Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 189·SP 6.3
Achieving High Quality Development (SP 6.3)
The council will promote high-quality new development through detailed management policies, ensure development respects distinctive character and heritage assets, apply best practice guidance, and prevent unacceptable amenity impacts.
This will be achieved by:
(a) Encouraging high quality new development through the application of detailed management policies which promote quality in both urban design and rural development;
(b) Ensuring new development reinforces those areas which exhibit a distinctive character within the Borough;
(c) Ensuring new development respects, protects and where possible enhances our historic environment and natural heritage assets;
(d) Applying the key principles and best practice contained within relevant supplementary planning guidance documents; and
(e) Ensuring new development does not cause unacceptable amenity impacts.
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