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Purpose and Scope of PPS 23
NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
This Planning Policy Statement, PPS23 formalises policy established in case law where established planning policy may be set aside for a proposal to secure the long-term future of a significant place.
conservationheritageDefinition of Significant Place
NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
For the purposes of this PPS, 'significant place' means any part of the historic environment that has heritage value including scheduled monuments, archaeological remains, historic buildings (both sta
conservationheritagepublic-buildingApplication of Best Practice Guidance
NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
This PPS is accompanied by detailed Best Practice Guidance that will be taken into account in assessing all instances of enabling development.
conservationheritageDefinition of Enabling Development
1.1NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
'Enabling development' is a development proposal that is contrary to established planning policy and in its own right would not be permitted. Such a proposal may however be allowed where it will secur
conservationheritagePurpose of Enabling Development
1.2NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
Enabling development typically seeks to subsidise the cost of maintenance, major repair or conversion to the optimum use of a significant place where this is greater than its value to its owner or mar
conservationheritageJustification for Enabling Development
1.3NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
The justification for allowing the enabling development lies in the over-riding public benefit to be derived from the implementation of the principal proposal which otherwise would have little prospec
conservationheritagePolicy ED 1 – Enabling Development criteria
Policy ED 1NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
Proposals involving enabling development relating to the re-use, restoration or refurbishment of significant places will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated by the applicant in the submissi
conservationheritageenabling-developmentplanning-permissionPolicy ED 1 – Implementation and guidance
Policy ED 1NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
The Best Practice Guidance 'Assessing Enabling Development' accompanying this PPS will be taken into account in considering proposals. In considering enabling development proposals developers are enco
conservationheritageenabling-developmentplanning-permissionDefinition of 'significant place'
4.1NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
For the purposes of this PPS, 'significant place' means any part of the historic environment that has heritage value including scheduled
conservationheritageScope of Enabling Development for Historic Places
4.2NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
It is intended that this policy will only be used as a last resort where the long-term public benefit of securing a significant place decisively outweighs the disadvantages of departing from normal po
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