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Northern Area Plan 2016
Limavady Borough: Limavady Industry, Business and Distribution

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In the previous Limavady Area Plan no land was specifically zoned for industry within the urban part of Limavady. During the Plan period a number of employment sites were developed within the town. There were also a number of well-established factories which provided significant employment opportunities for the local population. These factories include Daintifyt Clothing situated in Church Street, the business units on Ballyquin Road, and Limavady Printing Company which is situated on Catherine Street within the town centre.
The following existing industrial sites are designated for retention for employment purposes, consistent with Draft PPS 4: Industry, Business and Distribution, policy IBD 3:
Industrial Designation LYI 01: Daintifyt Industrial Site (1.43 ha.)
This site has been used for manufacturing purposes but it is anticipated that it will be vacated in the near future.
Industrial Designation LYI 02: Ballyquin Road (0.40 ha.)
The site is used for a range of commercial purposes, requiring spacious sites.
Industrial Designation LYI 03: Mill Place (1.14 ha.)
The site is used for a range of warehouse and other commercial purposes, requiring spacious sites.
Industrial Designation LYI 04: Limavady Printing Works (0.24 ha.)
This site includes an existing printing works.
Industrial Designation LYI 05: Rathbaun Business Park (0.34 ha.)
This recently developed business park is used for retail services, service industry and other business purposes.
The Limavady Area Plan 1984-1999 zoned 91 hectares of land for industrial development, three kilometres north east of Limavady town at the former Aghanloo airfield. This was the main industrial area for all of Limavady Borough, and by mid 2003 approximately 29 hectares of the zoned land had been developed with nearly 62 hectares of zoned land remaining. This zoning remains largely undeveloped and provides a generous allocation of land for employment purposes in addition to all the designated industrial sites throughout Limavady Borough. As a result, no further lands are zoned for industrial purposes.
Industrial Designation LYI 06: Aghanloo Industrial Estate (30.58 ha.)
Some of the more recent developments on this industrial estate (refer to Map No. 4/17) include the Seagate factory on Dowland Road, and the Huco factory. Drenagh Sawmills are in the process of moving from their original site at Drumsurn Road to a site at the rear of the former Hoechst factory. During the previous Plan period the large Hoechst factory closed, and this site currently lies vacant, providing a potential redevelopment opportunity.
Aghanloo Industrial Estate has undergone recent expansion with the development of a second phase of the business park providing an additional 7 units; this brings the total number of units to 29. The majority of these units are bulky retail, or retail service-based, and currently only two are vacant. Other commercial enterprises within the Aghanloo site include the Tradewinds Centre and the Windyhill Retail Park. The Aghanloo Industrial Estate occurs on the former airfield, and is a site of historic interest.
The recently opened Limavady By-Pass has improved accessibility to this industrial estate. The previous difficult and inconvenient route over Artikelly Bridge has been replaced by new road infrastructure making the area more attractive and accessible to new businesses.

Industrial Zoning

The following site is zoned for industrial 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. The Industrial Zoning is identified in Map No. 4/17 – Aghanloo Industrial Estate.
Industrial Zoning LYI 07: Aghanloo Industrial Estate (61.25 ha.)
Key site requirements:
  1. All new development shall provide a high quality of layout and design, with a range of elevational treatments of buildings.
  2. The access shall be from either Dowland Road or Windyhill Road.
  3. This area contains many substantial and well preserved elements of defence heritage importance, including the only statutorily protected gunnery training dome of the Second World War in Northern Ireland. Sympathetic re-use of existing buildings, where appropriate, will be actively encouraged.
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