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Purpose and Scope of PPS 7 Addendum
NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
This document is an Addendum to PPS 7 'Quality Residential Environments' and must be read in conjunction with the policies contained within that PPS. The Addendum provides an additional planning polic
dwellingflatsresidentialextensionsalterationsStatus and Precedence
NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations
This Addendum to PPS 7 supersedes policy HOU 16 'House Extensions' of the Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland. Where this policy is referred to elsewhere in the Planning Strategy, the policy
dwellingextensionsDesign principles for side extensions
4.1.11Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations
In addition to the above principles, requirements for at least 1m separation from the plot boundary and appropriate set down and set back (see section entitled Subordinate design), the following princ
dwellingextensionsdesignPermitted development - side extensions
Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations
What is allowed without planning permission applies largely to the dimensions of the proposed extension and its proximity to plot boundaries. It should also be less than half the width of the original
dwellingextensionspermitted-developmentGuidance for meeting policy RD2: Residential Extensions and Alterations
4Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations
Guidance for meeting policy RD2: Residential Extensions and Alterations
dwellingresidentialextensionsalterations45 Degree Angles Test for Daylight Assessment
4.3.26Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations
For adequate levels of daylight to be maintained, extensions should therefore be designed so as not to cross a line projected from the midpoint of an adjacent neighbour's/ neighbours' nearest main hab
dwellingextensionsdaylightneighbour-amenityGlossary
Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations
Residential amenity The benefit enjoyed from physical external space which is part of the private home Root Protection Area (RPA) A layout design tool indicating the minimum area around a tree deemed
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