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Northern Area Plan 2016
Coleraine Borough: Articlave

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Settlement Designation

Articlave has a growing residential function and includes a range of commercial, social and community facilities. Its population grew by a third to 801 in the period from 1991 to 2001. Located on the main A2 coastal route 7 kilometres west of Coleraine it has reasonably good road access and bus connections. Castlerock railway station is only 1.5 kilometres to the north. Articlave is designated a Small Village in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation AE 01 Settlement Development Limit
A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 3/06 – Articlave.
1.2 The village has accommodated a significant level of house building recently. Due to its position in the settlement hierarchy the development limit has been tightly drawn around the existing built up area. This will consolidate the village form and ensure that any new housing is convenient to all local facilities.

Housing

The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Articlave at July 2004.
Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
Housing Provision Number of Houses
Allocation 1998-2016 92
Completions 1998-July 2004 163
Under Construction July 2004 3
Commitments July 2004 8
Housing zonings 5
Housing Zonings (Existing Commitments)
The following housing sites have planning permission and are identified on Map No. 3/06 – Articlave:
Location Number of dwellings to be completed Site area (ha.) Commenced July 2004 Map reference
Mussenden Park 4 0.17 Yes AEH 01
Mussenden Grange 5 0.29 Yes AEH 02
Housing Zoning
The following site is zoned for housing development, subject to compliance with the key design considerations 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 AEH 03 Rear of St. Paul’s Church (0.25 ha.)
Key Design Requirements
  1. Development shall be within the range of 15 to 25 dwellings per hectare.
  2. The development of this site will require additional lands to provide an access to a public road.

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 PPS8.

Local Landscape Policy Area (LLPA)

The following LLPA is designated. Any proposals for development within this area will be considered within the terms of Policy ENV 2 in Volume 1 of the Plan. Where an additional degree of control is considered necessary this is specified below.
Designation AEL 01 Articlave River LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map 3/06.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. This LLPA defines the eastern edge of the village and includes a section of the valley of the Articlave River.
  2. This is an area of nature conservation interest.
The only development acceptable in this sensitive area within the Coleraine Green Belt will be that essential to the operation of agriculture
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