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Northern Area Plan 2016
Moyle District: Ballintoy Local landscape Policy Areas (LLPAS)

Any proposals for development within these areas will be considered within the terms of Policy ENV2 in Volume 1 of the Plan. Where additional control is considered necessary this is specified below.
Designation BAL 01 Ballintoy Harbour LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 5 – Moyle District.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. This LLPA to the north west of the village includes the setting of the dramatically located Ballintoy church and the cluster along Harbour Road.
  2. It is visually important that this cluster remains compact in this exceptional coastal landscape.
Designation BAL 02 Boheeshane Bay LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 5 – Moyle District and Map No. 5/05 – Ballintoy.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. The open plateau separating Ballintoy from the coast contributes greatly to the distinctive setting of the village.

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This LLPA will be protected from all development other than modest scale buildings which are essential for the efficient operation of agriculture or essential public infrastructure.
Such buildings will be carefully integrated into the landscape
Designation BAL 03 Ballintoy LLPA
A Local Landscape Policy Area is designated as identified on Map No. 5 – Moyle District and Map No. 5/05 – Ballintoy.
Those features or combination of features that contribute to the environmental quality, integrity or character of this area are listed below.
  1. The Ballintoy LLPA provides a dramatic setting of steeply rising slopes to the south and east of the village.
No new development will be acceptable other than modest size buildings, carefully integrated into the landscape essential for farming operations or essential public infrastructure.
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