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Purpose of Tall Buildings Guidance
2.2.3Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings
The guidance contained within this document will help support and inform development proposals and their assessment from a placemaking and urban design viewpoint. This document aims to provide clear a
high-risepublic-buildingHistoric buildings with civic function
5.2.2Belfast·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
high-riseconservationheritagepublic-buildingGrounding the building at street level - street interaction and animation
5.6.1Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings
How a building interacts at street level is critical and is acutely so in the case of tall buildings, which due to their height and massing tend to exceed dimensions typically associated with more tra
tall-buildingshigh-risenon-domesticpublic-buildingaccessexternal-spacesite-planningNon-active uses at ground floor frontages
5.6.2Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings
Non-active uses such as refuse stores, undercroft parking and utility/sub-stations, should be kept to a minimum along ground floor frontages, particularly those along primary streets and fronting area
tall-buildingshigh-risenon-domesticpublic-buildingexternal-spacesite-planningPolicy DES3 - Tall buildings pedestrian-friendly environment requirement
Policy DES3Belfast·SPG006 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 surroundings, where they: (f
tall-buildingshigh-risenon-domesticpublic-buildingaccessaccessibilityexternal-spacesite-planningSunlight, daylight and overshadowing assessment
5.7.2Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings
Environmental quality can be adversely impacted by tall buildings through the loss of sunlight and/or daylight and the overshadowing of public and private amenity space, streets, civic spaces and park
high-riseexternal-spacepublic-buildingCivil aviation hazards for tall buildings
5.8.1Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings
The location of a tall building or structure may present a potential hazard to aviation. By virtue of their location and nature, tall buildings and structures may need to be lit if they are considered
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