Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 49·5.6.5
Carbon stores and environmental change mitigation
Development proposals must incorporate measures to protect and enhance carbon stores like trees, and to mitigate and adapt to environmental change, considering impacts early in the planning process to maximise benefits and promote resilience.
Carbon stores such as trees need to be protected and enhanced as they can help to absorb greenhouse gasses. Thematic policies will require that development proposals incorporate environmental change mitigation and adaptation measures to comply with the core planning principle of sustainable development. The potential impacts of environmental change on development and people should be considered early in the planning process to maximise benefits, promote resilience and sustain the city for existing and future generations.
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