Local Development Plan

Lisburn and Castlereagh Draft Community Plan 2017-32
The Draft Community Plan includes three relevant primary outcomes:
‘Children and young people have the best start in life.’
‘We live, healthy, fulfilling and long lives.’
‘We live in attractive, resilient and people friendly places,
safeguarding the local and global environment.’
Further supporting outcomes are:
• Children and young people are physically active and enjoy good
mental health
• People of all ages are more physically active more often
• There is good access to the countryside and other green spaces for
everyone
• The built and natural environment is protected and enhanced
• Neighbourhoods are designed and regenerated to promote
wellbeing
The plan makes the link between the wellbeing of children and young
people and their ability to be physically active and have access to green
and wild spaces.
It highlights the role of physical activity, access to the countryside and
other green spaces in both physical and mental health for all ages.
Wellbeing is linked to how neighbourhoods are designed and regenerated
with an emphasis on facilities such as quality walking corridors, cycle
routes and green routes.
West Lisburn Development Framework
This non-statutory framework identifies potential development
opportunities and constraints, and sets out potential land uses. It
identifies key assets and how best to realise their full potential in a
cohesive and holistic manner.
One of the objectives of the Framework is to:-
‘Increase sport, recreation and leisure activity in the West Lisburn area,
with a particular focus on the River Lagan Corridor.’
The framework recognises that leisure, recreation and sport are
important social and economic activities for a city and can generate a
wide range of opportunities for business and employment opportunities
for residents.
LCCC Corporate Plan 2015-2017
Under Theme 4 of the Corporate Plan the Council’s main priorities are to
promote a clean and healthy environment maintaining parks and open
spaces, managing street cleaning and collecting bins from all 48,000
residents it serves. The Council is committed to promoting safe and
healthy communities, active lifestyles, wellbeing and independence of
people and communities.
Sport Matters – The NI Strategy for Sport and Physical recreation 2009-
2019
Delivered by Sport NI working in partnership with the former Department
of Culture, Arts and Leisure, the Strategy sets out a new sporting vision of
‘a culture of lifelong enjoyment and success in sport’.
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