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Northern Area Plan 2016
Ballymoney Borough: Rasharkin

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Settlement Designation

Rasharkin is located 12 kilometres south of Ballymoney. Until recently the village was dominated by public authority housing. Within the last few years, however, a number of private housing developments have been completed and others are currently under construction at July 2004.
A good range of educational, health, and community facilities are available within the settlement, but the range of shops is more limited. A number of derelict and vacant premises along Main Street, in what is the commercial centre of the village, detract from its general appearance.
There are a number of locally important manufacturing and other commercial businesses providing significant employment for residents of Rasharkin and the surrounding rural area.
The village has good road links to Ballymoney, Ballymena and Kilrea, 4 kilometres to the west, however pubic transport connections are limited.
In 2001 the population of Rasharkin was 855, after 30 years of gradual decline from a peak of 1,000 in 1971. Rasharkin is designated a Large Village in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation RN 01 Settlement Development Limit
A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 2/08 - Rasharkin.
The development limit will consolidate the existing settlement form, and ensure that any new development is convenient to all the village's facilities.

Housing

The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Rasharkin at July 2004.
Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
Housing Provision Number of Houses
Allocation 1998-2016 94
Completions 1998-July 2004 36
Under Construction July 2004 23
Commitments July 2004 72
Windfall Allowance 2
Urban capacity housing zonings 22
Urban fringe housing zonings 44
Housing Zonings (Existing Commitments)
The following housing sites have planning permission and are identified on Map No. 2/08 - Rasharkin:
Location Number of dwellings to be completed Site area (ha.) Commenced July 2004 Map reference
Rear of 1-7 Church Road 62 1.76 Yes RNH 01
The Birches 9 0.61 Yes RNH 02
9 Church Road 5 0.20 No RNH 03
14 Main Street 5 0.19 No RNH 04
The Birches extension 9 0.84 No RNH 05
21-27 Main Street 3 0.11 No RNH 06
Housing Zonings, Urban Capacity
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 RNH 07 38 Main Street (0.14 ha.)
Key Site Requirements.
  1. Development shall be within the range of 25 to 35 dwellings per hectare.
  2. The preferred access shall be on to Main Street.
  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.
  4. Dwellings shall be orientated towards the Main Street frontage.
  5. Development shall not exceed two storeys in height and shall reflect the vernacular character of development in the village.
  6. The boundary on to Main Street shall be defined by a masonry wall.
Housing Zoning RNH O8 Lands to the rear of 28 & 30 Main St (0.07 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 25 to 35 dwellings per hectare.
  2. Development shall have regard for the privacy of adjacent properties.
  3. The development of this site may require additional lands to provide an access to a public road.
Housing Zoning RNH 09 31- 37 Main Street. (0.14 ha.)
Key Site Requirements.
  1. Development shall be within the range of 25 to 35 dwellings per hectare.
  2. The site could also accommodate a mixed-use development including residential as well as retail and/or other commercial uses appropriate for a village centre.
  3. Redevelopment of the site shall reinstate the built frontage, maintaining the existing building line and respecting the height, scale and proportions of buildings on this part of Main Street.
  4. External materials shall include a slated roof, using natural slate or an appropriate man-made equivalent, and smooth rendered painted external walls. Any proposed shop fronts shall be of timber construction with a painted finish, incorporating elements of vernacular design.
  5. Security shutters shall be integrated into the shop fronts and fully recessed into the front wall of the building.
  6. The access to the site shall be from Main Street preferably towards the northern end of the frontage.
Housing Zoning RNH 10 Lands adjacent to playground, Bamford Pk (0.22 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. A private shared access shall be located at the southern end of the site frontage, retaining the maximum number of trees on the south western boundary.
  3. Details of the treatment of the north eastern boundary shall be submitted with any future planning application.
Housing Zoning RNH 11 Lands east of Bellmount (0.15 ha.)
Key Site Requirements.
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. A footway shall be provided along the frontage of the site.
  3. Development shall be single storey and have regard for the relationship with adjacent dwellings.
  4. The access shall be via Bellmount.
Housing Zoning RNH 12 Lands west of St. Patricks P.S. (0.21 ha.)
Key Site Requirements.
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. 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.
  3. The access to this site shall be from Gortahar Road which shall be widened to 5.5m along the frontage of the site
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