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Policy LC2 – Lagan Valley Regional Park (LVRP) – Development Outside Settlement Boundaries
Policy LC2Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Planning permission will only be granted for development proposals outside the settlement boundaries in the LVRP area which meet all other policy requirements of the LDP that apply to the countryside
conservationlvrplandscape-protectioncountrysideheritageRural development justification and locational need
10.5.7Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The countryside is a unique resource for the city council area. However, inappropriate development in the countryside has the potential to create significant environmental, financial and social costs.
ruralcountrysidesite-planningRural design integration and environmental protection
10.5.8Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
It is important to ensure that any necessary and permissible development is well-designed and adequately integrated into its setting, to respect and protect rural character, amenity and the wider envi
ruralcountrysideconservationsite-planningRural development refusal criteria
10.5.9Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Development will not be supported where it is: Unduly prominent in the landscape; Mars the distinction between a settlement and the surrounding countryside or it otherwise results in urban sprawl or a
ruralcountrysidesite-planning