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Housing Density in Established Residential Areas
2.4NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
When considering an increase in housing density in established residential areas, great care should be taken to ensure that local character, environmental quality and amenity are not significantly ero
dwellingsite-planningaccessPolicy QD 1: Quality in New Residential Development
Policy QD 1NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
Planning permission will only be granted for new residential development where it is demonstrated that the proposal will create a quality and sustainable residential environment. The design and layout
dwellingsite-planningaccessMovement Pattern and Access Requirements
Policy QD 1(e)NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
a movement pattern is provided that supports walking and cycling, meets the needs of people whose mobility is impaired, respects existing public rights of way, provides adequate and convenient access
dwellingaccessaccessibilitysite-planningOperational Planning Policy Relevance - PPS 3 Access, Movement and Parking
17NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
Planning Policy Statement 3: 'Access, Movement and Parking' PPS 3 requires new development to provide safe and adequate access to public roads and to produce Transport Assessments for large scale prop
accesssite-planningPPS 7 Key Criteria for Residential Development
PPS 7NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
In the determination of individual planning applications for residential development, the main statement of policy is set out in PPS 7. The main objective of the policy is to promote quality residenti
dwellingresidentialdesignaccessexternal-spacesite-planningSupplementary Planning Guidance - Creating Places
19NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas
'Creating Places – achieving quality in residential development' Creating Places provides supplementary design guidance (prepared jointly by Planning Service & Roads Service) for residential developme
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