Northern Ireland · Checked 27 October 2026
Building in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland planning and building control sit with local councils and the Northern Ireland departments. There are 11 local councils that handle planning. Home Builders publishes guides and introductions across the UK; we do not carry out building work.
Planning authority: Northern Ireland has 11 local councils for planning. Building regulations are administered separately. Use infrastructure-ni.gov.uk for planning and finance-ni.gov.uk for building regulations, and nidirect for local council contacts.
Main cities & council areas
Use GOV.UK find your local council (or the nation links below) to reach the planning authority for a specific address.
Official links
- Find your local council (GOV.UK)
- Planning Portal (England and Wales householder route)
- Planning permission (mygov.scot)
- Planning permission (gov.wales)
- Building Regulations (gov.wales)
- Planning (Department for Infrastructure NI)
- Building regulations (Department of Finance NI)
- Local councils in Northern Ireland (nidirect)
Also see the UK nations hub and the full Areas hub.
Sources checked 27 October 2026. We do not invent rules; if an official page changes, follow that page.
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