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Protection of designated areas from minerals development
6.159NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
designated (or is proposed for designation) to protect its landscape, scientific or natural heritage significance will not normally be granted permission where this would prejudice the essential chara
mineralslandscapenature-conservationaonbpeat-extractionPrecautionary Principle for Landscape and Natural Heritage
6.174NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Planning authorities should apply the precautionary principle when considering the impacts of a proposed development on national or international significant landscape or natural heritage resources.
natural-heritagelandscapesite-planningRegional Strategic Objectives for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy
6.220NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
The regional strategic objectives are to: • ensure that sustainable renewable and low carbon energy development is facilitated at appropriate locations in order to increase the contribution to the tra
energyrenewable-energynet-zeroheritagelandscapeenvironmental-assessmentLandscape and visual impact assessment for wind energy and large-scale developments
6.233NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
great importance and must be carefully considered. Where relevant, the impacts of onshore developments on seascape will also be an important consideration. The cumulative impact will increase, for exa
renewable-energywind-energysolarlandscapevisual-impactseascape