Banbridge / Newry and Mourne Area Plan 2015
Strategic Plan Framework: Environment and Conservation Regional Policy Context
The Regional Development Strategy (RDS) is based on a number of guiding principles, one of which is the protection and enhancement of the environment through an approach to development and policy formulation, which has the condition of the environment as a central deciding factor. One of the key regional challenges will therefore be to accommodate future development growth while protecting and caring for the environment. The RDS includes the following SPGs:
- to conserve the natural environment (SPG-ENV 1);
- to protect and manage the Northern Ireland coastline (SPG-ENV 2);
- to conserve the built environment (SPG-ENV 3);
- to foster a stronger community spirit and sense of place in relation to local development proposals in urban and rural areas by the use of Local Development Guidelines (SPG-ENV 4);
- to promote more prudent and efficient use of energy and resources, and effective waste management (SPG-ENV 5); and
- to create healthier living environments and to support healthy lifestyles (SPG-ENV 6).
PPS 2 - Planning and Nature Conservation, PPS 6 - Planning, Archaeology and the Built Heritage and PPS 6 Addendum, Areas of Townscape Character set out the current regional policy for the protection of conservation interests.
Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland (PSRNI) contains current regional policies in relation to the environment including protection of rural landscapes and the coast.
The Northern Ireland Biodiversity Strategy 2002 sets the framework for biodiversity action. The Biodiversity Strategy describes the main features of biodiversity in Northern Ireland, identifies the main factors affecting it and proposes a number of measures to support biodiversity conservation up to 2016.
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