Local Development Plan

Deprivation Within the Council Area
All public policy needs to take account of anti-poverty/social inclusion
Deprivation Within the Council Area
considerations, for example by enabling disadvantaged groups and
communities All public policy better needs access to take to employment account of anti-poverty/social opportunities. inclusion
considerations, for example by enabling disadvantaged groups and
The draft Programme for Government, the highest level strategic
communities
document of the
better
NI Executive,
access to employment
is also designed
opportunities.
to help deliver improved
wellbeing The draft Programme for all our citizens. for Government, It has four the relevant highest Outcomes: level strategic
document of the NI Executive, is also designed to help deliver improved
Outcome wellbeing 3: for We all have our citizens. a more It equal has four society relevant Outcomes:
Outcome 5: We are an innovative, creative society, where people can
fulfil Outcome their 3: potential We have a more equal society
Outcome 5: 8: We care an for innovative, others and creative we help society, those in where need people can
Outcome fulfil their 10: potential We are a confident, welcoming, outward-looking society
Outcome 8: We care for others and we help those in need
Two Outcome Indicators 10: We identified are a confident, are: welcoming, outward-looking society
Indicator 19: Reducing poverty
Indicator Two Indicators 28: Self-efficacy identified are: - increasing confidence and capabilities of
people Indicator and 19: communities Reducing poverty
Indicator 28: Self-efficacy - increasing confidence and capabilities of
One people of the and main communities functions of a development plan is to facilitate
development and create a land use framework that will allow investment
to One take of the place. main For functions instance, of the a development re-use of previously plan is to developed facilitate land has
an development important role and to create play a not land only use in framework the supply that of sites will for allow economic investment
development, to take place. but For it instance, can also the assist re-use with of economic previously regeneration developed land has
physical an important renewal. role This to play can not help only to stimulate in the supply enterprise of sites in for the economic most
disadvantaged development, but areas it can in order also assist to tackle with long-term economic unemployment regeneration and and
issues physical of renewal. employability. This can help to stimulate enterprise in the most
disadvantaged areas in order to tackle long-term unemployment and
issues 24 of employability.
A new geography developed by NISRA to improve the reporting of small area
statistics. A set of slightly revised Super Output Areas were created for the 2011
census 24 outputs (NISRA site)
A new geography developed by NISRA to improve the reporting of small area
statistics. A set of slightly revised Super Output Areas were created for the 2011
census outputs (NISRA site)
Informed by the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM
2010) which identifies small area concentrations of multiple deprivation
across Informed Northern by Ireland, Northern the Ireland LDP identify Multiple where Deprivation deprivation Measure exists (NIMDM and
develop 2010) which policies identifies to address small it. area concentrations of multiple deprivation
across Northern Ireland, the LDP identify
Of the 67 Super Output Areas (SOAs) 24 where deprivation exists and
in Lisburn & Castlereagh City
develop policies to address it.
Council (LCCC), one, Old Warren, lies within the 100 most deprived SOAs
Of in Northern 67 Super Ireland. Output Two Areas SOAs (SOAs) (Hillhall 24 in 1 and Lisburn Tonagh) & Castlereagh lie within the City top
20% Council most (LCCC), deprived one, SOAs Old Warren, in Northern lies within Ireland. the 100 most deprived SOAs
in Northern Ireland. Two SOAs (Hillhall 1 and Tonagh) lie within the top
The Old Warren is the most deprived SOA in LCCC ranked 85, while LCCC
20% most deprived SOAs in Northern Ireland.
has the least deprived SOA in Northern Ireland, Wallace Park. Just under a
fifth The Old of SOAs Warren in this the area most were deprived in the most SOA deprived in LCCC ranked half of 85, SOAs while in LCCC
Northern has least Ireland. deprived Map SOA 8 shows in Northern extent Ireland, of deprivation Wallace Park. across Just the under a
fifth Council of SOAs area, in which this area can be were categorised in the most as follows: deprived half of SOAs in
Northern Ireland. Map 8 shows the extent of deprivation across the
• 14% of the population in the Council area are income deprived,
Council area, which can be categorised as follows:
compared with an NI value of 25%.
• 9% 14% of of the the working population age in population the Council is employment area are income deprived deprived, in the
Council compared area, with while an NI 13% value across of 25%. Northern Ireland are considered
• 9% employment of the working deprived. age population is employment deprived in the
• The Council Council area, area while was 13% ranked across 11th Northern of all the Ireland Council are areas considered
these employment 2 measures. deprived.
• The Council area was ranked 11th of all the Council areas on
It is important these 2 for measures. the Council to address deprivation and inequalities
through the safeguarding of existing zoned employment land and
improving It is important disadvantaged for the Council groups to address and communities deprivation access and inequalities to employment
opportunities.
through the safeguarding of existing zoned employment land and
improving disadvantaged groups and communities access to employment
opportunities.
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Key Issues and Options