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Ancillary Buildings in the Countryside
B13Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)
In the countryside, ancillary buildings should be designed as part of the overall layout to result in an integrated rural group of buildings.
dwellingcontext-ruraltopic-external-spaceLocal Community Development Guidelines - Identity
Annex ANI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Identity: Encouraging community participation in the planning process. Reinforcing a sense of belonging and sense of place by maintaining distinctive places throughout local communities and in local l
site-planningcontext-ruralcontext-open-spacecommunityLocal Community Development Guidelines - Vitality
Annex ANI-wide·PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments
Vitality: Continuously caring for, restoring and renewing the physical fabric of towns and villages by a strong emphasis on the imaginative re-use of older buildings and the use of previously develope
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