Northern Area Plan 2016
Coleraine Borough: Portstewart Housing (Page 1 of 5)
The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Portstewart
at July 2004.
Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
| Housing Provision | No. |
|---|---|
| Allocation 1998-2016 | 903 |
| Completions 1998-July 2004 | 657 |
| Under Construction July 2004 | 129 |
| Commitments July 2004 | 475 |
| Windfall Allowance | 23 |
| Urban capacity zonings | 231 |
| Urban fringe zonings | 52 |
On
the basis of the RDS, the Plan needs to provide for 903 dwellings in the period from 1998 to 2016. In
the period from December 1998 to July 2004, a total of 657 dwellings were completed in the town. In
July 2004 a further 129 dwellings were under construction and 475 dwellings had planning permission
but had not commenced on committed sites.
A thorough evaluation of urban capacity has resulted in the identification
of 21 sites with a total area of 5.8 hectares and an estimated potential of 231 dwellings within Portstewart’s
urban footprint, which are physically suitable for housing development. It is assumed, within the Plan
period 60% of this potential will be completed, therefore the projected yield from the identified urban
capacity sites is 139.
In the context of development experience in the past 5 years, the Plan
projects a further 23 dwellings may be expected to be developed on windfall sites over the remainder
of the Plan period, bringing the total estimated yield within the urban footprint to 162 dwellings.
The Plan includes a single urban fringe site of 1.7 hectares and an
estimated potential of 52 dwellings, which has outline planning permission.
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