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Northern Area Plan 2016
Coleraine Borough: Castleroe

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Settlement Designation

Castleroe is located 3 kilometres south of Coleraine. Although close to the town, it has a distinct identity. Castleroe gradually expanded throughout the Post War period from the original small cluster around the ‘Salmon Leap’, an historic coaching inn. It includes modest social and commercial facilities, a large public house/restaurant complex on the site of the historic coaching inn, a viable primary school and considerable employment in a range of enterprises. Castleroe has been designated a Small Village in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation CR 01 Settlement Development Limit
A settlement development limit is designated as identified on Map No. 3/08 - Castleroe
The development limit has been drawn tightly around the existing built up area of the village, but also includes a housing site at Ballyness South where there has been a series of planning applications and approvals over the past 30 years. The defined limit will consolidate the existing village, and ensure that any new housing is convenient to all of its facilities.

Housing

The following Table sets out the provision of housing in Castleroe at July 2004.
Table 1: Housing Provision, July 2004
Housing Provision Number of Houses
Allocation 1998-2016 37
Completions 1998-July 2004 27
Under Construction July 2004 7
Commitments July 2004 5
Housing zonings 42
Housing Zonings (Existing Commitments)
The following housing site has planning permission and is identified on Map No. 3/08 – Castleroe:
Location Number of dwellings to be completed Sitearea(ha.) Commenced July 2004 Map reference
11 Curragh Road 12 0.56 Yes CRH 01
Housing Zonings
The following site is 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 CRH 02 Ballyness South (2.14 ha.)
Key Site 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.

Industry, Business and Distribution

The following existing industrial site is designated for retention for employment purposes, consistent with Draft PPS 4: Industry, Business and Distribution policy, IBD 3:
Industrial Designation CRI 01 Wood Processing works at Curragh Road (6.95 ha.)
This industrial site is in general industrial use with significant employment provided by a single operator.

Local Landscape Policy Areas (LLPAs)

The Knocktarna LLPA (reference CEL12), Knockantern LLPA (reference CEL13), Castleroe Forest and Bann Banks LLPA (reference CEL 14), Mountsandel Woods (reference CEL 15), The Cutts LLPA (reference CEL 18) and Somerset Woods LLPA (reference CEL 19) are all important to the setting of Castleroe. These are designated in the Coleraine settlement section and the features that contribute to their environmental quality, integrity and character are set out.
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