S.L. 552.34 Art. 3Applicability.    S.L. 552.13.

(1) (a) Wherever reference is made to a specific period in this order, such period shall be deemed as excluding the period of shutdown of the Planning Authority offices. ON SPECIFIED LOCATIONS

(b) For the purposes of this order, the period of shutdown of the Authority offices shall be that period established by Schedule 4 of the Development Planning (Procedure for Applications and their Determination) Regulations.

(2) (a) With reference to any scheduled property that already incorporates a protective buffer zone and Areas of High Landscape Value, any buffer distance of thirty (30) metres shall not apply.

(b) In the case of an already existing building on property that is not Outside the Development Zone and that is scheduled or designated solely on the basis of features located underground, and if the new development is located entirely above ground, the notification procedure established in article 6 shall replace any restriction that would otherwise be entailed by such scheduling or designation.

(c) In the case of property that is not Outside the Development Zone and that is scheduled or designated solely on the basis of landscape value, any restriction on permitted development that is entailed by such scheduling or designation shall not apply in respect of:

(i) trenching operations or other underground works which do not permanently affect the land surface, provided that the land is completely and immediately returned to its original condition once the works have been completed; and

(ii) internal alterations that do not affect the external appearance of the building. The notification procedure established in article 6 shall apply.

(d) Wherever there is a difference in opinion between the Authority and any other party, or any need for interpretation, as to whether a development:

(i) is aesthetically or otherwise compatible with its location; or

(ii) affects or alters materially the character and, or permitted development and, or the context of the building or site and its surroundings; or

(iii) meets any requirements of this order, whether explicit or implied, the opinion of the Authority shall prevail.