PPS 6 Addendum Areas of Townscape Character·Page 7·1.2
Strategic Planning Guidance for Areas of Townscape Character
Strategic Planning Guidance ENV 3.3 of the Regional Development Strategy emphasises the need to protect designated Areas of Townscape Character where the mix and layout of buildings adds to community quality of life, and to review merits of extending Conservation Area status to distinctive townscapes.
The importance of ATCs is recognised in Strategic Planning Guidance ENV 3.3 of the Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland which advises on the need to: "protect designated Areas of Townscape Character where the inherited mix and layout of buildings of different ages, styles and functions adds to the quality of life of the local community and keep under review the merits of extending Conservation Area status to townscapes of distinctive character."
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