Local Development Plan
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Key Issue 16: Promoting Office <strong>Development</strong> within the City,<br />
Town, District and <strong>Local</strong> Centres<br />
The RDS identifies Lisburn & Castlereagh as a major employment and<br />
commercial centre. Office development (Classes A2 and B1 of the<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>ning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015) is promoted in<br />
BMAP within Lisburn City Centre and Carryduff Town Centre. City and<br />
Town Centres lie at the heart of local transport networks, including public<br />
transport.<br />
The existing <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> also provided for small-scale office<br />
development of up to 400m² within the District and <strong>Local</strong> Centres. It<br />
acknowledges that a city or town centre may not always be a prime<br />
requirement for certain office users, in particular small-scale firms serving<br />
local needs.<br />
The promotion of office development within these areas would support<br />
sustainable development, assist urban renaissance and provide jobs in<br />
local areas, which are accessible to all sections of the community. The<br />
concentration of offices in city and town centres would also help maintain<br />
their viability and vitality.<br />
Lisburn City Centre currently does not have a well-developed portfolio of<br />
office space and the aim of the Council is to promote development of this<br />
sector. The Lisburn City Centre Masterplan concluded that in order to<br />
establish Lisburn City Centre as a sub-regional commercial centre, it is<br />
necessary to accommodate floorspace in the range of 28,000m² to 37,<br />
000m². It identifies the potential to create a new mixed use business<br />
district at Linenhall Street providing prime office accommodation up to<br />
1,000m² and the potential to provide for small to medium businesses at<br />
the Laganbank mixed use development area.<br />
Indicative view of Linenhall Street (Source: Lisburn City Centre Masterplan)<br />
In addition, major office development (consisting of Use Class B1 Business<br />
Use of the <strong>Plan</strong>ning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015) is<br />
accommodated in the Council’s two Major Employment Locations (See<br />
Key Issues 6 and 7 under ‘Driving Sustainable Economic Growth’).<br />
Key Issues and Options 117
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