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Vernacular dwelling retention and renovation
5.16NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
increasingly viewed as an important element of our built heritage. Accordingly, this policy seeks to help retain vernacular houses and promote their sympathetic renovation and continued use rather tha
dwellingcontextDesign solutions for vernacular dwelling replacement
5.17NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Where the replacement of a vernacular dwelling is considered acceptable in principle, the encouragement provided in this policy to retain and incorporate the existing structure into the overall layout
dwellingcontextDefinition of Rural Vernacular Buildings
Annex 2NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Rural vernacular or traditional architecture is the construction of small plain buildings in the countryside (particularly before 1925) where the dominant influence in siting, materials, form and desi
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