Dromara is located 10km to the south
west of Ballynahinch on the Hillsborough Road, situated in the most
southerly portion of the BMA, with a small part of the village lying in
Banbridge Council Area.
It enjoys an upland setting being
located on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob. The River Lagan and its
valley dominate the landscape to the west of the settlement, and flows
through the centre of the village.
Dromara is a small mill village and
although many of its buildings appear to date from the early nineteenth
century, the street pattern suggests that the settlement has a much
earlier history. It formerly had its own court and market house and a
market place at the road junction in the centre of the village. St
John’s Church is the oldest building in Dromara, and the site of the
church has a history extending back to the early fourteenth century as
ecclesia de Druimberra.
New housing developments in and around
the village have allowed the population to grow, and in 2001 Dromara’s
population was 597.
The village acts as a service centre
for its agricultural hinterland with facilities including Dromara
Primary School, two churches (St John’s Church of Ireland and Dromara
Second Presbyterian Church), and their halls, shops, post office, Police
Station, doctor’s surgery and health centre, telephone exchange, and a
children’s playground. The village also has a small industrial base with
a factory making protective clothing located on the Moybrick Road. An
Ulsterbus service operates to Lisburn and Belfast.
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A Settlement Development
Limit is designated as identified on Map No. 8/001 - Dromara.
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The Settlement Development Limit is
designated to take account of the role of the settlement whilst
protecting its natural setting. Land with extant planning permission for
housing is included within the limit. The limit excludes important
landscapes of the Lagan Valley to the north and the River Lagan corridor
to the north west and the south west of the settlement, agricultural
land and land not committed for development. The Settlement Development
Limit takes account of the need to prevent ribbon development along the
Hillsborough Road, Rathfriland Road and Moybrick Road.
Housing
Land designated as
Housing Land Use Policy Areas will be developed in accordance with
prevailing regional planning policy and the relevant Plan Proposals
including Key Site Requirements where specified.
The following sites DA
02 – DA 03 are designated as Housing Land Use Policy Areas as identified
on Map No. 8/001 – Dromara.
Committed housing site
(DA 02) is a site with planning permission for housing which has been
built in full or in part since 1st January 1999 and has a potential
yield of 10 or more dwellings. Details of all sites, including those
with a potential yield of less than 10 dwellings, are contained in the
Population and Housing Technical Supplement.
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Designation DA 02
Housing Land Use Policy Area Committed Housing Sites Built
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The following site is designated as a Housing Land Use Policy
Area as identified on Map No. 8/001 – Dromara.
Reference
Address
Hectares
DA 02/01 Woodvale Development, Rathfriland
Road 4.06
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DA 02/01 Woodvale
Development, Rathfriland Road
Full planning permission for 100 dwellings was granted
on this site in February 2000. By 31st March 2003 52 dwellings had
been built.
The following housing sites (DA 03/01 – DA 03/05) of 0.1
hectares and above are designated as Housing Land Use Policy Areas.
Details of all sites are contained in the Population and Housing
Technical Supplement. The Plan stipulates Key Site Requirements for
those sites over 0.5 hectares. Development of sites under 0.5 hectares
will be subject to regional planning policy.
Designation DA 03/01
Housing Land Use Policy Area Land between 33 & 39 Hillsborough
Road
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0.5 hectares of land are
designated as a Housing Land Use Policy Area at Hillsborough
Road as identified on Map No. 8/001 Dromara.
Key Site Requirements:
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Housing development shall be a minimum gross
density of 4 dwellings per hectare and a maximum gross
density of 6 dwellings per hectare.
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Access shall be from Hillsborough Road. Third
party land may be required to facilitate development.
Detailed
consultation with Roads Service, DRD shall be required to
identify any necessary improvements to the road
network/public transport/transportation measures in the
area, to facilitate development of the site. A Transport
Assessment (TA) may be required to identify such
improvements.
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Retaining structures shall not be included.
In exceptional circumstances, where retaining structures are
necessary they shall not exceed 1.5 metres in height.
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All existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows
within the site and on the boundaries shall be retained,
unless the Department determines that such vegetation is not
of a quality to merit retention or is required to be removed
to facilitate a safe means of access to the site.
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A 3-5 metres wide landscape buffer of trees
and hedges of native
species shall be provided entirely within and
adjacent to the
Settlement Development Limit, along the northern
and eastern
boundaries of the site and outside the curtilage
of any dwelling. This
is to provide screening for the development and
help assimilate and
soften its impact on the countryside. Details of
establishment,
maintenance and long term management shall be
formally agreed
with the Department.
