Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 243·11.8
Designation of Additional Natural Heritage Assets through LDP
Other natural heritage assets will be designated through the Local Development Plan process, including Strategic Landscape Policy Areas identified through Landscape Character Assessment and a Coastal Policy Area at Belfast Lough.
Other natural heritage assets will be designated through the LDP process. The Landscape Character Assessment undertaken for the Plan Strategy has identified a number of distinctive landscapes that are proposed as Strategic Landscape Policy Areas, such as Carnmoney Hill and Drumadarragh Hill as well as a Coastal Policy Area at Belfast Lough. SLNCIs and LLPAs will be considered and brought forward in the Local Policies Plan.
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