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Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

Sustainable growth of 9,750 new homes between 2015 – 2030. A 5 year supply of land for housing. A choice of homes being built in the Borough to: (a) Address the need for social and affordable housin

Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)

The number of new homes completed in the Borough by settlement and in the countryside. The amount of housing land available for development in the Borough's settlements. The number of new homes comp

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

Evidence of the appropriate housing mix required to meet community needs in terms of the type, size and tenure of housing is provided through up to date Housing Market Analysis (HMA) and annual HNAs.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

As a general guide to the appropriate need, analysis of the local housing market in Belfast shows an ageing population, reducing household size and a decline in the number of households with children.

Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)

However, it is recognised that the appropriate mix of house types and size in each case will be influenced by the location, site characteristics and need in the surrounding area. The exact need in ter

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

For PPS 12 purposes it is necessary to distinguish between general needs housing where support needs are provided on a peripatetic/floating basis and the provision of specialised supported accommodati

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Increasingly, housing support services will be individual and person-centred and will not necessarily have specialised accommodation solutions and associated implications for landuse.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The landuse requirements for supported housing will be identified in the HNA. However, the HNA will only relate to that accommodation, which cannot be provided in a general needs housing solution (wit

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

In 1999 the DOE (NI) gave the NIHE the strategic role in relation to the provision of accommodation to meet the needs of the Traveller community (see Glossary). Subsequently, the NIHE produced a repor

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

There are three broad categories of Travellers accommodation (see Glossary): • grouped housing; • serviced sites; and • transit sites.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

In locations where a demonstrable housing need is identified by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, planning permission for housing proposals will only be granted where provision is made for a sui

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

This policy will be applied where a need for social housing is established through a local housing needs assessment and the development plan for the area has not provided for it.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Distinct areas of vacant/under utilised land – sites as a general rule should be of 0.1 hectares minimum size or with a potential of 10 dwellings minimum or less if local circumstances permit.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Areas already with a landuse commitment: (a) Non-residential: including important public open spaces, established industrial areas, educational and healthcare premises. (b) Yet to be established Resid

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Established residential areas, possibly with minor non-residential uses, having a broadly similar character.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Areas with a relatively higher propensity for change - including town centres, mixed use areas, transitional areas.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The character areas should be identified and defined on the basis of a clear and transparent assessment, taking into account, as appropriate, relevant planning history, landuse, housing density, physi

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

• redevelopment potential (existing housing); • redevelopment potential (non-residential); • intensification of existing residential (use of private open space); • infill; • conversion from non-reside

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The estimation of potential yield for respective character areas requires consideration of the nature and character of their built fabric and account should also be taken of existing planning policy.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Clearly, there are many assumptions required in this type of assessment which reduce the accuracy and reliability of the conclusions. It is however crucial to the total housing allocation exercise in

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Further input from plan consultees, relating to urban capacity sites and general areas of high anticipated windfall should be sought before finalising the estimated urban housing yield. This could, by

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

For each settlement, the assessment steps and resulting total anticipated yield across the various character areas should be clearly

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

There are three broadly recognised different approaches to managing the release of sites: 1. criteria based release; 2. site release based on ranking; and 3. phasing – releasing sites over time period

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Managing the releases of land within settlements can be an on-going dynamic process to a varying extent throughout the life of a plan and beyond. The successful operation of phasing will depend on the

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

All sites identified in the site assessment during the plan preparation must be assigned to one or other phase, to facilitate the required overall housing allocation for the whole of the plan period.

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The HNA report will commence with a general introduction which sets out what the HNA is and the purposes for which it will be used. It will confirm that the approach taken complies with best practice

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The analysis will not be merely a description of the data collated; it will consider how the various parts of the housing market are changing or likely to change over time and how this will impact on

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Before proceeding to assessment of individual aspects of need, the HNA report will clearly establish the regional housing context. The purpose of the Regional Housing Market analysis is to set out an

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The purpose of including a localised housing context is to highlight local housing market, socio-economic, and demographic issues, within the development plan area, that are at variance from NI region

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

In analysing demographic information for the local context, it is not intended to predict the level of future household formation. The level of new household formation is determined as part of the RDS

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

An understanding of housing supply is also considered necessary if an informed local HNA is to be carried out and the local context section will examine trends in order to determine: • the available s

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

• confirm the numbers of vacant empty homes; • highlight those areas where empty homes are in excess of 3% of total housing stock; • trend analysis for last 3 years; and • outline Government/NIHE init

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The definition of second homes is: "Dwellings that are not occupied as main residences but are used as holiday/short term homes." (NIHE definition: note such properties will be liable for the payment

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

Currently data on second homes is limited to that contained in the Census 2001 and it is therefore difficult to confirm precise information. NIHE has programmed research to be carried out into the gro

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

The design approach should be a consideration from the outset and should be closely aligned with discussions on affordable housing need at an early stage. There are two key design principles that deve

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

• Discuss the proposed mix of tenure, size and type of affordable housing, as necessary, with a RHA at an early stage. NIHE will advise the RHA and/or the Council regarding need and demand for afforda

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

…The affordable housing should be provided as an integral part of mixed tenure development, integrated with general needs housing and not readily distinguishable in terms of external design, materials

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

The Council acknowledge that the use of DMS or DMR products are likely to have a greater cost implication for private sector developers/investors, and so should only be used as a last resort where via

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

Where delivering affordable housing is not considered sustainable or viable: 1. A deference in the timing of affordable housing requirements pertaining to the site (i.e. a phasing option); 2. A variat

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

As noted above, there may be occasions where development is delivered over a number of phases, based on an agreed concept masterplan. In such circumstances, the Council will normally include specific

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

In exceptional circumstances where affordable housing has been reduced below the requirements set out in Policy HOU5 in order to address confirmed viability challenges, the s76 Agreement will incorpor

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

Similarly, to avoid circumstances in which agreed intermediate housing cannot be delivered in accordance with the s76 Agreement (e.g. low/no demand for the agreed product), clauses will be included to

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

The Council will monitor the delivery of affordable housing to ensure the effectiveness of the policy approach and findings incorporated into the LDP's Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs). This will outl

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

The Council will also proactively monitor the delivery of individual schemes against the clauses in the signed s76 Agreements. This will be based on any relevant triggers outlined within the Agreement

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

Appendix 1: Affordable housing proposal form 1 Name of Development 2 Site Address/Location of development 3 Zoning reference, if applicable (see Local Policies Plan) 4 Affordable housing requirement

Belfast·SPG001 Affordable Housing and Housing Mix

13 Summary of discussions to date with a Registered Housing Association (RHA) (Please fill out this section if you have had initial discussion about affordable housing) Name of RHA Date of meeting Con