Comprehensive Development Schemes
A process of land acquisition and disposal to secure the better planning and regeneration of selected areas of towns and cities. Comprehensive Development Schemes enable the Department to unlock development opportunities by releasing underused or derelict land and buildings.
The Department is empowered to acquire land and arrange for its disposal and development, after public consultation, in a comprehensive manner in accordance with a plan for the area adopted. Schemes are identified and taken into programme through a variety of sources, for example, identification by the Department of areas requiring treatment, requests from politicians, developers and planners.
Comprehensive Development Schemes, depending on location, are the responsibility of either Belfast Regeneration Office, North West Development Office or Regional Development Office, working closely with the Planning Service. Their role is to take such schemes forward through a detailed process.
The process involves:
- Economic Appraisal;
- Identification of property owners;
- Preparation of draft Vesting Order and Development Scheme;
- Consultation with the local District Council;
- Publication of Vesting Order and Development Scheme;
- Negotiation with objectors;
- Arranging Public Inquiry, if necessary;
- Making Vesting Order and adopting Development Scheme;
- Becoming owner of all properties within the CD area and taking responsibility for their future management and repairs;
- Settlement of compensation for each property vested;
- Co-ordinating arrangements for relocation of existing occupiers of vested properties;
- Site clearance, demolition, infrastructure, environmental improvement work;
- Disposal of sites in accordance with the Development Scheme either directly to the public sector, agencies or to the private sector by way of a Developer's Brief.
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