Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 197·DM 27.2

Integration Requirements

Development must demonstrate visual integration into the surrounding landscape when viewed from public vantage points, using existing features for enclosure and backdrop without relying on substantial new landscaping or earthworks.

Integration DM 27.2 Development will be acceptable where it is demonstrated, when viewed from surrounding public vantage points, that: (a) The site for the proposed development has the capacity to absorb a building without adverse impact on visual amenity; (b) The proposed building can be visually integrated into the surrounding landscape by making use of existing trees, hedgerows, buildings and landform to provide a suitable degree of enclosure and a visual backdrop to the development; (c) It would not result in a prominent or obtrusive feature in the landscape; and (d) It does not rely on the use of substantial new landscaping or significant earthworks for integration.

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