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Detailed consultation with Water Service, DRD will be
required, as Water service infrastructure is located within the site.
This site may be within the "Cordon Sanitaire" of
Dromara Waste Water Treatment Works.
Designation DA 03/02
Housing Land Use Policy Area Land North of 38 Hillsborough Road
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0.72 hectares of land are
designated as a Housing Land Use Policy Area at Hillsborough
Road as identified on Map No. 8/001 Dromara.
Key Site Requirements:
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Housing Development shall be a minimum gross
density of 4 dwellings per hectare and a maximum gross
density of 6 dwellings per hectare.
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Access shall be from the Hillsborough Road.
Detailed
consultation with Roads Service, DRD shall be required to
identify any necessary improvements to the road
network/public transport/transportation measures in the
area, to facilitate development of the site. A Transport
Assessment (TA) may be required to identify such
improvements.
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All existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows
within the site and on the boundaries shall be retained,
unless the Department determines that such vegetation is not
of a quality to merit retention or is required to be removed
to facilitate a safe means of access to the site.
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A 5 metres wide landscape buffer of trees and
hedges of native species shall be provided entirely within
and adjacent to the Settlement Development Limit, along the
western boundary of the site and outside the curtilage of
any dwelling. This is to provide screening for the
development and help assimilate and soften its impact on the
countryside. Details of establishment, maintenance and long
term management shall be formally agreed with the
Department.
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A 3 metres wide landscape buffer of trees and
hedges of native species shall be planted along the southern
boundary adjacent to Dromara Primary School in order to
provide screening for the development.
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A
flood risk assessment of the River Lagan and the Derry Burn
shall be carried out
and submitted to the Department to inform
proposals for the development of the site.
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Development shall be designed, landscaped and implemented to
accommodate the existing overhead powerlines and sub-station
and shall adhere to standard safety clearances.
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Detailed consultation with Rivers Agency, DARD will
be required.
A foul sewage pumping station may be required and
discharge to existing sewers may be limited.
Designation DA 03/03
Housing Land Use Policy Area Land
at Dundrum Road
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0.76 hectares of land are
designated as a Housing Land Use Policy Area at Dundrum Road as
identified on Map No. 8/001 Dromara.
Key Site Requirements:
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Housing development shall be a minimum gross
density of 5 dwellings per hectare and a maximum gross
density of 10 dwellings per hectare.
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Access shall be from Dundrum Road. Third
party land may be required to facilitate development.
Detailed
consultation with Roads Service, DRD shall be required to
identify any necessary improvements to the road
network/public transport/transportation measures in the
area, to facilitate development of the site. A Transport
Assessment (TA) may be required to identify such
improvements.
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The development shall be designed to ensure
that dwellings front onto Dundrum Road.
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All existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows
within the site and on the boundaries shall be retained,
unless the Department determines that such vegetation is not
of a quality to merit retention or is required to be removed
to facilitate a safe means of access to the site.
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A 5 metres wide landscape buffer of trees and
hedges of native species shall be provided entirely within
and adjacent to the Settlement Development Limit, along the
southeastern boundary of the site and outside the curtilage
of any dwelling. This is to provide screening for the
development and help assimilate and soften its impact on the
countryside. Details of establishment, maintenance and long
term management shall be formally agreed with the
Department.
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A flood risk assessment of the watercourses
within and adjacent to this site shall be carried out and
submitted to the Department to inform proposals for the
development of the site.
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The watercourses within and adjacent to the
site boundaries shall be retained as open watercourses and
incorporated into the proposed development unless Rivers
Agency, DARD determine that the retention of the open
watercourses is not appropriate.
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Development shall be designed, landscaped and implemented to
accommodate the existing overhead power lines and
shall adhere to
standard safety clearances.
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A foul sewer extension will be required and a foul
sewage pumping station may be necessary. Discharge to the existing foul
sewers may be limited.
Upgrading of the watermains may be necessary.
Detailed consultation with Rivers Agency, DARD will
be required.
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Designation DA 03/04
Housing Land Use Policy Area Land at Moybrick Road
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1.11 hectares of land are
designated as a Housing Land Use Policy Area at Moybrick Road as
identified on Map No. 8/001 Dromara.
Key Site Requirements:
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Housing development shall be a minimum gross
density of 20 dwellings per hectare and a maximum gross
density of 25 dwellings per hectare.
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Access shall be from Moybrick Road.
Detailed
consultation with Roads Service, DRD shall be required to
identify any necessary improvements to the road
network/public transport/transportation measures in the
area, to facilitate development of the site. A Transport
Assessment (TA) may be required to identi |
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