Overview of Supplementary Planning Guidance for Loss of Zoned Employment Land

This Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) provides additional advice and guidance specific to the loss of employment land in Belfast, and is intended for use by developers, the public and by planning officers in the assessment and delivery of planning proposals. SPG represents non-statutory planning guidance that supports and clarifies policies included within the current planning policy framework, including development plans and regional planning guidance. The information set out in this SPG should therefore be read in conjunction with the existing planning policy framework, most notably the Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) for Northern Ireland and the Belfast Local Development Plan Strategy. The SPG provides guidance on the assessment of alternative development proposals for zoned employment land and premises. It sets out the necessary evidence required to satisfy the policy criteria under EC 4: Loss of employment land.