City Centre: Residential Development and Urban Quality

Unlike many cities of a similar size across the UK and Europe, the residential population of the city centre is low. However, this will change significantly over the plan period, with the re-location of Ulster University into the north of the city centre and growth in purpose built student living accommodation already leading to improved vitality and liveability. It will also be important to facilitate a sustainable mix of people living in the city centre, including families, elderly people, young professionals etc. It is important that the design quality of all new residential development is given appropriate focus and strengthened to create a high quality, city living environment. Residential development in the city centre will generally be high density.