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Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) Subject Plan for Belfast City Council Area 2015
3.2.12Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) Subject Plan for the Belfast City Council Area 2015 (the 'HMOs Subject Plan') was adopted in December 2008. It informs the general public, statutory authoritie
non-domesticsite-planningbelfastThe Belfast Agenda Vision and Strategic Outcomes
3.3.1-3.3.3Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Community planning is a responsibility the council took on in 2015 as a result of local government reform. It's about making sure that public services work together with communities to deliver real im
site-planningbelfastsustainabilityBelfast Agenda Bold Ambitions for 2035
3.3.4Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
To help realise this vision and improve the associated outcomes, The Belfast Agenda sets out four bold ambitions to be achieved by 2035: Our economy supports 46,000 additional jobs; Our city is home t
site-planningbelfastCity Centre: Retail, Services and Mixed Use Development
6.2.4Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The city centre is also a regional centre for administration, specialised high order services, higher education and cultural amenities. To remain competitive, a supply of good quality office accommoda
belfastcity-centrecommercialnon-domesticpublic-buildingsite-planningCity Centre: Residential Development and Urban Quality
6.2.5Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Unlike many cities of a similar size across the UK and Europe, the residential population of the city centre is low. However, this will change significantly over the plan period, with the re-location
belfastcity-centredwellingflatssite-planningCity Centre: Innovation District and Green Infrastructure
6.2.6Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The city centre presents development opportunities for investment in mixed use schemes to establish an innovation district that will support the transition to a low carbon economy and support the grow
belfastcity-centreenergyexternal-spacesite-planningInner City: Residential Redevelopment and Mixed Uses
6.2.7Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The inner city is characterised by a predominance of high density residential development, often including established residential areas of terraced housing and social housing developments intersperse
belfastinner-citydwellingflatssite-planningcommercialAir Quality Management Areas in Belfast
Figure 9.4Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Belfast's Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs): 1. M1-Westlink AQMA 2. Cromac Street and Albertbridge Road AQMA 3. Ormeau Road AQMA 4. Upper Newtownards Road AQMA
belfastair-qualityaqmaSettlement Development Limits for Belfast City
SD2 HOU4Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The Settlement Development Limits outlined within draft BMAP for the Belfast Metropolitan Area (insofar as they relate to the Belfast district) are similar to the limit set within the extant Belfast U
dwellingsite-planningbelfastNeed for smaller homes and housing mix requirements
4.3.1, 4.3.2Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix
Policy HOU6 emphasises the need for future development to comprise accommodation suitable for smaller household types, with apartments and terrace house types expected to be the most in demand. Import
dwellingflatshousing-mixbelfastOverview of Supplementary Planning Guidance
1.1.1-1.1.2Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
The following Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) provides additional advice and guidance specific to retail and other main town centre development. It applies to Belfast local government district a
commercialretailnon-domesticbelfastPurpose and Scope of the Guidance
1.2.1Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
The key objectives of this SPG are: • to set out the council's advice/guidance to provide a consistent basis against which to consider proposals for retail and other main town centre uses in Belfast l
commercialretailnon-domesticbelfastCompliance and Application of Guidance
1.2.2Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
Although the guidance contained within this SPG may not cover all site-specific issues that can arise, it covers the main considerations that will be considered when determining a planning application
commercialretailnon-domesticbelfastBelfast retail impact assessment threshold
3.2.4, 3.2.5Belfast·SPG009 Retail and Main Town Centre Uses
In the Belfast context it is considered that a threshold of 1000m² was appropriate because of the likely impact that out of centre shops of that scale would have in an urban context due to the proximi
retailcommercialmain-town-centrebelfast