Northern Ireland Planning Service

Northern Area Plan 2016
Coleraine Borough: Coleraine Housing (Page 5 of 5)

Housing Zoning CEH 57 Adjoining Rochester Court (1.25 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 25 to 35 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall generally not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The access to the site shall be from Daneshill Road.
Housing Zoning CEH 58 Spittal Hill, Bushmills Road (6.38 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 25 to 35 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. The access to this site shall be from Bushmills Road, where a right turn lane will be required.
  3. The development of this site will be dependent on the satisfactory longterm reclamation of the adjoining quarry, and the proper removal and disposal of any contamination within the site.
Housing Zoning CEH 59 East of Beresford Avenue (0.42 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The access to the site shall be from Beresford Avenue.
Housing Zoning CEH 60 Laurel Hill Road (0.35 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 25 to 35 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The access to the site shall be from Laurel Hill Road.
Phase 1 Housing Zonings (Urban fringe)
The following urban fringe 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. Some of these sites are the subject of current planning applications, which may require substantial modification to comply with the key design considerations.
Housing Zoning CEH 61 Wattstown Phase 1 (4.08 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The development of this site will only be considered within the context of an acceptable overall design concept for the entire 23 hectares (which includes zoning CEH 65). As the potential yield of the entire 23-hectare site exceeds the threshold of 300 dwellings, a concept masterplan will be required for all planning applications as indicated in Policy QD2 of PPS7. The site shall be considered comprehensively and the master-plan will demonstrate how development of the entire zoned area will be undertaken.
  4. An acceptable Transport Assessment will be required.
  5. There shall be no direct vehicular access to or from this site onto Newbridge Road.
  6. Appropriate pedestrian/ cycle links shall be provided to neighbouring developments.
  7. The maximum length of existing hedgerows shall be retained.
  8. Provision of adequate roads infrastructure, both within and without the zoning, consistent with the principles of the Quality Initiative and prevailing planning policy.
Housing Zoning CEH 62 Hazelbank North (9.09 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The existing hedgerows along the frontage of Greenhall Highway and within the site shall be retained and supplemented by substantial additional landscaping.
  4. Any dwellings close to the adjoining main roads shall be sited and designed to minimise noise disturbance.
  5. The laneways within this zoning and adjoining the southern boundary and their boundary hedgerows shall be fully retained as pedestrian and cycle links through and alongside this zoning.
  6. The Pound Burn running through the site shall be retained, protected and enhanced. Properties must front the burn and it will not be acceptable for the rear gardens of any dwellings to abut it.
  7. Provision of adequate roads infrastructure, both within and without the zoning, consistent with the principles of the Quality Initiative and prevailing planning policy.
  8. The access to the site shall be from Greenhall Highway where a right turn lane will be required.
  9. Appropriate pedestrian/ cycle links shall be provided from the site eastwards towards the facilities of Hazelbank and the town centre.
Housing Zoning CEH 63 Hazelbank West (4.03 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The existing hedgerows along the frontage of Greenhall Highway and within the site shall be retained and supplemented by further planting and landscaping.
  4. Any dwellings close to the adjoining main roads shall be sited and designed to minimise noise disturbance.
  5. The access to the site shall be from Greenhall Highway where a right turn lane will be required.
  6. The laneway and its associated hedgerows adjoining the northern boundary of the site shall be fully retained as a pedestrian and cycle link.
  7. Appropriate pedestrian and cycle links shall be provided from the site eastwards towards the facilities of Hazelbank and the town centre.
Housing Zoning CEH 64 Ballysally East (3.17 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The existing areas of woodland on the perimeter and within the site shall be retained and supplemented by substantial additional landscaping.
  4. Any dwellings close to the adjoining main roads shall be sited and designed to minimise noise disturbance.
  5. Access to this site shall be from Hazeldene Drive and Ballygallin Park.
  6. Appropriate pedestrian and cycle links shall be provided from the site towards the facilities of Ballysally and the town centre.
Housing Zoning CEH 65 Ballyarton South (3.43 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The existing hedgerows along the Ring Road and Ballycastle Road frontageswill be retained and supplemented by a substantial landscape buffer.
  4. Any dwellings close to the adjoining main roads shall be sited and designed to minimise noise disturbance.
  5. There shall be no direct vehicular access to or from the site onto the Ring Road.
  6. The access to the site shall be from Ashdale. An access shall be provided from Ballycastle Road to the south-western portion of this site which shall link through to Grasmere via Ashdale. A right turn facility may be required on Ballycastle Road at this access.
Phase 2 Housing Zoning (Urban fringe)
The following urban fringe site is zoned for housing development, subject to compliance with the key site requirements and other requirements for the development of the site consistent with relevant planning policy including current Planning Policy Statements and the specific considerations related to the submission of planning applications. The release of this land for development will be dependent on progress of housing development in the town of Coleraine and within the Borough consistent with all of the strategic planning guidance of the Regional Development Strategy, including the objective of achieving 60% of housing within the existing urban footprint. It is not envisaged that this land will be required before the year 2010.
Housing Zoning CEH 66 Wattstown Phase 2 (18.95 ha.)
Key Site Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare, to ensure the character of the area is maintained.
  2. Development shall generally not be greater than two storeys in height to ensure the character of the area is respected.
  3. The development of this site will only be considered within the context of an acceptable overall design concept for the entire 23 hectares (which includes zoning CEH 60).
  4. 4. As the potential yield of this site exceeds the threshold of 300 dwellings, a Concept Masterplan will be required for all planning applications related to this site as indicated in Policy QD2 of PPS7. The site shall be considered comprehensively and the Masterplan will demonstrate how the entire zoned area is to be undertaken.
  5. An acceptable Transport Assessment will be required.
  6. There shall be no direct vehicular access to or from the site from Newbridge Road.
  7. Appropriate pedestrian/ cycle links shall be provided to neighbouring developments.
  8. The maximum length of existing hedgerows shall be retained. Extensive tree and shrub planting will be required within this relatively open site to ensure there is visual integration.
  9. Provision of adequate roads infrastructure, both within and without the zoning, consistent with the principles of the Quality Initiative and prevailing planning policy.
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