Northern Ireland Planning Service

Banbridge / Newry and Mourne Area Plan 2015
Banbridge: Countryside Environment and Conservation

The following SLNCIs are designated. Policy for their protection is contained in Policy CVN 2 in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation BC 06 Sites of Local Nature Conservation Importance
The following Sites of Local Nature Conservation Importance are designated as indicated on Countryside Maps 2/01a and 2/01b and, where appropriate, the relevant settlement map:
1. Islandderry Lough
2. Glass Moss
3. Rowantree Moss
4. Drumbroneth Fen
5. Skillyscolban Lake and Big Bog
6. Gall Bog
7. Park Bog
8. Mullabrack Fen
9. Drumaran Lake
10. Kernan Lake
11. Blue Bog Road
12. Huntly Plantation and Havelock Woods
13. Corbet Fen
14. Drumiller
15. Beechwood
16. Chinauley Woods
17. Corbet Lough
18. Scarva Pond
19. Edenderry Woodland
20. Loughbrickland House
21. Lough Shark
22. Lough Brickland
23. Danes Cast Fen
28. Rathfriland
30. Ballysallagh Fen
31. Lough Moss
32. Black Bog
33. Begny Lake
34. Drin Wood
35. Loughran's Lane
36. Slieve Croob
37. Slievenaboley Road
38. Ardglass
39. Shannaghan Hill
40. Ballyroney Lake
41. Gibson's Hill Woods and Fen
42. Gargarry Fen
43. Annahunshigo
44. Hunshigo Lake
45. Lisnisk
46. Ballymagreehan Quarry
47. Altnadua Lough
170. Knocknagore Fen
171. Katesbridge Wetland
-. Ballymaganlis Wood (within Dromore settlement)
SLNCIs have been identified and proposed on the basis of their flora, fauna or earth science interest. Detailed descriptions of their characteristics are provided in the Countryside Assessment Supplement.
SLNCIs are also designated as Areas of Constraint on Minerals Development under Designation BC 05 above.

Historic Parks, Gardens & Demesnes

The following historic parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic interest are designated. Policy for their protection is contained in Policy BH 6 in PPS 6 - Planning, Archaeology and the Built Heritage.
Designation BC 07 Historic Parks, Gardens and Demesnes
The following historic parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic interest are designated as indicated on Countryside Maps 2/01a and 2/01b and, where appropriate, the relevant settlement map:
  • Ballyward Lodge
  • Castlewellan Castle
  • Elmfield
  • Loughbrickland House
  • Gilford Castle
  • Gill Hall
  • Scarva House
Additionally the following supplementary sites are designated as indicated on Countryside Maps 2/01 a and 2/01 b and, where appropriate, the relevant settlement map:
  • Lawrencetown House
  • Lisnabrague Lodge
    • Brookfield House (within Banbridge settlement)
  • Moyallen House
  • Wood Bank

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These historic parks, gardens and demesnes are detailed in a Register published by the Department's Environment and Heritage Service. This Register summarises the historical significance of each site and the contribution such planned features make to the local landscape. It also seeks to encourage the public, as well as land owners, to value and support the protection and maintenance of such sites.
Prevailing regional policy for the protection of historic parks, gardens and demesnes is set out in PPS 6 - Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage. The locations of the parks, gardens and demesnes of special historic interest are identified on the relevant Plan Strategy and settlement maps. Additional information about each site is contained in the Countryside Assessment Supplement.
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