Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 141·7.5.10
Lifetime Neighbourhoods and Accessible Design Principles
The LDP supports creation of lifetime neighbourhoods with inclusive environments, sustainable connectivity, and well-designed public spaces that are accessible and maximize future connections. Good planning and design should encourage permeable street layouts and safe, easily accessible public spaces.
The LDP is supporting the creation of lifetime neighbourhoods, where people are able to live in an inclusive environment, and have good sustainable connectivity to employment opportunities, key services and local facilities. The basic principles of good planning and design are therefore important to encourage the development of permeable street layouts and well-designed, safe public spaces that are easily accessible and which maximise opportunities to create future connections beyond the interface barriers. The duplication of community provision is incompatible with efficient and effective resource allocation. It reinforces the self-imposed spatial
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