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Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Like the community plan the LDP vision set out an ambitious but realistic spatial vision. In 2035, Belfast will be a globally successful, smart regional city that is environmentally resilient with a

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The LDP will seek to support the development of sustainable neighbourhoods, which are well designed and provide a sufficient supply and choice of homes that will meet the city's growing and more diver

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

We will support an efficient integrated transport network offering travel choice that minimises congestion and pollution. The plan will encourage the expansion of green infrastructure networks for wal

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The LDP will encourage development of renewable energy networks to build capacity and security. Promote innovative building technologies to improve efficiencies to create competitive advantage for bus

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

To diversify and strengthen the economy to support the level of population growth predicted for the plan area, the LDP provides the policies to ensure that there is sufficient land to accommodate a va

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

To plan for a city that works for everyone, the LDP will support the opportunity to tackle persistent social inequalities and focuses on areas blighted by 'Peace Walls' and barriers through shared com

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

to phases will be based on principles to be brought forward through the Local Policies Plan, including: • supporting the objectives of the Plan Strategy; • identifying the most suitable and sustainabl

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The scale of existing housing, employment and mixed-use commitments across the City is recognised and set out within the provisions of EC2 and HOU1. There is no automatic assumption that these existin

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The council will support development that maximises opportunities to improve health and wellbeing. Development will not be permitted where it will result in significant harm to life, human health or w

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The council will support development that maximises opportunities to build strong, cohesive communities and that makes a positive contribution to good relations.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The Spatial Development Strategy is an important planning tool for managing the shape and extent of the settlements. This supports the settlement policies to ensure that developments that are proporti

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Belfast City is the principal city and is the focus for population and economic growth within the district. It will accommodate the majority of new economic and residential developments within its set

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The settlement areas have distinct functions based on existing development patterns within the Belfast City settlement area. Thematic policies will be applied to the defined settlement areas to: • En

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Unlike many cities of a similar size across the UK and Europe, the residential population of the city centre is low. However, this will change significantly over the plan period, with the re-location

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The inner city is characterised by a predominance of high density residential development, often including established residential areas of terraced housing and social housing developments intersperse

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

It is also characterised by areas of disadvantage and segregated housing areas separated by peace walls and barriers. The contested spaces provide opportunities for developing shared meanwhile communi

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The full extent of the inner city settlement area will be defined within the Local Policies Plan.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The outer areas of Belfast typically contain a greater proportion of housing than industrial and commercial development. Dwellings tend to be larger and lower density moving into the suburbs, with the

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The area has also begun to adapt to the changing economic climate, diversifying through the Science Park and North Foreshore developments offering employment in clean-tech and high-tech sectors. The r

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

These areas often have good accessibility from neighbouring areas and are well served by public transport. As a result, higher density residential development can typically be supported in close proxi

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The council will support new economic and residential development to create a compact and vibrant city centre. New development will be directed towards development opportunities located within the fol

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Shaping a liveable place

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Belfast has ambitious growth plans that will necessitate new housing provision. The RDS sets policy directions for the provision of housing that aim to manage housing growth to achieve sustainable pat

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Whilst population projections are an important source of information on the level and location of future housing, the rate of household formation is a more important driver of the housing market. The

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

There is significant demand for affordable forms of housing in the city. Although house prices are relatively low in Belfast by national standards, incomes are comparatively lower. Average rents are r

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

An appropriate housing mix not only refers to type, size and tenure, but also to a number of specialist housing types that need to be planned for. Specialist housing provides for people with specific

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The residential accommodation policies within the LDP will seek to address current and future residential needs by ensuring sufficient land is made available to meet future housing requirements. The h

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The LDP is required to identify and zone a supply of housing land that is sufficient to meet the population growth projections for the Belfast district. The housing supply adopts a sequential approach

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The council is also required to ensure an ongoing viable 5-year supply of land for housing and the indicative average annual rates will provide a basis on which this 5 years supply can be demonstrated

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

There is a requirement for 31,660 new homes in Belfast over the period 2020-2035. This will be delivered in accordance with the requirements set out in the following table. Settlement / Area | 2020-2

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Belfast has historically seen a high proportion of land delivered outside of the plan process, with planning approvals for housing on non-zoned land leading to an unusually high proportion of housing

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

However, there is no automatic assumption that existing housing land will form part of the formal provision, particularly where detailed analysis identifies constraints affecting the availability and

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Settlement / Area 2020-2025 2026-2030 2031-2035 Total Belfast city Belfast city centre 1,600 2,800 3,600 8,000 Belfast Harbour estate 600 1,300 1,600 3,500 Rest of Belfast city 3,600 6,400 8,100 18,10

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The SPPS states that the LDP should provide for a "managed release of housing land, in line with a 'plan, monitor and manage' approach". Monitoring of housing delivery will therefore be critical to th

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Identifying 'brownfield' land within settlements can assist in returning derelict sites into productive use, can help deliver more attractive environments, assist with economic renewal and reduce the

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Where proposals for housing development are brought forward on non-housing land during the plan period, there is also a clear preference for previously developed land within the existing urban footpri

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Where suitable unzoned sites are identified, it is vital that any potential harm created by such developments, in terms of impact upon the surrounding character and infrastructure provision, is minimi

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

There is a presumption that all new housing development within the plan area will be delivered on previously developed land within the existing urban footprint. Land will be prioritised and zoned with

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

There is a general presumption in favour of the retention of residential stock for permanent occupation. Within an established residential area or fronting onto a city corridor outside of a designated

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Regional policy seeks to manage housing growth to achieve sustainable patterns of residential development and to support urban (and rural) renaissance. It also calls for the delivery of higher densiti

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

There are a range of community uses that may be appropriate and necessary, in principle, within residential areas, such as community centres, health facilities, nurseries or educational facilities. In

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

In relation to city corridors, these perform an important role in moving people and goods into and out of the city. The local and district centres along these routes provide important services and fac

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The focus of this policy is on ensuring a suitable supply of permanent residential accommodation for future residents of Belfast, and there is a risk that the use of permanent homes or apartments to p

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Planning permission will be granted for residential development proposals which are brought forward in accordance with the following density bands: Settlement / character area | Average density band

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The SPPS requires a number of measures to be included in development plans, including the need to 'set density levels for housing sites appropriate to the location of the site and the character of the

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Within the wider Belfast city urban area, development or redevelopment should be designed to create or reinforce the prevailing character and identity, whether that be an urban or suburban setting, wh

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Great care should be taken to ensure that local character, environmental quality and amenity are not significantly eroded and that the proposed density, together with the form, scale, massing and layo

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Whilst the density bands take account of existing and approved densities, it is important to acknowledge that there will be implications over the plan period in terms of infrastructural requirements.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Planning permission will be granted for residential development on sites greater than 0.1 hectares and/or containing 5 or more dwelling units where a minimum of 20% of units are provided as affordable

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Where it can be demonstrated that it is not sustainable or viable for a proposed development to meet the requirements of this policy in full, the council will consider suitable alternatives on a case-