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Rural design sensitivity
2.12NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
Care will be needed to ensure that a proposal to extend or alter a dwelling in the countryside is sensitive to its setting within the rural landscape. This is particularly important where it is propos
dwellingruralScale, Proportion and Height Requirements
A6NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
An extension or alteration should not be so large or so prominent as to dominate the host property or its wider surroundings, rather development proposals should be in scale with existing and adjoinin
dwellingflatsruralAncillary buildings in the countryside
A13NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
In the countryside, ancillary buildings should be designed as part of the overall layout to result in an integrated rural group of buildings
dwellingruralCountryside Impact
A24NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
The impact of an extension or alteration on the visual amenity of the countryside and, in particular, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty needs to be considered. Proposals should be in keeping with th
dwellingruralconservationRural Dwellings Landscape Integration
A25NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
Many rural dwellings occupy larger plots than their urban counterparts. Whilst there may be sufficient room on the plot to accommodate an extension in physical terms, great sensitivity is required to
dwellingruralconservationRural Boundary Treatments
A26NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
The suburban boundary treatment of walls or fences and the introduction of ornate pillars are inappropriate in the rural landscape and will be resisted.
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