Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 71·7.1.14
Windfall Housing Site Sustainability Requirements
Housing development on unzoned sites must minimise impacts on character and infrastructure, meet high sustainability standards equivalent to zoned sites, and demonstrate sufficient infrastructure capacity to support the development.
Where suitable unzoned sites are identified, it is vital that any potential harm created by such developments, in terms of impact upon the surrounding character and infrastructure provision, is minimised and that development is still planned to contribute to sustainable development. It is essential that housing coming forward from windfall sites meets the same high level of sustainability as the sites identified and zoned in the LDP and that there is sufficient infrastructure capacity to support development. It will be essential that the level of housing delivery from windfall sites
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