Northern Area Plan 2016
Introduction: Plan Objectives
The objectives are as follows:-
- To facilitate and promote sustainable development throughout the Northern Plan area in accordance with the Regional Development Strategy(RDS)
- To promote the continued development of Coleraine and Limavady as main hubs, and Ballymoney and Ballycastle as local hubs, consistent with their identified roles in the Regional Development Strategy.
- To allocate land for housing development within settlements consistent with the Regional Development Strategy (RDS).
- To identify land for housing development at locations that will create compact and more sustainable settlements, with preference for sites within the urban areas
- To promote development that enhances the character and identity of existing settlements, avoids urban sprawl and protects the countryside.
- To facilitate economic development and the creation and maintenance of employment, consistent with New Targeting Social Need.
- To promote the vitality and viability of town centres.
- To improve access to, and the range of, employment, commercial, health,education and community services.
- To promote the integration of public transport, cycle and footpath networks and new development, in order to ease congestion, reduce dependence on the private car, and encourage the use of more sustainable forms of travel, particularly walking and cycling.
- To protect and enhance the character, quality and biodiversity of natural and man-made environments.
- To promote equality of opportunity between persons and groups identified under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and good relations between persons of different religious beliefs, political opinion or racial groups.
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