Northern Ireland Planning Service

Northern Area Plan 2016
Strategic Plan Framework: Housing Maintaining Residential Stock

Policy HOU 4 Maintaining the Residential Stock
Planning permission will not be granted for the redevelopment or conversion of all or part of residential properties to other uses outside town, district or local centres as defined by the Plan except where provision is being made for an appropriate community need and there is no significant adverse impact on residential amenity or character.
The long-term viability of residential communities can be adversely affected by the infiltration of commercial or other non-residential uses. The Department will resist the spread of commercial uses into areas that have a useful long-term residential life. This includes proposals for the part conversion of existing dwellings.
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