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NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

For the period up to the first review in 2010, the RDS sets a regional target of 60% of new housing to be located within existing urban areas of cities and towns of over 5,000 population. The carrying

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

The promotion of increased density in housing development, as advocated in the RDS, aims to achieve a more sustainable form of development by encouraging compact urban forms and promoting more housing

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

PPS 13 indicates that town and city centres, major public transport interchanges and metropolitan transport corridors, which benefit from high quality and frequent public transport services are exampl

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

DCAN 8 advocates a design-led approach to new housing in existing urban areas. It promotes the philosophy of working with context, and fitting development in with the prevailing character and appearan

NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements

RDS sets a regional target of 60% for the period up to its first review in 2010, for the location of urban housing growth within the existing urban areas of the cities and towns of over 5,000 populati

NI-wide·PPS 13 Transportation and Land Use

In larger urban areas, the potential of key sites, made highly accessible by a variety of transport modes should be realised. This may be achieved by linking higher density and mixed use developments

NI-wide·PPS 13 Transportation and Land Use

The effective management of traffic can make a significant contribution to the attraction of public transport, walking and cycling, by giving priority to the movement of people over ease of traffic mo

NI-wide·PPS 13 Transportation and Land Use

Traffic management can have particular benefits in congested town centres and in residential areas with significant traffic. Measures to promote the prioritisation of public transport as well as safer

NI-wide·PPS 13 Transportation and Land Use

To foster a stronger community spirit and sense of place in relation to local development proposals in urban and rural areas by the use of Local Development Guidelines

NI-wide·PPS 3 Access Movement and Parking

A key planning objective is to ensure that new development offers a realistic choice of access by walking, cycling and public transport, whilst accommodating responsible use of the private car. The al

NI-wide·PPS 4 Clarification of Policy PED 7

The retention of economic development land in urban locations and elsewhere can not only make a substantial contribution to the renewal and revitalisation of towns but can also provide employment oppo

NI-wide·PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage

Collaborative, conservation-led approaches have been adopted as the basis for a number of successful regeneration initiatives. Careful and sensitive exploitation of the built heritage resource to achi

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas

The urban footprint for towns and cities throughout the North of Ireland is defined as the continuous built-up area of the settlement. The boundary will be represented by an uninterrupted line, often

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas

Sites within the urban footprint which may count towards the regional target for housing within urban limits will be assessed through urban capacity studies as part of the development plan process. Su

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas

Previously developed land (also commonly referred to as brownfield land) is that which is, or was occupied by, a permanent structure within a defined settlement limit. The term may encompass vacant or

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas

Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland 2025: SPG-HOU 4: To promote a drive to provide more housing within existing urban areas SPG-HOU 5: To encourage an increase in the density of urban h

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas

Strategic planning guidance in the RDS promotes more sustainable forms of development by encouraging compact and more attractive urban forms, and increase housing within urban areas but without 'town

NI-wide·PPS 7 Addendum Safeguarding the Character of Established Residential Areas

Development Control Advice Note 8: 'Housing in Existing Urban Areas' DCAN 8 sets out non-statutory planning guidance intended to supplement Regional Policy in the RDS and PPS 7 in terms of improving t

Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design

However, development or redevelopment in inner urban locations and other high-density areas, such as within the City Centre or fronting onto a City Corridor, should also be designed to create or reinf

Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations

It is also accepted that within inner-urban developments and other high-density environments, flexibility may be required to permit reduced separation distances. In such instances, account will be giv

Belfast·SPG008 Advertising and Signage

Poster panel displays are a common feature of urban advertising and rely on size and siting for their impact. They can have the potential to be over dominant and obtrusive in the streetscene, and as s

Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses

A survey of amusement centres and bingo halls in Belfast LGD can be found in Appendix 4. Surveying existing bookmaking offices in Belfast is important as the council can establish whether this guidanc

Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses

In towns where there is no provision for areas for amusement or entertainment, amusement centres are usually best sited in districts of mixed commercial development. In areas where shopping is the pre

NI-wide·SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)

Surface water or pluvial flooding occurs as a result of high intensity rainfall which overwhelms natural or man-made drainage systems resulting in water flowing overland and ponding in depressions in

NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation

Typical urban pollutants that need to be considered include those covered by the UK Air Quality Strategy (www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/strategy/index.htm (2007)). These are – (a) carbon mon

NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation

Although nitrogen oxide (NO) is not included in the UK Air Quality Strategy, it is a normal constituent of combustion discharges and in many cases (e.g. from gas-fired plant) the largest polluting emi

NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation

Typical pollution emission sources that need to be considered include – (a) road traffic, including traffic junctions and underground car parks; (b) combustion plant (such as heating appliances) runni

NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation

In urban areas, buildings are exposed simultaneously to a large number of individual pollution sources from varying upwind distances (long range, intermediate range and short range) and heights and al