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NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) set out the policies of the Department of the Environment on particular aspects of land-use planning and apply to the whole of Northern Ireland. Their contents will b

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

This Planning Policy Statement, PPS 7 'Quality Residential Environments', sets out the Department's planning policies for achieving quality in new residential development and advises on the treatment

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

House-building has made a significant impact in Northern Ireland in the last decade and is likely to continue to be the most widespread urban land-use change for many years to come. While much of this

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

New residential development, wherever it occurs, can however threaten local character and identity. A cumulative loss of environmental quality has already become apparent as substantial housing areas,

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

There has also been a tendency for residential development within urban areas to ignore its immediate setting and to be similarly dominated by the requirements of the car. In certain cases redevelopme

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The promotion of more housing in urban areas should not be allowed to result in town cramming or damage to areas of distinctive townscape character. In established residential areas the overriding obj

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

This Statement seeks to achieve residential developments, on both brownfield and greenfield sites, which promote quality and sustainability in their design and layout, are more in harmony with their t

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Statement, together with the advice contained in associated Supplementary Planning Guidance documents, complements existing Government policy and initiatives aimed at achieving attractive and sust

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

In January 1996 the Minister for the Environment introduced the Quality Initiative to Northern Ireland with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of good design and quality in the built envir

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Strategy will also: • promote the use of development briefs and concept statements to achieve quality developments; • encourage land pooling; • promote the use of appropriate planning obligations

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

As regards the application of the Quality Initiative to new housing development, PPS 1 indicates that this will require: "a more sensitive and responsive approach by developers, one which identifies a

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

In order to meet this requirement, PPS 1 advises that: "Applicants for planning permission will have to be able to demonstrate how they have taken account of the need for good design in their developm

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The need for provision of areas of open space in association with new residential development is incorporated into Planning Policy Statement 8 'Open Space, Sport and Recreation'. This highlights the i

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Government is committed to greater integration of transport with land-use planning at national, regional and local level in order to support more sustainable transport choices and reduce the need

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

'Creating Places – Achieving Quality in Residential Developments' (May 2000) is the principal guide for use by intending developers in the design of all new housing areas. The guide is structured arou

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Department is preparing a revised version of Development Control Advice Note 8 'Small Unit Housing – New Development in Existing Residential Areas'. The purpose of the revised DCAN will be to prov

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The advice contained in these guides supplements the Department's policies for quality development, in particular the policies of this Statement. Together the policies and guidance seek to achieve qua

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Department would stress however that the application alone of the good practice principles contained in its supplementary planning guidance documents will not make fundamentally unacceptable propo

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The main objectives of this Statement are: • To promote an integrated approach to achieving sustainable and quality residential environments. • To promote quality residential development that: - creat

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Development plans will set out the main infrastructure requirements that developers will be expected to meet for zoned residential sites. These may include access points, servicing arrangements, porti

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Development plans may identify local design requirements for specific residential sites. Examples of such requirements include: indicating dwelling numbers, mix and types; setting out requirements for

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Development plans will also, where appropriate, identify sites where local requirements for design and layout will need to be addressed by a development brief drawn up in line with the policies of thi

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Development plans may on occasion include Concept Master Plans for major development sites as supplementary planning guidance to illustrate how the comprehensive development of such areas might be car

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Development plans will be the principal vehicle for the identification of any local neighbourhood facilities required as an integral part of the development of zoned housing sites. The Department will

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

In general the larger a development, the more likely it is that a wide range of facilities will be necessary. In particular, major development schemes on greenfield sites will normally require the pro

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Development plans may include specific policies for the control of housing development in established residential areas, particularly those which display considerable townscape character. These polici

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

In exercise of its responsibility for planning control in Northern Ireland the Department assesses development proposals against all planning policies and other material considerations that are releva

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

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

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

All proposals for residential development will be expected to conform to all of the following criteria: (a) the development respects the surrounding context and is appropriate to the character and top

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Any proposal for residential development which fails to produce an appropriate quality of design will not be permitted, even on land identified for residential use in a development plan.

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Department wishes to secure a high quality of design, layout and landscaping in all new housing developments to ensure more attractive and sustainable residential environments for present and futu

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

There is no single or universal version of quality design. What is right in one place might be quite unsuitable in another. Quality design comes from achieving a balanced response to all the factors i

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Quality design addresses the needs of residents, in particular those of children and the elderly. It encourages pedestrian and cycle movements, makes provision for increased use of public transport, p

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Quality design will help allow residents to develop a sense of ownership for new housing areas. In larger developments this can be a particular problem, and these should be divided into smaller neighb

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The quality of a development resides not only on the design of its parts, but also the totality of what is created – its overall character. It is important therefore that new residential development i

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Proposals for new residential development must take account of the specific circumstances of each site. The Department will expect developers in preparing layouts to have greater regard to the site co

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Department considers that analysis of context is particularly important for infill housing, backland development or redevelopment schemes in established residential areas. While such development c

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Infill housing in established residential areas will not always be appropriate, particularly in many older residential areas with distinctive townscapes, often dating from the Victorian and Edwardian

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Accordingly in assessing housing proposals in Conservation Areas and Areas of Townscape Character, the protection of the existing character and distinctive qualities of the area will be paramount. Not

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

In all cases developers should note that the demolition of existing property will not create a presumption that permission for more intensive and high density development will be granted. Inappropriat

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Proposals must respect the individual characteristics and features of the site itself. These include topography, existing buildings, features of the archaeological or built heritage and landscape feat

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Particular care will be necessary in preparing layout proposals on sloping sites in order to minimise the impact of differences in level between adjoining properties, existing or proposed. The use of

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The design of house types and other buildings, the relationship between them, their relationship to streets and the spaces created around them will all strongly influence the character of the overall

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Many housing developments in recent years have been designed with little appreciation for local character or a sense of place and have tended to be dominated by roads considerations. Many have also fa

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

In future the Department will place more emphasis on the layout of houses and other buildings than on road layout in order to achieve an improved design quality and promote a sense of community, while

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Particular care will be required in the treatment of corner sites within layouts and these should contain specifically designed buildings. Such corner sites and other accessible nodes can often provid

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The provision of local facilities within residential development is one of the means to increase vitality, provide a sense of community and enhance the social and economic sustainability of the develo

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

Local neighbourhood facilities include social and community uses such as schools, creches, surgeries, local shops and play facilities. Where these are required they should be incorporated into the ove

NI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments

The Department is aware that the provision of local facilities and community buildings may impose additional costs on developers. However the Department considers it reasonable to expect that develope

NI-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