Draft Plan Strategy 2030

The Antrim and Newtownabbey Local Development Plan (LDP) is the first to be brought forward by the Council since the transfer of planning powers to local government in 2015. It has been prepared under the new process for development plans introduced by the Planning (NI) Act 2011 and it will apply to the entire Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough area.

The Council has published its Draft Plan Strategy, the first formal stage of the new Local Development Plan 2030, for public consultation.
 

• Draft Plan Strategy and Associated Documents Publication

  The Plan Strategy is one of two development plan documents which, when read together, will comprise the LDP for the Borough. The second document is the Local Policies Plan and this will be brought forward by the Council once the Plan Strategy has been adopted.
  
  Our Draft Plan Strategy (DPS) and all associated documents are available to download from the Draft Plan Document Library section of this page. For further details you can also refer to our published list of documentation.

  
  
  

• Draft Plan Strategy Consultation

  The draft Plan Strategy was published for a four-week period of pre-consultation running from 28 June 2019 to 25 July 2019. A formal period of public consultation ran from 26 July 2019 to 20 September 2019. 
  
  All representations to the draft Plan Strategy were made publicly available for an 8-week period for counter representations which ran from Friday 11 October 2019 to Friday 6 December 2019.
  
  All representations received to the Draft Plan Strategy are available to view and download from the Section 2A - C of our Formal Submission to DfI: 
  
   

  Evidence Ref No	Document Name
  2A	Representations Inventory
  2B	Copies of all DPS Representations
  2C	DPS Representations to Supporting Assessments LA03-DPS-0032-SA-SEA R LA03-DPS-0046 EQIA R LA03-DPS-0102-SA-HRA R

   

• DPS Counter Representations Consultation

  In accordance with Regulation 19 of the Planning (Local Development Plan) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, all representations received to our DPS Counter Representation consultation were published for inspection.
  
  All representations received to this consultation are available to view and download below from the Section 2D of our Formal Submission to DfI:
  
   

  Evidence Ref No

  Document Name

  2D

  Copies of all DPS Representations received in response to Counter Representations Consultation Stage LA03-DPS-CR-0123 R LA03-DPS-CR-0124 R LA03-DPS-CR-0125 R LA03-DPS-CR-0126 R LA03-DPS-CR-0127 R LA03-DPS-CR-0128 R LA03-DPS-CR-0129 R LA03-DPS-CR-0130 R LA03-DPS-CR-0131 R LA03-DPS-CR-0132 R LA03-DPS-CR-0133 R LA03-DPS-CR-0134 R LA03-DPS-CR-0135 R LA03-DPS-CR-0136 R LA03-DPS-CR-0137 Combined R LA03-DPS-CR-0138 Combined R LA03-DPS-CR-0139 R LA03-DPS-CR-0140 R LA03-DPS-CR-0141 R LA03-DPS-CR-0142 R LA03-DPS-CR-0143 R LA03-DPS-CR-0144 R LA03-DPS-CR-0145 R LA03-DPS-CR-0146 R LA03-DPS-CR-0147 R LA03-DPS-CR-0148 Combined R

  
  Please be aware that there is no opportunity to make any further representations at this time.

• Draft Plan Strategy Submission

  In accordance with Section 10 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and Regulation 20 of The Planning (Local Development Plan) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, the Council submitted its Local Development 2030 Draft Plan Strategy (DPS) and associated documents to the Department for Infrastructure (the Department) on 08 March 2021.
  
  The submission of the documents to the Department (Submission Documents) forms the first step of the Independent Examination for the Local Development Plan process. In accordance with Regulation 21 of The Planning (Local Development Plan) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, the Council has advertised this step and the availability of the relevant documents within a Public Notice advertised during the week commencing 5 April 2021.
  
  The documents submitted to the Department are provided in the Draft Plan Strategy Document Library section of this page, under the Draft Plan Submission section. In addition to the previously published information there are number of new documents included in this section including:

  • Soundness Report and appendices (DPS-S-007A – G) – the self assessment of the Plan’s soundness;

  • Public Consultation Report (DPS-S-001) and accompanying documentation (DPS-S-002 to DPS-S-004) setting out a summary of how the Council considered representations to our DPS, including two focussed papers in relation to housing growth (DPS-S-005) and affordable housing issues (DPS-S-006) raised during the public consultation on the DPS.

  Please be aware that there is no opportunity to make further representations at this time.
  
  As a consequence of current COVID-19 restrictions, the submission documents will not be available for public inspection at either of its Council offices at this time.
  
