Lough Neagh & Lough Beg Strategic Landscape Policy Area - Development Control

Development within the Lough Neagh & Lough Beg Strategic Landscape Policy Area will be strictly controlled and limited to the following: (a) The appropriate extension, alteration or change of use of existing buildings; (b) Low intensity recreational uses or low intensity tourism proposals; (c) Uses directly related to agriculture or forestry; (d) Consolidation of existing development that integrates with its surroundings; or (e) Proposals related to geothermal energy or the extraction of regionally important minerals which demonstrate a sustainable approach to development that will not impact adversely on the features or environmental assets of the Loughs or their environs.