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Northern Area Plan 2016
Moyle District: Armoy Area of Village Character

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The relationship between the built and the natural environment in and around the centre of Armoy has created a unique village environment. The centre of Armoy has been designated an Area of Village Character to protect and enhance the character of this area.
Policy for the control of development within Areas of Townscape and Village Character is contained in Policy ENV 6 in Part 2, Volume 1 of the Plan.
Designation AYV 01 Area of Village Character Armoy
An Area of Village Character is designated as identified on Map No. 5/04 – Armoy Area of Village Character.
Key features of the area will be taken into account when assessing development proposals are as follows:
  1. The highly distinctive and curving form of Main Street which follows the River Bush and which gives the village great individuality;
  2. The mixture of terraced houses and shops, mostly two storeys high and rendered, in the style typical of 19th Century Irish country towns and villages;
  3. The largely intact simple vernacular architectural style with its high degree of uniformity throughout Main Street;
  4. The combination of smooth or roughcast painted render and pebble dash, the strong vertical emphasis to the fenestration on upper floor elevations and the pitched, mainly slated roofs with relatively little variation in the eaves line/ridge height of the buildings, and
  5. The significant and continuing use of traditional signage restricted to the defined fascia area above the shop front on business premises including sign writing and the use of individually mounted lettering.
The curving form of Main Street, which follows the River Bush, is highly distinctive and gives the village of Armoy great individuality. The mixture of terraced houses and shops in the centre of the village, mostly two storeys high and rendered, are in the style typical of 19th Century Irish country towns and villages.
Despite the loss of some original features and the introduction of some inappropriately designed and located signage on business premises, the simple vernacular style of the buildings provides a readily identifiable design context for proposed new development, alterations and extensions.
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