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ENV3 – Adapting to environmental change
ENV3Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Planning permission will be granted for development that incorporates measures to adapt to environmental change, in order to support sustainable and enduring development. Measures to help adapt to th
environmental-changefloodingsudsresiliencegreen-infrastructurebiodiversitycoastalextreme-weatheroverheatingenergyNatural heritage protection policy framework
Policy NH1Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The council will adopt the precautionary principle when considering the impacts of a proposed development on local, national or international natural heritage resources, including designated sites, pr
conservationbiodiversityenvironmental-protectionNatural heritage policy aims and biodiversity improvements
10.2.7Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The policy also aims to secure net improvements in biodiversity whilst protecting or enhancing green and blue infrastructure provision in recognition of its wide ranging benefits.
conservationbiodiversitygreen-infrastructureNature Conservation and Biodiversity Protection - Justification and Policy Framework
10.2.8–10.2.9Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Preserving and enhancing the natural environment is a core planning principle of the SPPS and the furtherance of biodiversity conservation is a statutory legal requirement of all public authorities. T
all-developmentsconservationbiodiversityPrecautionary Principle and Mitigation Measures for Nature Conservation
10.2.9Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
In this regard, the application of the precautionary principle approach is necessary to ensure the protection of important natural heritage interests. Where exceptional circumstances exist that suppor
all-developmentsconservationbiodiversityDevelopment Adjacent to Rivers and Water Bodies - Biodiversity and Design Requirements
10.2.9Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Proposals adjacent to rivers and other water bodies shall give due regard to the protection and enhancement of biodiversity, water quality, access and amenity, including through the adoption of sensit
all-developmentsconservationbiodiversitydrainageexternal-space