TSA Planning - The Meridian

Planning Policy Context Belfast Plan Strategy

Belfast City Council’s ‘Local Development Plan – Plan Strategy’ was formally adopted on 2nd May 2023. The Plan Strategy sets out the strategic objectives and policies for delivery of sustainable development over the plan period and replaces the operational policies currently provided by the Departmental Planning Policy Statements (PPS’s). However, the next stage of the LDP process is the Local Policies Plan, which will include local policy designations and site-specific proposals in relation to the development and use of land in Belfast. Until such a time that the Local Policies Plan is adopted, the Council must have regard to the land-use Zonings, Designations and Proposals Maps included within the Belfast Urban Area Plan 2001, and Draft BMAP 2015. The site is within the defined City Centre boundary of Belfast. The subject lands are also within the Commercial District of Belfast City Centre (CC 007) and in the Linen Conservation Area.

BMAP 2015