Local Development Plan

Water and Waste Water Infrastructure
The Council whilst not responsible for the delivery of the majority of
public utilities, such as Water and Waste Water Treatment (NI Water),
proposes to maintain the existing policy-led approach in relation to
facilitating the infrastructure requirements of the Plan Area throughout
the Plan Period whilst highlighting infrastructure constraints and
requirements as appropriate with Key Site Requirements.
The Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 came into
operation on 23 March 2016. Section 4 of the Act extends the powers of
NI water to adopt Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and to require
construction of SuDS and section 5 supports this by introducing
restrictions on the right to connect new surface water sewers to the
public network.
Consultation with NI Water on the provision of future infrastructure
requirements will be an important part of the new LDP.
Flood Risk
In considering the policy approach to flood risk the Council will continue
to take account of the precautionary principle. This approach will be used
in the assessment of flood risk which requires that lack of full scientific
evidence, shall not be used as a reason to deny the existence of flood risk
or for postponing reasonable measures to avoid or manage flood risk.
This will be the standard against which flood risk and management are
assessed.
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council will seek to manage development so as
to reduce the risks and impacts of flooding. The key methods of achieving
this are:
• Take account of the most up to date information on flood risk,
particularly the Strategic Flood Map, when designating land use
zonings
• Take account of the most up to date information on flood risk when
defining the settlement limits of towns / villages and the
designation of new settlements
• Promote sustainable drainage within the plan area, for example by
• Infrastructure requiring such solutions where appropriate to
individual zonings as a key site requirement
• Consultation with Rivers Agency (Department for Infrastructure)
• Apply a precautionary approach to development in areas that may
be subject to flood risk presently or in the future as a result of
climate change predictions
• LDPs should not bring forward sites or zone land that may be
susceptible to flooding, now or in the future, unless in exceptional
circumstances. Exceptionally, where the LDP brings forward such a
site, it will explain the reasoning and set out the measures
necessary to manage or mitigate the risk.
Cemeteries
Provision and maintenance of cemeteries is a statutory responsibility of
the Council. Should a need for a new cemetery be identified, the LDP will
take account of this and zone land, where appropriate.
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Key Issues and Options