Mourne and Down District Council Yes Yes