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Printer Friendly Version Settlement Proposals
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In keeping with the
status of Magherafelt as a local hub within the context of the
Regional Development Strategy, and as the
District Town, it is proposed to provide the opportunity to further develop its
role as a location of employment, by zoning some 14.2 hectares of industry/employment land within the settlement development limit.
The Magherafelt Area
Plan 1976-1996 zoned areas of land for industry within Magherafelt and there are
pockets within some of these sites which remain undeveloped or vacant. A
previously zoned site at Station Road remains undeveloped. It is zoned for
industry in the Plan.
An additional 4 areas
are zoned for industrial development in accordance with Allocation IND 1 in Part
2 of the Plan. All industrial zonings are identified on Map No. 81a -
Magherafelt. These lands are in a variety of locations to allow for a range of
industrial types and site choice.
Applications for
planning permission within these sites will be determined in accordance with
prevailing regional planning policy and the key site requirements in the Plan.
INDUSTRIAL ZONINGS
The following sites MT
21 – MT 25 are zoned for industry as identified on Map No. 81a - Magherafelt.
Zoning
MT 21
Industry Land at Station Road/Castledawson Road
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2.8 Hectares of land at Station Road/Castledawson Road are zoned
for industry as identified on Map No.81a - Magherafelt.
Key Site Requirements
- The site is to be used for light industrial use as defined in Use Class 4 of
the Planning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989 as amended and for no
other type of industrial use.
- Access arrangements and industrial layout are to ensure that buildings do not
back onto Castledawson Road.
- All new development shall provide a high quality of layout and design.
- Buildings shall exhibit variety in their elevational treatment and heights.
- Any open storage areas to be located so as to be screened from view from Castledawson Road.
- Access to the site shall be from Station Road.
- A right turning lane on Station Road.
- Development of the site may require improvements to be carried out to the
junction of Station Road with Castledawson Road. The developer is advised to
consult with Roads Service at an early stage.
- Pedestrian access from the site is to be provided onto Castledawson Road.
- The existing boundary wall along the Castledawson Road frontage to be replaced
by fencing of a type to be agreed with the Department.
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This site was a former
military barracks which has been declared as surplus to the requirements of the
Ministry of Defence.
Zoning
MT 22
Industry Land at Station Road
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0.9 Hectare of land at Station Road is zoned for industry as
identified on Map No. 81a - Magherafelt.
Key Site Requirements
- The site is to be used for light industrial use as defined in Use Class 4 of
the Planning (Use Classes) Order 1989 as amended and for no other type of
industrial use.
- Access arrangements and industrial layout are to ensure that buildings do not
back onto Station Road.
- All new development shall provide a high quality of layout and design.
- Buildings shall exhibit variety in their elevational treatment and heights.
- Any open storage areas are to be located so as to be screened from view from
Station Road.
- The existing hedgerow along the Station Road site frontage to be retained.
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This site was zoned for
industry in the Magherafelt Area Plan 1976-1996. It is currently vacant. The
proximity of the site to the Water Service and Roads Service depots render the
site suitable for an industrial use.
Zoning
MT 23
Industry Land at Ballyronan Road
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1.9 Hectares of land at Ballyronan Road are zoned for industry as
identified on Map No. 81a - Magherafelt.
Key Site Requirements
- All new development shall provide a high quality of layout and design.
- Access arrangements and industrial layout are to ensure that buildings do not
back onto Ballyronan Road.
- Any open storage areas to be located so as to be screened from view from Ballyronan Road.
- Existing trees and vegetation along the Ballyronan Road site frontage to be
retained.
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Zoning
MT 24
Industry Land at Ballymoghan Road
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5.0 Hectares of land at Ballymoghan Road are zoned for industry
as identified on Map No. 81a - Magherafelt.
Key Site Requirements
- All new development shall provide a high quality of layout and design.
- Buildings shall exhibit variety in their elevational treatment and heights.
- Ballymoghan Road will require widening to accommodate industrial traffic. The
developer is advised to consult with Roads Service at an early
stage.
- Development of the site is dependant on the provision of a right turn lane
from the A31 into Ballymoghan Road. The developer is advised to consult with
Roads Service at an early stage.
- Contemporaneous with the new development, the south-east and north-east
boundaries of the site are to be planted with an 8-10 metre belt of trees of
native species to provide screening for the development and to assist
integration of industrial buildings with the Green Belt.
- Landscaping to be carried out along the site frontage to Ballymoghan Road and
within the site in line with Departmental guidance at planning application
stage.
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Zoning
MT 25
Industry Land at Ballymoghan Road
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3.63 Hectares of land at Ballymoghan Road are zoned for industry
as identified on Map No. 81a - Magherafelt.
Key Site Requirements
- All new development shall provide a high quality of layout and design.
- Buildings shall exhibit variety in their elevational treatment and height.
- Ballymoghan Road will require to be widened to accommodate industrial traffic.
The developer is advised to consult with Roads Service at an early
stage.
- Development of the site is dependant on the provision of a right turn lane
from the A31 into Ballymoghan Road. The developer is advised to consult with
Roads Service at an early stage.
- Contemporaneous with the new development, the west and south-east boundaries
of the site are to be planted with an 8 to 10 metre belt of trees of native
species to provide screening for the development and to assist integration of
industrial buildings with the Green Belt.
- Landscaping to be carried out along the site frontage to Ballymoghan Road and
within the site in line with Departmental guidance at planning application
stage.
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Existing Industrial
Land
The following major
areas of existing industrial land are identified for information only on Map No.
81a - Magherafelt.
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Station Road Industrial Estate
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Aughrim Road Industrial Estate
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Concrete works, Ballyronan Road
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Henry Brothers Industrial site, Moneymore Road.
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