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Flexibility for Historic Building Conversions
7.1.51Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
It is noted that there may be some exceptional circumstances where not all of these policy requirements can be accommodated whilst still meeting other planning policy obligations. For instance the con
dwellingflatsaccessibilityconservationhistoric-buildingScope of Enabling Development for Historic Places
4.2NI-wide·PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places
It is intended that this policy will only be used as a last resort where the long-term public benefit of securing a significant place decisively outweighs the disadvantages of departing from normal po
conservationhistoric-buildingheritageBalconies and Verandas
E30NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
Balconies and verandas are very often formal components in the design of an elevation. They should be maintained and repaired wherever possible; and if they have to be replaced, facsimiles should be e
built-heritagehistoric-buildingexternal-fabricInterior Features of Historic Buildings
E31NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage
Doors have been discussed separately at E19 above. Equally important to the special interest of many historic buildings are other internal features such as original floorboards, stairways, dadoes, bal
built-heritagehistoric-buildinginteriorsSpecial considerations for protected and traditional buildings
3.58NI-wide·Technical Booklet F1 Conservation of Fuel and Power in Dwellings
When undertaking the renovation of thermal elements, special considerations apply to protected buildings, buildings of historic or architectural merit and to buildings of traditional construction that
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