Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 87·7.1.55
Location and Character Balance for Specialist Housing
Specialist housing developments must balance location requirements such as access to shops and services with protecting the established character of existing residential areas. Specialist residential accommodation is exempt from affordable housing obligations.
Given that specialist forms of housing may differ in scale and appearance to conventional housing, it is important that the location requirements, such as access to local shops and services, are balanced with the need to protect the established character of existing residential areas. It should be noted that as specialist residential accommodation does not meet the needs of the general population, such development will be exempt from affordable housing obligations.
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