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CUSHENDALL
SETTLEMENT DESIGNATION
Cushendall is located on the A2 coast road midway between Larne and Portrush,
and lies within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The town originated as a small landlord village improved by the Turleys in the
early 19th Century. Later, it was further developed as a place for visitors to
the Glens to stay. Much of the historic character of the nineteenth century
settlement on the north bank of the River Dall remains. Consequently, Cushendall
Conservation Area was one of the earliest in the Region to be designated in
1975, and includes the largely intact Irish Georgian buildings of the town’s
four original streets. Since the Second World War there has been considerable
residential and other development south of the river.
Cushendall functions as the ‘capital’ of the eastern Glens. It is a resort for
visitors as well as a small service centre for its rural hinterland. Cushendall
is designated a Small Town in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation CL 01
Settlement Development Limit
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A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 5/03
– Cushendall.
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A development limit has been defined that will accommodate a
range of proposals consistent with the town’s role and potential.
CUSHENDALL CONSERVATION AREA
A Conservation Area was designated in Cushendall in 1975, providing appropriate
protection to the buildings of the historic settlement. The supplementary
planning guidance of the Cushendall Conservation Area Booklet provides detailed
design guidance with which development proposals will be expected to comply
fully. Additional information on the Conservation Area including a Glossary of
Technical Terms, a Schedule of Listed Buildings within the Conservation Area,
and other illustrative material is included in this Booklet.
Map 5 Moyle
District (969 Kb)
Map 5/03 Chushendall
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