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Settlement Proposals
Villages

DRAPERSTOWN
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Draperstown is located 12 km. north-west of Magherafelt town and is set within gently undulating farmland in the Upper Moyola Valley, at the foot of the Sperrin Mountains which provide an impressive backdrop to the west.

Draperstown is an example of a ‘green’ village. Originally the buildings were laid out in a triangular village green, the Fair Hill and along three streets. Later the green became The Shambles, and this, together with the open space of the Fair Hill, and the wide crossroads at the head of St. Patrick’s St. provides a distinctive townscape and historic settlement form.

The buildings are located in accordance with a clearly defined and well established building line. The triangular feature known as The Shambles together with the wide crossroads creates a distinctive settlement pattern.

Early development took the form of terraces of residential and commercial properties along High Street and St. Patrick’s Street. More recent development has spread out along the radial roads in the form of single dwellings and small housing estates.

Key buildings within the village include: St.Columba’s Church, Tobermore Road (1888); the Courthouse, 20 High Street (1839);
and the Presbyterian Meeting House, 47 High Street (1843). These three ‘Listed’ buildings help frame the village green/cross area from the south-west; St.Patrick’s Street and Sixtowns Road.

The core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1979, the boundary of which is shown on the Draperstown
Settlement Map. Detailed guidance on development within the conservation area is provided in the Draperstown Conservation Area Design Guide booklet.

Draperstown is a local service centre containing a variety of shops and offices, several places of worship, public houses, a visitors centre, livestock market and two schools. The village has a very strong industrial base including industrial estates on the Cahore Road, Tobermore Road (46 unit Business Centre), and Magherafelt Road.

Committed sites include approved housing sites developed in full or in part for 10 or more dwellings since the commencement of the Plan period.

DN 02/1 Tobermore Road (3.7 hectares)

59 dwellings have been built on this site since the start of the
Plan period with capacity for a further 5 approved units.

DN 02/2 Cordarragh, off Tobermore Road

17 dwellings have been built within this housing development
since the start of the Plan period. Owing to the scattered
location of these dwellings within the established housing
development it is not feasible to portray a boundary
encompassing these units.

DN 02/3 Derrynoyd Road (2.0 hectares)

Full planning permission for 25 dwellings was granted in March
2001. To date 15 dwellings have been built.

Committed sites include sites with planning permission and sites that have not yet been approved but which are at a stage in the planning application process where there is a reasonable expectation that planning approval will be granted. Only those sites with approval or potential for 10 dwellings or more are designated for housing.

The Plan does not stipulate key design requirements for these sites as future development will be subject to the conditions attached to relevant planning permissions. In the event that such permissions lapse, Planning Service may alter existing conditions or attach new conditions to any subsequent approval to take account of prevailing regional planning policy and the Plan Proposals.

DN 03/1 Sixtowns Road (7.56 hectares)

Outline planning permission for housing development on this site was granted in June 2001. An application for full planning permission for housing development within the eastern portion of the site is currently being processed.

DN 03/2 Magherafelt Road (1.57 hectares)

There is a current planning application for housing development on this site.

DN 03/3 North of Moykeeran Crescent (0.56 hectare)

Full planning permission for 10 dwellings on this site was granted in December 1999.

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