Belfast·SPG012 Sensitive Uses·Page 5·1.1.4
Assessment Criteria for Sensitive Uses
The council will assess applications for these sensitive uses based on proper location, design and appearance, effects on adjoining property, and potential amenity impacts from noise, litter, odours and traffic that may harm area amenities and neighbouring occupants.
When considering applications for restaurants, cafés, hot food takeaways, bookmaking offices, amusement centres, pubs and nightclubs, the council will consider their proper location (for example, avoiding over-concentration of a group of these uses where appropriate), their design and appearance, their effect on adjoining property, the potential amenity impact associated with noise, litter, odours and traffic which may be detrimental to the amenities of an area and neighbouring occupants.
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