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Projecting signs on listed buildings
6.21NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
Projecting signs can often adversely affect the appearance and character of listed buildings and will therefore require very careful consideration. Where their presence is considered acceptable partic
listed-buildingnon-domesticsignageThe Importance of Vernacular Buildings
9.1NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
The vernacular buildings of Northern Ireland have developed as a response to local economic and social circumstances, using simple styles and largely local materials. They have a natural place in our
ruralconservationnon-domesticPolicy 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-domesticdwellingRe-use of vernacular buildings through conversion
9.3NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
The Department wishes therefore to encourage the re-use of such vernacular buildings by sympathetic renovation or conversion for a range of appropriate uses. This may include proposals for tourism or
non-domesticruralheritageconversion