Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 80·SP 2.8
Belfast International Airport Strategic Employment Location
The Council will support a wide range of industrial, business, airport-related and complementary employment uses at Belfast International Airport, and will support development that accords with the Airport Masterplan 2030. Retail and town centre uses must comply with relevant retail policies.
Until such time as the boundary of the SEL at BIA is identified, the Council will operate a presumption in favour of a wide range of industrial, business, airport related and other complementary employment and service uses on the lands currently zoned at this location for airport related use. In addition, the Council will, in principle, support development at BIA that accords with or complements the published Airport Masterplan 2030. Proposals for retail and other town centre uses at this location must comply with all relevant retail policies set out elsewhere in the plan strategy including Policies SP 2.12 and DM 7.
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