Banbridge / Newry and Mourne Area Plan 2015
District Proposals: Kinallen (Page 1 of 2)

Kinallen is a relatively compact settlement located some 7 kilometres southeast of Dromore.

It lies within a landscape character area described as the "Craggy Dromara Uplands" by the Northern Ireland Landscape Character Assessment. This area is described as an "elevated drumlin landscape to the east of Dromore with a rugged, relatively wild character and a rough texture". This landscape has largely influenced the subsequent shape and form of the settlement, especially to the north and north west.

The settlement originally developed as a group of dwellings and other buildings, located close to the crossroad formed by the Banbridge Road, Kinallen Road and Katesbridge Road. Subsequently, it has expanded both north and south, as well as to the west along Skeagh Road. Development has occurred on Kinallen Road and Katesbridge Road, and there are developments currently under construction at Tullinsky Road to the west of the crossroad, as well as to the east of Skeagh Road, and north of Heather Bank housing development.

Apart from its residential base, a range of community and retail facilities serves the village. These include a petrol filling station with coachworks, convenience store and fuel sales, post office and craft centre. There are also two halls, a primary school and a playground.

The settlement limit has been drawn to take account of land with extant planning permission for housing and sites that have not yet been approved, but are at a stage in the planning application process where there is a reasonable expectation that approval will be granted. The settlement limit is also designated to provide for additional development opportunities, which utilise current capacity within the settlement limit, in order to maintain a compact urban form and protect the setting of the village.

The development limit is drawn to prevent ribbon development along Skeagh Tullinsky and Banbridge Roads and to protect the compact nature of the settlement. The small settlement of Ardtanagh immediately to the south east of Kinallen, restricts growth in that direction, due to the need to avoid coalescence of the two settlements.

The Housing Needs Assessment has identified a social housing need of 7 dwellings for Kinallen. Zoned housing site KN 03 has been identified to meet this social housing need in Kinallen.

Details of the social housing allocation and associated methodology are contained in the Population and Housing Technical Supplement.