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NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) set out the policies of the Department of the Environment on particular aspects of land-use planning and apply to the whole of Northern Ireland. Their contents will b

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The policies of this Statement will supersede the following provisions of the Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland: Policy SP 15 Heritage, Policy HOU 14 Conversion to Houses, Policy CON 4 Buil

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The modern landscape of Northern Ireland is the result of some 9,000 years of human activity and change on the natural topography which has left us with a rich but vulnerable legacy. Archaeological an

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The physical survivals of our past are to be valued and protected for their own sake, as a central part of our common cultural heritage. They are an irreplaceable record which contributes, through for

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Sustainable development is at the heart of all Government policy and is one of the key themes underlying the Department's approach to planning. In the pursuit of sustainable development it is recognis

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The function of the planning system is to regulate the development and use of land in the public interest. It has to take account of the Government's objective of promoting sustainable economic growth

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

While our landscape and townscape will continue to change in response to the needs of society, the planning system aims to resolve any conflict between conservation and development to secure mutual be

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Conservation itself can play a key part in promoting economic prosperity by ensuring that an area offers attractive living and working conditions which will encourage inward investment - environmental

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Collaborative, conservation-led approaches have been adopted as the basis for a number of successful regeneration initiatives. Careful and sensitive exploitation of the built heritage resource to achi

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

In addition the cultural and environmental value of features of the archaeological and built heritage can help promote an area as a visitor destination which can generate widespread economic benefits

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Just as there is continuity between past and present, so also there is between present and future. We have a duty to care for what we ourselves have inherited not simply for our own benefit but also w

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Northern Ireland Monuments and Buildings Record (NIMBR) makes available to the public information on sites of archaeological interest contained in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record (

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

In preparing development plans the Department will take full account of the implications of proposed landuse zonings, locations for development and limits of development on all features of the archaeo

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Over 14,000 archaeological sites and monuments are currently recorded in Northern Ireland but the actual number of sites which may exist is unknown. Many others undoubtedly exist and will continue to

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Archaeological sites and monuments may be taken into the care of the Department or scheduled for protection under the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (NI) Order 1995. The work of schedul

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

While it is impractical, for reasons of scale, to depict all currently known archaeological remains on development plan maps, monuments in State Care and scheduled monuments will be identified. All si

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Development plans, where appropriate, will designate areas of significant archaeological interest (ASAIs). Such designations seek to identify particularly distinctive areas of the historic landscape i

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

A register of parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic interest in Northern Ireland, based on a comprehensive inventory, is currently being prepared for publication during 1999 and will subsequ

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Development plans will identify historic parks, gardens and demesnes included in the register. They will also identify supplementary entries in the register normally as an appendix to the plan.

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Article 42 of the Planning (NI) Order 1991 requires the Department to compile a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest. Such buildings are important for their intrinsic value

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest records the best of our architectural heritage. It includes every type of building, ranging from grand mansions and cathedrals to wa

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

While it is impractical to depict all current listed buildings on development plan maps, for reasons of scale, it may be appropriate within or adjoining settlements to designate certain listed buildin

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Article 50 of the Planning (NI) Order 1991 provides the Department with the power to designate an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirab

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Development plans will identify existing conservation areas and may include local policies or proposals for their protection and enhancement. Proposed conservation areas or alterations to existing are

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Historic Buildings Council is a statutory body appointed to advise the Department on the general state of preservation of listed buildings in Northern Ireland. It is also consulted on any amendmen

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

While all settlements in Northern Ireland have their own unique identity, there are certain areas within our cities, towns and villages which exhibit a distinct character normally based on their histo

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

With an increased emphasis on the quality of new development and greater environmental awareness care must be taken to ensure that new development does not dominate the townscape / landscape character

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The modern landscape of Northern Ireland is also an historic landscape which is almost entirely man-made or man-modified, as each generation has chosen to keep, use, change or destroy the resources it

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Archaeological remains are a limited, finite and non-renewable resource, in many cases highly fragile and vulnerable to damage and destruction. Appropriate management is therefore essential to ensure

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

In all cases the desirability of preserving an archaeological site or monument and its setting, whether scheduled or otherwise, is a material consideration in determining planning applications. Accord

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The case for preservation of archaeological remains and their settings will be assessed on the individual merits of each case, taking into account all relevant planning policies and material considera

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Department will operate a presumption in favour of the physical preservation in situ of archaeological remains of regional importance and their settings. These comprise monuments in State Care, sc

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

State Care and scheduled monuments together represent those archaeological sites and monuments which are of greatest importance within Northern Ireland. It is particularly important that they are pres

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Monuments in State Care are protected and managed as a public asset by the Department's Environment and Heritage Service on behalf of present and future generations. They represent that part of the ri

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

There are some 1,350 scheduled monuments in Northern Ireland. Once a site or monument has been scheduled it benefits from statutory protection and scheduled monument consent is required from the Depar

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Information on parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic interest in Northern Ireland is currently being prepared by the Department for inclusion in a register (see para 2.13). This will highlig

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Department will not normally permit development which would lead to the loss of, or cause harm to, the character, principal components or setting of parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The character and appearance of the modern landscape of Northern Ireland owes much to planned landscape enhancement carried out since the 17th century, and many of the hedgerow trees or tree stands wh

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

In assessing proposals for development in or adjacent to parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic interest particular attention will be paid to the impact of the proposal on: the archaeological

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

In assessing proposals which would affect those parks, gardens and demesnes which retain only some elements of their original form i.e. those supplementary sites identified as an appendix to the propo

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Where a decision is taken to permit development which would result in the loss of any distinctive features of parks, gardens and demesnes, the Department will normally require developers to carry out

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Once a building is listed, Article 44 of the Planning (NI) Order provides that consent is required for its demolition and for any works of alteration or extension in any manner which would affect its

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Listed building controls apply to all works, including repairs, that affect a building's special interest, whether or not the particular feature concerned is specifically mentioned in the list descrip

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Once lost, listed buildings cannot be replaced; and they can be robbed of their special interest as surely by unsuitable alteration as by outright demolition. They represent a finite resource and irre

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Department will operate a general presumption in favour of the preservation of listed buildings. Applicants for listed building consent or planning permission affecting a listed building must ther

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The key to the survival and upkeep of listed buildings is to keep them in active use. While the most appropriate use of an historic building will often be that for which it was designed, the Departmen

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Further detailed guidance on alterations to listed buildings is given in Annex E. The Department would also draw attention to BS 7913:1998 which provides advice, information and guidance on the princi

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Department would encourage the Building Control sections of local councils to adopt a sympathetic approach when exercising their responsibilities under the Building Regulations with regard to the

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Department recognises the importance of allowing people with disabilities dignified and easy access to and within listed buildings. If access requirements are treated in an integrated and systemat

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

The Department will normally only grant consent for advertisements or signs on a listed building where these are carefully designed and located to respect the architectural form and detailing of the b