Settlement Proposals
Villages
Ballymoney Borough
 

LOUGHGUILE

SETTLEMENT DESIGNATION

Loughguile is situated 13 kilometres to the east of Ballymoney. It is the only settlement serving a large rural hinterland on the eastern side of the Borough but until recently had only a limited range of services.

Prior to construction of the public housing estate at Scally Park in the 1960s, Loughguile was a small cluster of development centred around the church. A number of individual dwellings were built subsequently, but it was not until 2001 that any significant private housing development took place. Loughguile had a population of 321 in 2001.

The Millennium Centre on Lough Road, a community regeneration project part-funded by the International Fund for Ireland and opened in 2001, provides high quality and up-to-date childcare, training, industrial and sports facilities. This has greatly improved the range and quality of community facilities as well as providing valuable training and employment opportunities in this peripheral rural area.

Loughguile is designated a Small Village in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.

 
Designation LE 01
Settlement Development Limit
 

A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 2/07 – Loughguile.
 

The development limit will consolidate the existing village, and ensure that any new development is convenient to all local facilities.

HOUSING

The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Loughguile at July 2004.

Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
 
Allocation 1998-2016 25
Completions 1998-July 2004 26
Under Construction July 2004 5
Commitments July 2004 32
Other housing zonings 5

 

Housing Zonings Existing Commitments
 

The following housing sites have planning permission and are identified on Map No. 2/07 - Loughguile:
 
Location Number of dwellings
to be completed		 Site area
(ha.)		 Commenced
July 2004		 Map
reference
Shelton Meadows 6 0.18 Yes LEH01
Rear of Scally Park 31 1.50 Yes LEH02
 

Housing Zoning

The following site is zoned for housing development subject to compliance with the key site requirements and other requirements for the development of each site consistent with relevant planning policy including current Planning Policy Statements and the specific considerations related to the submission of planning applications:
 
Housing Zoning LEH 03
Land to the east of Colkeeran Rd. (0.24 ha.)
 

Key Site Requirements

1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.

2. Housing on this site shall be similar in character to that on the adjacent site.

3. The layout and design shall have regard for adjacent residential properties.

4. The development of this site may require additional lands to provide an
    access to Coolkeeran Road. The siting of the access shall ensure compliance
    with the appropriate junction spacing standards.
 

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
 
Community Designation LEC 01
Millennium Centre
 

The following site is zoned for community purposes on map no.2/07:
The Millennium Centre on Lough Road, a community regeneration project part-funded by the International Fund for Ireland, is designated to retain the existing community facilities.
 

 

Community Zoning
 

The following site is zoned for community facilities purposes: Community Zoning LEC 02
Land to the north of Lough Rd. (0.33 ha.)
 

Land to the west of the Parochial House has been zoned for future community      development. The zoning will ensure retention of the existing community facilities      and protection of the site from development for other uses.

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.

LOCAL LANDSCAPE POLICY AREA (LLPA)

Any proposals for development within this area will be considered within the terms of Policy ENV2 in Volume 1 of the Plan. Where additional degree of control is considered necessary this is specified below.
 
Designation LEL 01
St Patrick’s Church LLPA
 

A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 2/07 – Loughguile.

Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.

1. This LLPA is centred on the historic core of Loughguile and its historical
    development.

2. It includes a prominent standing stone, set above present road level to the
    north of the village centre, St Patrick’s Church and the adjacent shop, which
    was formerly the village school and is a Grade B1 Listed Building.

3. The gothic arched windows of the church reflect the upper storey windows of
    the former school house.

4. To the south, the LLPA incorporates a traditional farmstead. The dry stone
    walls of the inner fields which would have sat beside the farmhouse are
    clearly evident and provide an unusual landscape feature so close to an
    extended settlement.