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Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development
3.14NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Ecosystem services are the processes by which the environment produces resources used by people that are often taken for granted, such as clean air, water, food and materials. Our health and well-bein
site-planningopen-spaceenvironmental-protectionGreen infrastructure networks and multifunctional design
4.7NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Networks of green spaces, commonly referred to as green infrastructure, provide a wide range of environmental benefits (in both rural and urban areas) including flood water storage, urban cooling, imp
open-spacedrainageexternal-spaceruralsite-planningenvironmental-protectionProtected Natural Heritage - Unacceptable Adverse Impact
6.192NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
not likely to result in the unacceptable adverse impact on, or damage to known: • priority habitats; • priority species; • active peatland; • ancient and long-established woodland; • features of earth
site-planningconservationenvironmental-protectionPermitted Development with Unacceptable Adverse Impact - Mitigation and Compensation
6.193NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
A development proposal which is likely to result in an unacceptable adverse impact on, or damage to, habitats, species or features listed above may only be permitted where the benefits of the proposed
site-planningconservationenvironmental-protectionImplementation - Weight Given to Natural Heritage in Planning
6.194NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Appropriate weight must be given to designated sites of international, national and local importance; protected species; priority habitats and priority species; and to other biodiversity and geologica
site-planningconservationenvironmental-protectionImplementation - Plan-Making Considerations for Natural Heritage
6.195NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
In plan-making councils should take full account of the implications of proposed land use zonings, locations for development and settlement limits on natural heritage features and landscape character
site-planningconservationenvironmental-protection