Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 195·Policy ITU 4
Location and proximity requirements for renewable energy
Renewable energy proposals should be located at or as close as possible to the resource source, with exceptions for combined heat and power or biomass schemes where benefits outweigh transportation needs and an end user is identified.
Proposals will be expected to be located at, or as close as possible to, the source of the resource needed for that particular technology. In the case of a combined heat and power scheme or a biomass heating scheme, an exception will be made if it can be demonstrated that the benefits of the scheme outweigh the need for transportation and an end user or district energy network beneficiary is identified.
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