Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 166·8.2.2
Sequential Approach to Retail Growth
The plan will employ a sequential approach to retail growth using a network and hierarchy of centres to serve communities. Centres should provide local services, shopping, social activity and recreation accessible by sustainable transport.
To maintain viability of the city centre, the plan will adopt a sequential approach to growth. A network and hierarchy of centres can support communities and neighbourhoods across the district. It will seek to reinforce positive aspects of existing patterns of development whilst ensuring that centres offer local services and choice for shopping, social activity and recreation that are readily accessible by good sustainable transport from where people live and work.
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