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Policy TRE1 - Trees: Protection and Net Gain Objectives
10.3.6, TRE1Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
This policy aims to ensure the protection of trees as well as encouraging further provision of trees by: • Applying a precautionary approach to the net loss of trees; • Protecting trees from harm caus
topic:external-spacesite-planningPolicy TRE1 - Trees: Detailed Requirements
TRE1Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The council will seek to protect existing trees from new development, particularly those that are of visual, biodiversity or amenity quality and significance, and there will be a presumption in favour
topic:external-spacesite-planningenvironmental-protectionJustification - Role of Trees in Development and Resilience
10.3.8Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Preserving and enhancing the natural environment, of which trees form an important element, is a core planning principle of the SPPS. The council also has a duty to specifically consider tree preserva
topic:external-spacesite-planningenvironmental-protectionBin storage for residential conversions and subdivisions
4, Figure 4.3Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design
Figure 4.3: Bin storage
dwellingtopic:external-space