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Policy BH 15: The Re-use of Non-listed Vernacular Buildings
BH 15NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
The Department will normally permit the sympathetic conversion of non-listed vernacular buildings to other appropriate uses where this would secure their upkeep and retention. In the countryside conve
ruralconservationnon-domesticdwellingConversion to residential use in countryside and Green Belt areas
9.4NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
Great care will be necessary in assessing proposals for conversion to residential use as this can be particularly detrimental to the fabric and character of certain buildings. In the countryside, and,
dwellingruralheritageconversionResidential curtilage and permitted development rights for countryside conversions
9.5NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
Where a conversion scheme to residential use in the countryside is considered acceptable any residential curtilage to be created, as part of the proposal should not have a harmful effect on the charac
dwellingruralheritageconversionexternal-spaceConservatory Design on Historic Buildings
E27NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
A new conservatory is a new extension and the same criteria for a successful listed building consent application pertain as for any other extension. The first consideration is the relationship of the
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