Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 186·TLC4
Evening and night-time economy support
Planning permission will be granted for development that strengthens the evening and night-time economy within the city centre boundary and tourism clusters, subject to normal planning considerations. The council protects existing cultural venues and applies the 'agent of change' principle to new development near them.
Planning permission will be granted for development proposals that strengthen and enhance the evening and night time economy within the city centre boundary and tourism clusters, subject to meeting normal planning considerations.
The council will also protect and support existing evening and night-time cultural venues. The 'agent of change' principle will be applied to new development near existing evening and late night-time cultural venues.
The council may refuse development proposals that have not clearly demonstrated how noise impacts from existing evening and night time uses will be mitigated and managed.
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