Northern Area Plan 2016
Moyle District: Ballycastle Housing (Page 1 of 5)

On the basis of the District Housing Indicator and the Towns identification as a local hub and the seven tests of the evaluation framework of the RDS, the Plan allocates 649 dwellings to Ballycastle in the period from 1998 to 2016. The Table below illustrates the distribution of housing in Ballycastle in mid 2004.

In the period from December 1998 to July 2004, a total of 550 dwellings were completed in the town. In July 2004 there were 69 dwellings under construction and a further 149 dwellings approved but not started.

A thorough evaluation of urban capacity has resulted in the identification of a further 19 sites with a total area of 10.2 hectares and an estimated potential of 268 dwellings within Ballycastle’s urban footprint, which are physically suitable for housing development. It is assumed, within the Plan period that 60% of this potential will be completed, therefore the projected yield from the designated urban capacity sites is 161.

In the context of development experience in the past 5 years, the Plan projects a further 27 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 178 dwellings.