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Settlement Proposals
Villages
Tobermore is located on the main A29 Coleraine to Cookstown
Road, 10km north-west of Magherafelt town. It is set in a natural hollow, along
the base of a slope (Calmore Hill & Castle Hill) just above the flood plain of
the Moyola River.
The village is a linear settlement that grew up along a country road, that
became Main Street, originally between the Lisnamuck, Maghera, Magherafelt and
Desertmartin road
junctions. As the village grew, it extended westwards towards Kilcronaghan
Parish Church, and then along main roads to the north and south.
Main Street is in part characterised by the variety and lay-out of its built
form and associated irregular spaces, with consequent informality to the street
frontage. This is emphasised by the lack of a strong building line. Several
small housing estates either
punctuate or nestle behind the Main Street.
Kilcronaghan Parish Church provides a focus at the western end of the steeply
rising Main Street. The approach from Draperstown is dominated by a natural
avenue of mature trees. Fortwilliam, a substantial house in a designed setting,
which includes a tree-planted Rath, occupies a local hill and is a particularly
distinctive feature outside the village, seen by travelers approaching and
leaving the village by the Maghera Road.
Tobermore is a local service centre, and includes several places of worship,
community halls, 2 supermarkets and a Primary school. The village has an
industrial base with assets including concrete product manufacturers,
engineering works and purpose-built workshop units provided under the auspices
of the Community Regeneration Initiatives Special Programme.
The concrete product works on Lisnamuck Road and haulage depot at the western
end of Main Street have an adverse affect on views in and around the village.
Designation
TE 01
Settlement Development Limit
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A settlement development limit is
designated as identified on Map No. 86a - Draperstown.
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The settlement development limit is designated
to take account of land with extant planning permission for housing 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. The settlement development limit also takes account
of the role of the settlement whilst protecting its natural setting. The
settlement development limit excludes the important landscapes to the north
and north-east, and west of the village, prominent lands to the south-west of
the village, lands between the Clooney and Maghera Roads that are subject to
flooding, lands on the Clooney and Magherafelt Roads where development would
result in urban sprawl, other lands which are not committed to development,
and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land. The settlement
development limit also takes account of the need to restrict ribbon
development on the Desertmartin Road.
Click here to view Map 86a - Tobermore
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 TE 02 – TE 06 are designated as Housing Land Use Policy
Areas as identified on Map No. 86a – Tobermore.
Designation
TE 02
Housing Land Use Policy Area
Committed Housing Site
(Built Site)
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The following sites are designated as Housing Land Use Policy
Areas as identified on Map No. 86a - Tobermore:
TE 02/1 Maghera Road (1.0 ha)
TE 02/2 Hazel Grove, off Calmore Road (1.25 ha)
TE 02/3 Calmore Road (3.0 ha)
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Committed sites include approved housing sites developed in
full or in part for 10 or more dwellings since the commencement of the Plan
period.
TE 02/1 Maghera Road (1.0 hectare)
12 dwellings have been built on this site since the start of the Plan period
with capacity for a further 3 approved units.
TE 02/2 Hazel Grove, off Calmore Road (1.25 hectares)
19 dwellings have been built on this site since the start of the Plan period.
The development is now complete.
TE 02/3 Calmore Road (3.0 hectares)
Full planning permission for housing development on this site was granted in
June 1998. Since the start of the Plan period 31 dwellings have been built with
capacity for a further 15 approved units.
Designation
TE 03
Housing Land Use Policy Areas
Committed Housing Sites
(Approved Sites)
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0.58 Hectare of
land at Desertmartin Road is designated as a Housing Land Use Policy Area as
identified on Map No. 86a - Tobermore.
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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 or more dwellings 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 planning permission.
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.
There is a current outline planning application for housing development on this
site.
Designation
TE 04
Housing Land Use Policy Area
Land at Nos. 62-66 Main Street
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0.26 Hectare of land at numbers 62-66 Main Street is designated
as a Housing Land Use Policy Area as identified on Map No. 86a- Tobermore.
Key Site Requirements
- Housing development to be a minimum gross site density of 42 dwellings per
hectare.
- The design layout shall ensure that dwellings do not back onto Main Street.
- The design layout shall include provision for cyclists and pedestrians with
links to Main Street.
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Designation
TE 05
Housing Land Use Policy Area
Land between Lisnamuck Road and Maghera Road
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1.64 Hectares
of land between Lisnamuck Road and Maghera Road are designated as a Housing Land
Use Policy Area as identified on Map No. 86a - Tobermore.
Key Site Requirements
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Housing development to be a minimum gross site density of 20 dwellings per
hectare and a maximum gross site density of 25 dwellings per
hectare.
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The site shall be accessed Fort William Road.
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Fort William Road shall be widened to 6.0 metres between the site access and
the junction with Maghera Road.
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A footpath shall be provided to link with the existing footpath network.
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A right turn lane is required on Maghera Road into Fort William Road.
Tobermore.
