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Environmental and amenity considerations for residential and work environments
4.11NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
There are a wide range of environment and amenity considerations, including noise and air quality, which should be taken into account by planning authorities when proposing policies or managing develo
soundenergysite-planningHigh-Noise Sports and Activities
6.208NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Particular attention should be paid to those development proposals which generate high levels of noise such as motorsports, shooting, water skiing and paintball adventure games. These activities are m
soundsite-planningenvironmentalRole of Planning System in Noise Control
NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
The planning system has a role to play in minimising the potential for adverse impact upon health and well-being through noise, by means of its influence on the location, layout and design of new deve
soundsite-planningLocal Development Plan Measures to Reduce Noise Impact
NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
Examples of how LDPs can reduce the potential for detrimental noise impact include: the zoning or identification of land for uses likely to generate significant levels of noise, due to the nature of t
soundsite-planningPlanning Application Determination and Noise Considerations
NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)
In managing development, planning authorities should treat noise as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications for proposals likely to give rise to significant levels of no
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