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BENDOORAGH
SETTLEMENT DESIGNATION
Bendooragh is located at the edge of the Ballymoney/Coleraine Green Belt,
4 kilometres south west of Ballymoney. It developed over
the post-war period from a crossroads cluster at the junction of the Bann, Drumahiskey and Bendooragh Roads. During the 1950s public authority housing was
built at Willowdale Park, and in the past decade private housing has been completed
at Cabra Court and Drumvale Road. The 2001 population was 303. A shop,
post office, Orange Hall and fabrication works are located within the hamlet,
and there is a church and church hall to the south west on Bann Road. Bendooragh
is designated a Hamlet in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation BG 01
Settlement Development Limit
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A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No.
2/10 – Bendooragh.
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The development limit has been defined around the existing built up area
and will consolidate the hamlet’s physical form. Any
further development will be required to be in character, in terms of density, height
and design, with the existing built form.
OPEN SPACE
The Plan identifies major areas of existing open space for information
purposes. Policies relating to open space are contained
within PPS 8: Open Space, Sport and Outdoor Recreation. All existing open space,
whether identified in development plans or not, is protected under
Policy OS1 of PPS 8.
Open Space Zoning
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The following site is zoned for open space: Open Space Zoning BGO 01
Land South of Willowdale Park (1.05 ha).
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A need has been identified for additional formal open space to meet the
demand within the hamlet.
Map 2/10 Ballymoney (187 Kb)
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