Local Development Plan

4. Urban Capacity
An urban capacity study was carried out in the settlements of Lisburn
4. Urban Capacity
City, Greater Urban Areas of Lisburn & Castlereagh and Carryduff in line
with An urban the Strategic capacity Planning study was Policy carried Statement out in the (SPPS) settlements and Planning of Lisburn Policy
Statement City, Greater 12 Urban (PPS 12) Areas 19 . The of Lisburn urban capacity & Castlereagh study: and Carryduff in line
with the Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) and Planning Policy
• Ensures a sequential
Statement 12 (PPS 12) 19 approach to the identification of sites
. The urban capacity study:
through the development plan process and managing the release
• Ensures of housing a sequential land approach to the identification of sites
• Assesses through the development potential for future plan process housing and growth managing within the the release urban
footprint of housing land
• Assesses the capacity potential for different future housing types and growth densities within of the housing urban
• Takes footprint account of housing development opportunities arising from
• Assesses previously the developed capacity for land, different infill sites, types the and conversion densities of of existing housing
• Takes buildings account and possible of housing changes development of land use. opportunities arising from
previously developed land, infill sites, the conversion of existing
Lisburn City: Currently 3.47 hectares of land could be developed for
buildings and possible changes of land use.
possible housing development in Lisburn City on urban capacity sites. At
Lisburn an estimated City: Currently density of 3.47 25 dwellings hectares per of land hectare could this be could developed amount for to 86
dwelling possible housing units. development in Lisburn City on urban capacity sites. At
an estimated density of 25 dwellings per hectare this could amount to 86
Lisburn Greater Urban Area: There is only 0.83 hectares identified as
dwelling units.
urban capacity sites amounting to an estimated 20 dwelling units.
Lisburn Greater Urban Area: There is only 0.83 hectares identified as
In Castlereagh Greater Urban Area (Forestside, Cairnshill, Newtownbreda
urban capacity sites amounting to an estimated 20 dwelling units.
and Dundonald areas), 5.38 hectares of land could be used for possible
In housing, Castlereagh amounting Greater to 134 Urban dwelling Area (Forestside, units. Additionally Cairnshill, in the Newtownbreda
Dundonald
area and Dundonald 4.31 hectares areas), of land 5.38 could hectares possibly of land be developed could be used for housing for possible
amounting housing, amounting to 109 housing to 134 units. dwelling units. Additionally in the Dundonald
area 4.31 hectares of land could possibly be developed for housing
amounting 19 PPS 12 states
to 109
urban
housing
capacity
units.
studies should be carried out within existing
urban areas of cities and towns of over 5,000 population
19 PPS 12 states urban capacity studies should be carried out within existing
urban areas of cities and towns of over 5,000 population
In Carryduff 4.23 hectares of land could possibly be developed for
housing amounting to 105 housing units.
In Carryduff 4.23 hectares of land could possibly be developed for
In total, 8.14 hectares in these settlements are within the urban footprint
housing amounting to 105 housing units.
and 10.1 hectares are outside the urban footprint on previously
undeveloped In total, 8.14 hectares sites but in within these the settlements development are within limits. (NB: the urban this figure footprint
and excludes 10.1 zoned hectares housing are outside land and the land urban with footprint planning on permissions previously for
undeveloped housing and is sites either but whiteland, within the infill development or redevelopment limits. (NB: sites this that figure could
excludes possibly be zoned developed housing for land housing and land in the with future planning subject permissions to planning for
housing application). and is either whiteland, infill or redevelopment sites that could
possibly be developed for housing in the future subject to planning
Currently there remains 378 hectares of zoned housing land and
application).
committed housing land (land likely to be developed with planning
Currently decisions) there in the remains settlements 378 hectares of Lisburn, of Lisburn zoned housing Greater land Urban and Area,
committed Castlereagh housing Greater land Urban (land Area likely and to Carryduff be developed with a with population planning over
decisions) 5,000. in the settlements of Lisburn, Lisburn Greater Urban Area,
Castlereagh Greater Urban Area and Carryduff with a population over
The majority of land zoned for housing in BMAP 2015 is located outside
5,000.
the urban footprint but within the settlement limit.
The majority of land zoned for housing in BMAP 2015 is located outside
the urban footprint but within the settlement limit.
5. Windfall Housing
Over the course of the plan period, windfall housing can also make up an
5. Windfall Housing
important part of the land supply. Windfall development is housing
Over provision the course on undesignated of the plan sites period, and windfall as such, housing cannot be can precisely also make up an
important anticipated. part It can of the arise land as a supply. result, Windfall for example, development of plot sub-division is housing or
provision property conversion undesignated and can sites normally and as make such, a cannot significant be precisely contribution to
anticipated. the housing land It can supply arise as over a result, any Plan for period. example, In of line plot with sub-division the objectives or
property of the RDS, conversion it is necessary and can to make normally allowance make a for significant this when contribution deciding the to
the housing land supply over any Plan period. In line with the objectives
of the RDS, it is necessary to make allowance for this when deciding the
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