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Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Water is a precious natural resource needed to fulfil many activities of everyday life. Significant infrastructure is required to deliver fresh water to homes and businesses throughout the city and al

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The key aim of this policy is to achieve sustainable waste management. Consequently, there is a need to ensure that as far as possible all waste management facilities are developed to the highest stan

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Many waste management facilities by reason of their size, nature or location have the potential to cause significant damage to the environment in terms of visual intrusion, habitat or heritage destruc

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

principle that, where there are significant risks of damage to the environment, its protection will generally be paramount, unless there are imperative reasons of overriding public interest.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Planning permission will be granted for the development of landfill or land raising facilities for the disposal of waste where: a. There is a need for the facility as established through the WMS and t

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Landfilling is the disposal of waste into void spaces in the land often left as a result of mineral extraction. Land raising is the disposal of waste by depositing on land thereby raising its level. L

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Waste disposal proposals will be expected to include a statement identifying the waste implications of the development, measures taken to minimise and manage the waste generated, a critical analysis o

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Whilst not necessarily a sustainable waste management solution and not favoured by the waste hierarchy, the deposition of inert waste on agricultural or other land can result in an improvement in land

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Planning permission will be refused where any proposal would have an unacceptable impact on the environment. Where appropriate, conditions will be attached to planning permissions to minimise or compe

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

In relation to development proposed in the vicinity of WWTW's the potential adverse impact of existing or approved infrastructure upon neighbouring land uses will be a material consideration in the de

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Applications will be approved or refused depending on the circumstances prevailing at particular locations. Relevant considerations will include: The nature and capacity of the treatment works; Loca

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

In all cases, specific advice will be sought from the environmental health department of the council.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Proposals for unconventional hydrocarbon extraction will not be permitted unless it can be fully demonstrated that there is no potential for significant environmental impacts arising from such develop

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Visual intrusion and impact on natural heritage are often the most significant environmental impacts associated with mineral workings and these are key considerations in assessing any proposals. Appli

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The SPPS recognises that the planning system should help to mitigate and adapt to environmental change by working with natural environmental processes, for example through promoting the development of

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The LDP policies for natural heritage aim to protect all designated sites and priority habitats and species from damaging or inappropriate development. The policies also aim to protect and enhance the

Belfast·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

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

The council will seek to protect existing trees from new development, particularly those that are of visual, biodiversity or amenity quality and significance, and there will be a presumption in favour

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Preserving and enhancing the natural environment, of which trees form an important element, is a core planning principle of the SPPS. The council also has a duty to specifically consider tree preserva

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Protecting and enhancing the natural environment, including landscape and seascape, is a core planning principle of the SPPS, which recognises the region's distinctive and beautiful landscape. The pro

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Irrespective of any designations, all development should consider how it can conserve and enhance the coastal resource, including in terms of nature conservation and amenity value. In addition, all pr

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Ref: 24 Indicator: Quantity of development permitted in undeveloped areas of flood risk Source: Planning decisions (BCC) and DfI Rivers consultations Relevant Policy: ENV 4 Target: No permissions gran

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Ref: 25 Indicator: Quantity of development permitted on all Natural Heritage Sites Source: Planning decisions (BCC) and liaising with NIEA Relevant Policy: NH1 Target: No permissions granted for non-c

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Ref: 27 Indicator: Number of planning permissions that secure Green and Blue Infrastructure improvements, including through Developer Agreements. Source: Major planning decisions (BCC) and S76 Agreeme