Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 161·8.1.35
Economic development in small rural settlements
In small rural settlements, land will not normally be zoned for economic development. Favourable consideration will be given to industrial, business and storage/distribution uses on unzoned land within settlement limits if appropriate in scale, nature and design to the settlement character and meeting normal planning criteria.
Within small rural settlements, the council will not normally zone land for economic development purposes in the interests of flexibility. Favourable consideration will be given to applications for industrial, business and storage or distribution uses on unzoned land included within the settlement limit, provided the proposal is of a scale, nature and design appropriate to the character of the settlement involved and it meets the normal planning criteria for this type of development.
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