Northern Area Plan 2016
Moyle District: Liscolman

Liscolman is located approximately 16 kilometres to the east of Coleraine, and 3 kilometres to the north west of Moss-side. It contains a local shop and playground as well as significant established and recent residential development. Straidbilly Primary School is a short distance north of the hamlet.

The old mill complex currently provides a limited amount of local employment. The mill chimney forms a local landmark. A tributary of Stracam River flows north through the hamlet, and together with the Liscolman Bridge provides an attractive landscape feature.

Liscolman has recently experienced a significant expansion of housing development. Liscolman is designated a Hamlet in the Settlement Hierarchy in Volume 1 of the Plan.

The development limit is tightly drawn around the existing hamlet and takes into account the extent of current planning permissions for housing. Some development opportunities exist in the form of infilling, utilisation of under-used land and redevelopment. Any development will be required to be in character, in terms of density, height and design, with the existing built form. The river through the hamlet is a main physical attribute, and any development in its vicinity should accord with the principles established in Policy ENV 4.