Northern Ireland Planning Service

Northern Area Plan 2016
Coleraine Borough: Portrush Local Landscape Policy Areas (LLPAS)

Any proposals for development within these areas will be considered within the terms of Policy ENV 2 in Volume 1 of the Plan. Where additional degree of control is considered necessary this is specified below.
Designation PHL 01 Ramore Head LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 3/04a – Portrush.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. This prominent dolerite headland is one of the outstanding natural features of the North Coast.
  2. It is an area of great geological and landscape interest as well as being an ASSI.
  3. The area is almost entirely in public ownership, with most of the headland used for passive recreation with a network of paths. It includes an area of recreation grounds provided by the Borough Council and the EHS Countryside Interpretative Centre.

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This LLPA is of the highest importance for the setting of Portrush, and any further development is therefore unacceptable. Only appropriate modest, modifications of the small number of existing buildings within this LLPA will be capable of approval.
Designation PHL 02 West Bay LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 3/04a – Portrush.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. This LLPA includes Mill Strand, also known as West Strand and the related slopes behind the beach including the railway embankment.
  2. The area is mostly in public ownership and with the exception of Castle Erin, a landmark building on a prominent mound and Coleraine Borough Council’s public toilets building at the northern end, is dominated by the natural environment and amenity open space.
The Plan will seek to maintain the integrity of this open area, by protecting it from any development other than refurbishment or modest extensions to the two existing buildings, and thereby maintain the outstanding vista of the Peninsula, across West Bay from the western approaches to Portrush.
Designation PHL 03 Metropole LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 3/04a – Portrush.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. This large area of open space within the heart of the town is entirely within public ownership and provides a range of valued recreational activities, including the Dunluce Centre.
  2. Over the past twenty years, considerable coastal tree and shrub planting has been established in what had been a rather desolate area.
This area should continue to be retained generally as an open area. Incidental buildings particularly related to tourism and recreation will be acceptable.
Designation PHL 04 Royal Portrush LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 3 – Coleraine Borough and Map No. 3/04a – Portrush.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. This area dominated by Curran Strand, commonly known as East Strand and the related extensive sand dunes and the slopes rising behind, provides one of the most memorable vistas along the North Coast, especially when approaching Portrush from the east.
  2. This area is also within the Causeway Coast AONB and a Green Belt.
  3. It also contains the Portrush Golf Links designated SLNCI.
No further development will be acceptable other than minor modifications and extensions to existing buildings.
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