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Northern Area Plan 2016
Ballymoney Borough: Stranocum

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Settlement Designation

Stranocum is located 6 kilometres north east of Ballymoney in the attractive rural setting of the Bush Valley.
Stranocum provides a limited range of facilities for the local community including a shop and post office, a garage, and a public hall. However the nearest primary school is 3 kilometres to the east at Bushvale. Chestnutt's Corn Mill, which has a long association with Stranocum, is the main source of local employment. The village has limited public transport connections.
Stranocum has grown over the past 50 years from a small cluster of buildings centred around the mill. With the construction of public authority housing at the northern and southern ends of the village in the 1960s, and more recent private housing at Mill Cottages. The population increased considerably during the 1990s reaching 285 in 2001.
Stranocum is designated a Small Village in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation SM 01 Settlement Development Limit
A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 2/09 - Stranocum.
The development limit will consolidate the existing village, and ensure that any new development is convenient to all local facilities.

Housing

The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Stranocum at July 2004.
Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
Housing Provision Number of Houses
Allocation 1998-2016 31
Completions 1998-July 2004 12
Under Construction July 2004 1
Commitments July 2004 0
Other housing zonings 41

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 SMH 01 Lands west of Main St. (0.84 ha.)
Key Site Requirements.
  • Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  • The access to this site may require additional lands to provide an access to Mill Cottage Way.
Housing Zoning SMH 02 Lands east of garage, Main St. (1.11 ha.)
Key Site Requirements.
  • Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  • The development of this site will require additional lands to provide an access to Main Street.
  • A footway shall be provided along the frontage of the site and linked to the existing network.
  • A 5 metre wide belt of native species trees shall be provided along the boundary with the LLPA.

Open Space

The Plan identifies major areas of existing open space for information purposes. Policies relating to open space are contained within PPS 8: Open Space, Sport and Outdoor Recreation. All existing open space, whether identified in development plans or not, is protected under Policy OS1 of PPS 8.

Local Landscape Policy Area (LLPAs)

Any proposals for development within this area will be considered within the terms of Policy ENV2 in Volume 1 of the Plan. Where an additional degree of control is considered necessary this is specified below.
Designation SML 01 Bush Valley LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 2 - Ballymoney Borough and Map No. 2/09 - Stranocum.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. Located beyond the northern and eastern edges of the village, this LLPA includes the extensive parkland around Stranocum House and the adjoining section of the Bush valley.
  2. It contains numerous stands and copses of mature deciduous trees and a number of ancient monuments. These features greatly enhance the setting of Stranocum.
The only acceptable development in this LLPA will be that required to facilitate efficient farming operations. Such development will be subject to the retention of all woodland and tree groups.

Area of Constraint on Mineral Development

The Plan designates an Area of Constraint on Mineral Development (ACMD), the Armoy Moraine, east of the village, under Designation MIN 3 in Volume 1, Part 2, Section 10: Minerals. This area overlaps with the LLPA and extends in a north easterly direction towards Armoy. Planning policy relating to ACMD will ensure that this area is protected. The ACMD can be seen on Map No. 2/09 - Stranocum with the full extent of the ACMD shown on the Ballymoney Borough Map.
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