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Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Our Priorities (a) Antrim and Newtownabbey is a place where people of all ages value their health and wellbeing and look after it in a variety of ways and encourage others to do so too; (b) Exercise a

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Our Priorities (a) Getting around our Borough is easier for those who don't have access to a car and for those who would prefer a more active mode of transport; (b) Our town and village centres are vi

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Public transport provision remains a key issue in the Antrim and Newtownabbey area, especially for those residents who are elderly, economically and/or socially disadvantaged, or with no access to a c

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

It is important that the Council seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of those who live within the Borough. Open spaces should be protected and accessible for all to enjoy and the creation of acc

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

To assist the delivery of sustainable development, the Council will require developers to provide impact assessments in association with planning applications where this is necessary to allow proper c

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will work with its statutory partners and other stakeholders to bring forward measures that will support our Borough's centres, enhance the quality of retail floor space and reduce overall

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

High quality transportation links facilitate the effective and efficient movement of people, goods and services across the Borough and support inward investment and help maintain a vibrant economy. Pr

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will work with DfI Roads and public transport operators to deliver major improvements to our existing transportation infrastructure with the aim of creating an integrated transport network

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will work with its statutory partners to actively promote and manage sustainable patterns of growth that make the fullest use of public transport with enhanced accessibility for all across

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Good transportation links, a choice of sustainable transport modes and improving accessibility to all, are important to furthering sustainable development and improving the economic vitality and attra

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

It is important that the way we manage parking within our Borough balances the provision of accessible parking for commuters, shoppers and visitors but does not increase congestion and its associated

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council recognises there is a need to encourage improvements in the design, quality and standards of new housing development across the Borough in an effort to create safer, more attractive and su

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

For proposals of 20 units or more, a minimum of 20% must demonstrate how the 'Lifetime Homes' approach has been taken account of, to ensure that new developments are accessible to all and will assist

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

To help meet the full range of housing needs advocated in the SPPS, the Council will also encourage the 'Lifetime Homes' approach, as well as

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The aim of this policy is to help meet the accommodation needs of those individuals whose needs cannot be readily met through the provision of general housing. This aim has taken account of and is con

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will support proposals for specialist residential accommodation such as sheltered housing, nursing homes and residential care homes, where all the following criteria are met: (a) The homes

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

When assessing proposals the Council will give careful consideration to the impact of extensions in terms of scale, massing, design and materials, as well as the appropriateness of the alteration to t

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will give sympathetic consideration to proposals where an extension or alteration is required for a person with a disability or whose mobility is otherwise impaired. If imaginative and inn

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will operate a presumption against the loss of existing community infrastructure, including open space of public value, to competing uses. Proposals for new community facilities and servic

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will also expect new development proposals to facilitate and improve linkages and accessibility to local community infrastructure and help maximise opportunities to promote healthy and act

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council for its part is responsible for a wide range of community and recreational facilities including community centres, leisure centres, public parks, sports pitches and play areas, with existi

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council also wishes to take the opportunity afforded by new residential development to help deliver improvements in our Borough's community infrastructure and assist in promoting better health and

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Positive placemaking and good design are key components in the delivery of high quality, attractive and sustainable places within our Borough, places that respect and reflect local character, places w

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Promote accessible and inclusive places for all; taking particular account of those with impaired mobility;

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council will encourage good accessibility for all members of society, including those users with impaired mobility and this should be a consideration early in the formulation of development propos

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The Council and its partners will promote improvements to the accessibility of heritage assets to allow enjoyment of the historic environment for all.

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The number of new homes completed in the Borough by settlement and in the countryside. The amount of housing land available for development in the Borough's settlements. The number of new homes comp

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

(6) Provision of an extension or alterations to meet the particular needs of a person with a disability. For example, a modest single storey extension required to meet the particular needs of the per

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

An extension or alteration to a residential property to provide an ancillary use, such as additional living accommodation for elderly or dependent relatives, should be designed to demonstrate dependen