Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 291·10.5.18
Justification for residential caravan and mobile home policy
Caravans and mobile homes are not normally permitted as permanent residences in the countryside due to poor landscape integration, but temporary permissions may be granted in exceptional circumstances.
The design and finishes of a residential caravan or mobile home limits its potential for proper integration into the landscape and planning permission will not be granted for a permanently sited residential caravan or mobile home in the countryside. However, the policy provides for exceptional circumstances where a caravan or mobile home may be a sensible temporary solution to meeting genuine need for a house in the countryside.
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