  When restrictions allow, the submission documents will be available to view in person by appointment only, between 08:30 and 17:00hrs at Mossley Mill (Carnmoney Northern, Road, Newtownabbey) and Antrim Civic Centre (50 Stiles Way, Antrim). Alternatively, hard copies are also available by post upon request, however these may incur a charge. Please contact  planning@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk or by telephone the Planning Section on 0300 123 6677 to make an appointment.

• Draft Plan Strategy Document Library

  Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council – Local Development Plan
  Submission List of Documents submitted to the DfI for the purposes of causing an Independent Examination.

  Evidence Ref No	Document Name
  DPS-SL1	ANBC Formal Submission of Documents to DfI letter (including Annex A & B) - March 2021
  1. Draft Plan Strategy
  DPS 001	Draft Plan Strategy
  1A. Draft Plan Strategy Assessments
  DPS 002	Sustainability Appraisal (incorporating the Strategic Environmental Assessment) Report
  DPS 003	Sustainability Appraisal Non-Technical Summary
  DPS 004	Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
  DPS 005	Draft Habitats Regulations Assessment
  DPS 006	Equality (Section 75) Screening and Rural Needs Impact Assessment Report
  1B. Draft Plan Strategy Evidence Papers
  DPS 007	Evidence Paper 1  Population
  DPS 008	Evidence Paper 2  Settlement Evaluation
  DPS 009	Evidence Paper 3  Economic Growth
  DPS 010	Evidence Paper 4  Retail and Commercial Leisure
  DPS 011	Evidence Paper 5  Tourism
  DPS 012	Evidence Paper 6  Housing
  DPS 013	Evidence Paper 7  Historic Environment
  DPS 014	Evidence Paper 8  Community Facilities
  DPS 015	Evidence Paper 9  Open Space, Sport and Recreation
  DPS 016	Evidence Paper 10  Transportation
  DPS 017	Evidence Paper 11  Public Utilities
  DPS 018	Evidence Paper 12  Minerals
  DPS 019	Evidence Paper 13  Renewables
  DPS 020	Evidence Paper 14  Flooding
  DPS 021	Evidence Paper 15  Waste
  DPS 022	Evidence Paper 16  Landscape Character Assessment
  DPS 023	Evidence Paper 17  Natural Heritage
  DPS 024	Evidence Paper 18  Rural Pressure Analysis
  DPS 025	Evidence Paper 19  Coast
  DPS 026	Evidence Paper 20  Loughs
  DPS 027	Evidence Paper 21  Placemaking and Good Design
  2. Draft Plan Strategy Representations
  2A	Representations Inventory
  2B	Copies of all DPS Representations
  2C	DPS Representations to Supporting Assessments LA03-DPS-0032-SA-SEA R LA03-DPS-0046 EQIA R LA03-DPS-0102-SA-HRA R
  2D	Copies of all DPS Representations received in response to Counter Representations Consultation Stage LA03-DPS-CR-0123 R LA03-DPS-CR-0124 R LA03-DPS-CR-0125 R LA03-DPS-CR-0126 R LA03-DPS-CR-0127 R LA03-DPS-CR-0128 R LA03-DPS-CR-0129 R LA03-DPS-CR-0130 R LA03-DPS-CR-0131 R LA03-DPS-CR-0132 R LA03-DPS-CR-0133 R LA03-DPS-CR-0134 R LA03-DPS-CR-0135 R LA03-DPS-CR-0136 R LA03-DPS-CR-0137 Combined R LA03-DPS-CR-0138 Combined R LA03-DPS-CR-0139 R LA03-DPS-CR-0140 R LA03-DPS-CR-0141 R LA03-DPS-CR-0142 R LA03-DPS-CR-0143 R LA03-DPS-CR-0144 R LA03-DPS-CR-0145 R LA03-DPS-CR-0146 R LA03-DPS-CR-0147 R LA03-DPS-CR-0148 Combined R
  3. DPS Public Consultation Reports
  DPS-S-001	DPS Public Consultation Report
  DPS-S-002	Representations by Issue Report
  DPS-S-003	Representations by Respondent Report
  DPS-S-004	Counter Representation Report
  DPS-S-005	Topic Paper 1: Housing Growth Housing
  DPS-S-006	Topic Paper 2: Affordable Housing
  4. Soundness
  DPS-S-007A	Soundness Report
  DPS-S-007B	Appendix 1: Inventory of Soundness Evidence
  DPS-S-007C	Appendix 2: Soundness Evidence Base: Draft Plan Strategy stage
  DPS-S-007D	Appendix 3: Soundness Evidence Base: Preferred Options Paper stage
  DPS-S-007E	Appendix 4: Soundness Evidence Base: Pre-POP stage
  DPS-S-007F	Appendix 5: Soundness Evidence Base: Timetable
  DPS-S-007G	Appendix 6: Soundness Evidence Base: Statement of Community Involvement
  5. Preferred Options Paper
  POP 001	Preferred Options Paper
  5A. POP Public Consultation Report
  POP 002	POP Public Consultation Report June 2019
  5B. Preferred Options Evidence Papers
  POP 003	Meeting the Needs of Society Evidence Paper
  POP 004	Facilitating Economic Development Evidence Paper
  POP 005	Shaping Our Environment Evidence Paper
  POP 006	A Review of Operational Planning Policy Evidence Paper
  POP 007	Antrim and Newtownabbey Housing Monitor 2015
  POP 008	Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
  POP 009	Sustainability Appraisal Interim Report inc. SEA & HRA
  POP 010	Equality Screening Assessment Interim Progress Report
  POP 011	POP Summary Booklet
  6. Towards Preferred Options
  PrePOP 001	Towards Preferred Options
  7. LDP Timetable
  T 001	Revised Timetable 2020
  8. Statement of Community Involvement
  SCI 001	Statement of Community Involvement 2016
  9. Other Strategies & Documents
  DPS-S-008	ANBC Community Plan
  DPS-S-009	ANBC Housing Needs Assessment (Sept 2018)
  DPS-S-010	Supporting Statement: ANBC Car Parking Strategy February 2021
  DPS-S-011	ANBC Economic Strategy 2018 – 2023
  DPS-S-012	ANBC Tourism Strategy 2017 – 2022
  DPS-S-013	ANBC Corporate Plan 2019 - 2030
  DPS-S-014	NIHE Housing Market Analysis Update 2018 for ANBC

