Northern Ireland Environment Minister Mark Durkan has launched what is claimed to be the UK’s first ever consultation on an urban stewardship and design guide. The document titled ‘Living Places’ treats urban stewardship and design as equally important.
The minister said: ‘This design guide is a common sense approach to planning which Northern Ireland is leading the way on. This brings together planning and design but looks beyond to see how this will work on the ground in the management and maintenance of our towns and cities.’
In a separate development, the minister gave the go-ahead for a new hotel and offices in Newry. Newry and Mourne District Council had endorsed the proposal for a 120-bed hotel, above a 22, 000 sq ft office development, with landscaping and car parking. The scheme is due to be built on a former garage site in Downshire Road.
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