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Non-Residential Development in the Countryside
NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Planning permission will be granted for non-residential development in the countryside in the following cases: • farm diversification proposals in accordance with Policy CTY 11; • agricultural and for
non-domesticruralsite-planningIndustrial, Commercial and Community Development in Countryside
5.11NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Appropriate industrial and commercial enterprises, including minerals development and necessary infrastructure will be facilitated, as well as proposals for new community buildings and uses where thes
non-domesticcommercialindustrialpublic-buildingruralsite-planningReplacement of non-residential countryside buildings
5.19NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
While Policy CTY 4 highlights that the reuse and sympathetic conversion of non-residential buildings can represent a sustainable approach to development in the countryside, it is however acknowledged
non-domesticruralPolicy CTY 4 – The Conversion and Reuse of Existing Buildings
Policy CTY 4NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Planning permission will be granted to proposals for the sympathetic conversion, with adaptation if necessary, of a suitable building for a variety of alternative uses, including use as a single dwell
ruraldwellingnon-domesticconversionsustainabilityReuse and conversion of existing non-residential buildings in the countryside
5.21NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
There is the potential for the reuse of an existing non-residential building as a dwelling and exceptionally, planning permission may be granted to conversion of a traditional building to more than on
dwellingnon-domesticruralDesign requirements for conversion of traditional buildings
5.22NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
The Department would stress the importance of good design in all such cases and in particular care needs to be taken for proposals involving the conversion of traditional buildings to ensure that thei
dwellingnon-domesticruralPolicy CTY 7 – Dwellings For Non-Agricultural Business Enterprises
CTY 7NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Planning permission will be granted for a dwelling house in connection with an established non-agricultural business enterprise where a site specific need can be clearly demonstrated that makes it ess
dwellingnon-domesticruralsite-planningJustification – Establishment and Site-Specific Need
5.30NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
Established non-agricultural business enterprises, located in the countryside, may require residential accommodation. The presence of such a business is not, of itself, sufficient justification to gra
dwellingnon-domesticruralsite-planningJustification – Functional Necessity and Security Considerations
5.31NI-wide·PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside
A business which has been operating satisfactorily without residential accommodation will be expected to demonstrate why accommodation is now considered necessary in order to enable the enterprise to
dwellingnon-domesticruralsite-planning