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The design layout shall include provision for cyclists and pedestrians with
links to Fort William Road and Lisnamuck Road.
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The design layout shall make provision for a built frontage to Fort William
Road.
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Contemporaneous with the new development, an 8 to 10 metre wide planted
landscape belt consisting of indigenous tree and hedgerow
species shall be planted along the northern boundary of the site to assist
integration of development with the surrounding countryside and to recognise the
adjacent Local Landscape Policy Area.
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Contemporaneous with the new development, an 8 to 10 metre wide planted
landscape belt consisting of closely spaced evergreen trees shall
be planted along the western boundary of the site to reduce the impact of
potential nuisance which may arise from the operations of existing and
proposed industrial uses on the opposite side of Lisnamuck Road.
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Open space provision to be located in the western portion of the site to
maximize separation distance between the new housing and existing
and proposed industrial land uses on the opposite side of Lisnamuck Road.
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Designation
TE 06
Housing
Land Use Policy Area
Land at Hillmount Crescent
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0.35 Hectare of land at Hillmount Crescent is designated as a
Housing Land Use Policy Area as identified on Map No. 86a - Tobermore.
Key Site Requirements
- Housing development shall be a minimum gross site density of 28 dwellings per
hectare.
- Contemporaneous with the new development, a 5 metre wide planted landscape
belt consisting of indigenous tree and hedgerow species shall be planted along
the southern boundary of the site to provide screening and to assist integration
of development with the surrounding countryside.
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INDUSTRY
Land designated as
Industrial 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.
Designation
TE 07
Industrial Land Use Policy Area
Land at Lisnamuck Road
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2.12 Hectares
of land at Lisnamuck Road are designated as an Industrial Land Use Policy Area
as identified on Map No. 86a - Tobermore.
Key Site Requirements
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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 or for an
appropriate alternative mixed business use which would not be detrimental to the
amenity of nearby residential properties.
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The site shall be accessed from Lisnamuck Road.
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Provision of a solid wall or appropriate fencing along the boundaries with
adjacent properties on Main Street and Lisnamuck Road, in line
with Departmental guidance, in order to afford protection to the amenity of
these properties.
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This site is used for the open
storage of used tyres and appears to be under utilised. It is considered that
the site is unlikely to be suitable for housing development due to its proximity
to the cement works.
Existing Industrial Land
The following major area of existing industrial land is shown for
information only on Map No. 86a - Tobermore:
• Lisnamuck Road/Main Street
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
The following sites TE 08 and TE 09 are designated as Local Landscape Policy
Areas as identified on Map No. 86a – Tobermore.
Designation
TE 08
Local Landscape Policy Area
Draperstown Road/Wood Road
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A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map
No. 86a - Tobermore, Map No. 1 – Countryside and Map No. 86b – Local Landscape
Policy Areas.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental
quality, integrity or character of these areas are listed below:
- Listed Kilcronaghan Parish Church and graveyard on the rising landform on the
edge of village, including its setting and views;
- Trees located on the ridge at Wood Road are an important visual feature
contributing to the setting of the village, viewed from the village and from the
Draperstown Road;
- Rising landform to Kilcronaghan Church from the Draperstown Road, contributing
to the setting of the village. These are important views and are particularly
sensitive to change;
- Significant tree groups at the Draperstown Road entrance to the village. They
form a good entrance feature from the west and contribute to the setting of the
village.
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86b - Tobermore Local Landscape Policy Areas
Designation
TE 09
Local Landscape Policy Area Lisnamuck Road/Clooney Road
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A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map
No. 86a - Tobermore, Map No. 1 – Countryside and Map No. 86b – Local Landscape
Policy Areas.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental
quality, integrity or character of these areas are listed below:
- Fort William, a Listed House, beside a hill-top rath on a local hill, and in
designed grounds with mature planting, including its setting and views;
- Hilltop rath, an historic monument, beside Fortwilliam House and within its
designed setting. Visible, as a distinctive landmark, in the wider
landscape, its prominence is enhanced by tree planting. Views of the rath from
the Lisnamuck Road to the west and Magherafelt Road to the
south are particularly impressive. The slopes of the hill are particularly
sensitive to any change;
- Low lying wetland and associated vegetation, to the south and off the Maghera
Road opposite Fort William, and originally part of the designed setting of the
house, contributes to the setting of the village and has nature conservation
value;
- Several stream corridors traverse the area, providing an important local
landscape feature, and act as wildlife corridors;
- Significant tree groups at the Clooney Road entrance to the village. They form
a good entrance feature from the east and contribute to the setting of the
village;
- The Manse on the Magherafelt Road is a locally important building, set within
substantial tree planted grounds, contributing to the character and setting of
the village.
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Policy for the control of development in Local Landscape Policy Areas is
contained in
Policy CON 2 in Part 2 of the Plan.
OPEN SPACE, SPORT AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
The following major area of existing open space is identified for information
only on Map No. 86a - Tobermore:
• Recreation
Grounds, Desertmartin Road.
Designation BY 10 Industrial Land Use Policy
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