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Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Due to their inherent strength and robustness, the lifespan of tall buildings can often extend over numerous decades. Allowing these structures to be reimagined to meet the needs of future generations

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Balancing the retention of the tall building's architectural and historic integrity against its repurposed use is vital. This is particularly so where the tall building in question is within the setti

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

How much new floorspace that can be added to an existing building will often be predicated by the floor loadings imposed on its original design, which if constructed during the 1960s to 1980s tended t

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Belfast contains a wide range of fine historic buildings, many of which have been shaped by the city's rich industrial past. The location of tall buildings within the setting of listed buildings, cons

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Historic buildings with a civic function such as City Hall, courts, banks, halls and churches are often standalone, but in the context of the city centre more often form part of the city's streetscape

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Conversely, if sited in appropriate locations and incorporating a high level of design quality, some unlisted historic buildings may be suited to and benefit from an adaptive reuse in the form of a ta

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Policy DES3: Tall buildings. Planning permission will be granted for tall buildings, defined as any building 35m above ordnance datum (AOD) or taller or those which are significantly higher than their

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Such applications may include additional floorspace being added above a heritage asset where the resultant height would trigger the tall building definition and in turn the policy requirements of DES3

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Proposals for the reuse of unlisted historic buildings should support conservation principles, with any proposed interventions informed by an understanding of the building's heritage significance. Dev

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Careful consideration needs to be given to the impact of tall buildings on heritage assets such as the listed St Anne's Cathedral located in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter.

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

The Peter Froggatt Centre utilises a restricted material palette (red clay brickwork, glazed screens and bronze anodised panels) which respond to historic context. Deep brick reveals and extended curt

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

Well-designed tall buildings on prominent sites can play a role in acting as visual markers that help to open up, enclose, frame or terminate key views and visual axis. However, achieving a view termi

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

The Albert Memorial Clock (43m) terminates views east along High Street and provides an important historic reference point along one of the city's key vistas which extends to the river and listed cran

Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings

In assessing tall building proposals, key considerations will be: • Understanding existing building heights but also the topography, built form and landscape of the city and how the proposals will imp