  Following the Council’s submission in March 2021, the Department requested some minor additional information in relation to the Council’s original soundness report (DPS-S-007A) which does not impact on the overall soundness of the Plan.
   
  As a result, the Council has prepared the following additional information:
   

  • Original Soundness Report (DPS-S-007A) has been updated and superseded with an updated version (May 2021) which includes a list of errata (DPS-S-007A1) and a Soundness Report Addendum (DPS-S-007A2);
  • Appendix 1 (DPS-S-007B) of Section 4 of the Council’s DfI Submission section has been updated and superseded with Appendix 1A (DPS-S-007B1) in order to signpost the public to this latest soundness-related information; and
  • Updated ANBC Formal submission of Documents List May 2021 - Annex A1

  Other timetables are contained within Appendix 5 (DPS-S-007F) of Section 4 of the DfI Documents Submission Section.

• ANBC Formal Submission of Documents List

  Click here to view the formal submission of documents list.

• Latest News – Independent Examination

  Latest News – Draft Plan Strategy – Completion of Independent Examination

  The Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) have now completed their Independent Examination of the Council’s Draft Plan Strategy.

  The purpose of this Independent Examination was to determine the soundness of the Draft Plan Strategy. It took account of all representations and counter-representations. Hearing sessions were conducted remotely, and available for public viewing, between 03 May and 29 June 2022. During these hearing sessions there was opportunity for eligible participants to voice their support and clarify any concerns regarding the Draft Plan Strategy. 

  At the end of the last hearing session, the PAC indicated that they expect to deliver the Commissioner’s Report to the Department for Infrastructure by January 2023. In this Report, the Commissioner will examine all the evidence relevant to the determination of the soundness of the Plan. The Report will culminate in an overall recommendation as to whether the Plan should be adopted, with or without modifications, or withdrawn. The Department will be required to consider the Commissioner’s recommendations but will not be obliged to accept them. Release of the Commissioner’s Report will be a matter for the Department.

  For information regarding examination procedures and the Commissioner’s Report, the PAC has published guidance, ‘Procedures for Independent Examinations of Local Development Plans’. This guidance is available to view HERE  on the PAC website.

  Further updates on the progress of the Council’s Local Development Plan including the Draft Local Policies Plan will be provided here, in the Latest News. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive our Local Development Plan emails to keep up to date with the progress of the Plan and any upcoming events. If you would like to receive these emails, please send your details, including name, address and email address to planning@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk, or download and complete the ‘Community Involvement’ form HERE  and forward it to the Planning Section via post or email (contact details can be found at the bottom of this page).

   

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