Local Development Plan

Settlement Development Limits are designated for Lisburn City and each
town, village and small settlement in the Council Area. The existing
Development Settlement Development Plan (BMAP) Limits identifies are designated the settlement for Lisburn hierarchy Citybased and each on
their town, role, village the and services smalland settlement facilities in available, the Council and Area. their The potential existing for
accommodating Development Plan development. (BMAP) identifies the settlement hierarchy based on
their role, the services and facilities available, and their potential for
The existing Settlement Strategy focuses development in the cities and
accommodating development.
towns, with priority being given to the re-use of land within existing
urban The existing areas, Settlement and the need Strategy to contain focuses outward development expansion. in the cities and
towns, with priority being given to the re-use of land within existing
Villages and small settlements perform as local service centres in terms of
urban areas, and the need to contain outward expansion.
sustaining and serving rural communities. As many villages are subject to
strong Villagesdispersal and small pressures, settlements large-scale performexpansion as local service has been centres restricted in terms in of
sustaining the majority and of serving cases in rural order communities. to ensure that Asdevelopment many villagestakes are subject places to in
strong cities and dispersal towns pressures, where infrastructure large-scalealready expansion exists. hasMany been restricted of the small in
the settlements majoritylack of cases facilities in order and to the ensure aim is that therefore development to restrict takes places in
cities inappropriate and towns expansion where infrastructure into the surrounding already exists. countryside, Many of with the the small focus
settlements on consolidation lack facilities through and infill the opportunities aim is therefore and small to restrict scale rounding off.
inappropriate expansion into the surrounding countryside, with the focus
Currently the settlement hierarchy consists of Lisburn City and the
on consolidation through
Metropolitan Areas 15 infill opportunities and small scale rounding off.
of Lisburn & Castlereagh at the top tier, followed by
Currently the towns the of Carryduff, settlement Hillsborough hierarchy consists and Moira, of Lisburn the 13 City villages and the and the
Metropolitan remaining 33 small Areassettlements 15 of Lisburn at & Castlereagh the lower tier at(as theidentified top tier, followed in Table 1). by
the towns of Carryduff, Hillsborough and Moira, the 13 villages and the
The preferred option is to retain the existing settlement hierarchy with
remaining 33 small settlements at the lower tier (as identified in Table 1).
limited amendments as it provides an accurate reflection of the range of
settlements The preferred taking option into is to account retain the level existing of services, settlement location, hierarchy population with
and limited function. amendments as it provides an accurate reflection of the range of
settlements taking into account the level of services, location, population
and function.
Figure 7: Percentage Population in Settlements
Figure 7: Percentage Population Small in Settlements
Settlements
3%
Small
Settlements
3%
Villages 12%
Castlereagh
Urban Area
27%
Castlereagh
Urban Area
27%
Villages 12%
Towns 14%
Towns 14%
Lisburn City
40%
Lisburn City
40%
Lisburn Urban
Area 4%
Lisburn Urban
Area 4%
15 The term ‘Metropolitan Area’ from BMAP 2015 will be replaced with ‘Greater
Urban’ area
15 The term ‘Metropolitan Area’ from BMAP 2015 will be replaced with ‘Greater
Urban’ area
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Key Issues and Options