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Design Concept for Residential Environments
4.21NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
The overall design concept for a new residential environment should seek to provide contrast and interest balanced by unifying elements to provide coherence and identity. As well as greater variety in
dwellingdesignRural Character in Villages and Settlements
4.23NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Many villages and smaller settlements in Northern Ireland display an essentially rural character, and proposals for housing development in such locations should reflect this in their design, layout an
dwellingruraldesignContemporary Design and Sustainable Approaches
4.24NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
While the Department considers it important to ensure that all new development fits in well with its surroundings this will not preclude quality contemporary design using modern materials. Innovative
dwellingenergydrainagedesign