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Northern Area Plan 2016
Ballymoney Borough: Dervock (Page 1 of 2)

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Settlement Designation

Dervock is set in an area of undulating countryside on the banks of the Dervock River, within the triangle of main traffic routes linking Coleraine, Ballycastle and Ballymoney. The village is situated 6 kilometres north east of Ballymoney.
Dervock functions as a local service centre for the surrounding rural area. The village includes a number of commercial businesses, a primary school and doctor’s surgery, as well as recreational and community facilities. Dervock was dominated by public authority housing estates, particularly to the west of the river until relatively recently. In the past decade however, a number of private housing developments have been completed and others are under construction at Castlecat Road and Knock Road at July 2004. The population of Dervock in 2001 was 600. Dervock is designated a Small Village in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Recent developments in the village include the Market House community regeneration project funded under the International Fund for Ireland's CRISP, a new Riverside Park, and an environmental improvement scheme centred on the main street, all of which have had a positive impact on the centre of the village. The Market House project, which includes two retail units and a community office at ground floor level and two first floor apartments, has strengthened the commercial function of the village.
Designation DV 01 Settlement Development Limit
A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 2/05 - Dervock.
The development limit will consolidate the existing village and ensure that any new housing is convenient to all local facilities.

Housing

The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Dervock at July 2004.
Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
Housing Provision Number of Houses
Allocation 1998-2016 71
Completions 1998-July 2004 15
Under Construction July 2004 20
Commitments July 2004 62
Other housing zonings 27
Housing Zonings (Existing Commitments)
The following housing sites have planning permission and are identified on Map No. 2/05 - Dervock:
Location Number of dwellings to be completed Site area(ha.) Commenced July 2004 Map reference
Castlecatt Road 36 1.54 Yes DVH 01
The Brambles 6 0.37 Yes DVH 02
210 Knock Rd 4 0.07 Yes DVH 03
20 Carncullagh Rd 7 0.16 No DVH 04
Stroan Road 26 1.10 No DVH 05
Housing Zonings
The following sites are 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 DVH 06 Rear of 10-15 Church Street (0.29 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. The development will require additional lands to provide an access from Castlecatt Road.
  3. A footway shall be provided along the site frontage and be linked to the existing network.
  4. Adequate provacy screening shall be provided along the boundary with the Recreation Grounds and adjacent properties.
Housing Zoning DVH 07 Rear of 250 Castlecatt Road (0.21 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. Only one access shall be provided to service this site from Toberdoney Road.
  3. A footway shall be provided along the frontage of the site.
  4. Any development proposal shall identify all trees worthy of retention and ensure that no activity, works or storage takes place within the limit of the crown spread of the trees, or a distance of half the height of the trees,whichever is the greater.
  5. The natural stone wall along the road frontage shall be retained or reinstated subject to access requirements.
  6. The development shall be so designed to create a built frontage along the adjacent approach roads to the village in keeping with the vernacular buildings in the vicinity.
Housing Zoning DVH 08 30 Carncullagh Road (0.35 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. The development will require additional lands outside the site boundary to provide an access from Carncullagh Road, and adequate visibility splays.
  3. Dwellings at the road frontage shall be orientated on to Carncullagh Road.
Housing Zoning DVH 09 Rear of 138 –140 Knock Road (0.35 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. The development will require additional lands to provide an access from Knock Road. The siting of the access shall ensure compliance with the appropriate junction spacing standards.
  3. Any development proposal shall identify all trees worthy of retention and ensure that no activity, works or storage takes place within the limit of the crown spread of the trees, or a distance of half the height of the trees,whichever is the greater.
Housing Zoning DVH 10 Rear of 122 Toberdoney Road (0.13 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. Development shall be restricted to the Toberdoney Road frontage in order to preserve the rural character of the Dervock River corridor, which lies within an LLPA, and to reflect the roadside character of existing development.
  3. An access complying with the Department’s normal standards shall be provided to Toberdoney Road.
  4. Only one access shall be provided to service this site from Toberdoney Road.
  5. Development shall have regard for the adjacent river flood plain that affects the eastern part of the site.
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