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5th August 2026
Preferred Options Paper & Associated Assessments for LDP 2032 Plan Strategy Revision - Policy HOU 13 - HMO Management Areas
Derry City & Strabane District Council adopted its LDP Plan Strategy in July 2025. The Council now proposes to undertake a Revision to the LDP Plan Strategy, in accordance with powers under Section 14(1) and 14(3) of the Planning Act (NI) 2011. The proposed Revision will amend the policy for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
To that end a Preferred Options Paper and associated assessments: Sustainability Appraisal (incl. Strategic Environmental Assessment); Habitats Regulation Assessment; Rural Needs Impact Assessment and Equality Impact Assessments, have been prepared for public consultation and are available to view at the following links
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- Preferred Options Paper & Associated Assessments for LDP 2032 Plan Strategy Revision - Policy HOU 13 - HMO Management Areas
- Integrated-Assessments-Scoping-Report-for-PS-R-POP
Revised LDP Timetable and Plan Strategy Revision Timetable
Derry City and Strabane Council has revised its LDP 2032 Timetable. The latest revision sets out the updated indicative timescales for the preparation and adoption of the draft Local Policies Plan is available to view at the following link
A timetable has also been prepared for the LDP 2032 Plan Strategy Revision (PS-R) of Policy HOU 13 - HMO Management Areas. It is intended that the revision will run in parallel with the dLPP process, therefore, both timetables must be read in conjunction. The PS-R timetable is available to view here:
A previous draft of this timetable was uploaded in error initially. This has been rectified as of 12th August 2026. Derry City and Strabane District Council apologises for any inconvenience.'
Revised Statement of Community Involvement
WHO WE ARE?
On 1st April 2015, Planning powers transferred from the Department of the Environment (DOE) to the Derry City and Strabane District Council.
The Council now also has powers of Local Development Plan (LDP), Development Management and Enforcement which it will implement in cases where planning laws have been breached.
The LDP Team, together with senior Council officers and the elected Members of the Council (Planning Committee), are responsible for producing the LDP for our District.
WHAT IS LDP?
The purpose of the Derry City and Strabane District LDP, is to inform the general public, statutory authorities, developers and other interested bodies of the policy framework and land use proposals that will implement the strategic objectives of the Regional Development Strategy and guide development decisions within Derry City and Strabane District up to 2032.
Our new LDP will be prepared within the context of the Council’s Corporate Plan and will co-ordinate with the Community Planning process to enable us to plan positively for the future of our District. It will ensure that lands are appropriately zoned and that our infrastructure is enhanced to develop the District for future generations.
The LDP must also take account of the regional policy context set by the Northern Ireland Executive and Central Government Departments. This includes, amongst others, the Sustainable Development Strategy, Regional Development Strategy and the Strategic Planning Policy Statement - published in September 2015.
The LDP will comprise two separate documents that will shape development within our District over the period to 2032
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The Plan Strategy
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The Local Policies Plan
THE LDP TIMETABLE, REVISED JULY 2023 - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LDP TIMETABLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED, AS OF APRIL 2026
The LDP Timetable has been formally revised, advertised and published in July 2023. The Timetable sets out Derry City and Strabane District Council's programme for the production of its Local Development Plan (LDP 2032) and includes details of the key stages in the process.
This Revised LDP Timetable was approved by the Council and DfI. View the Local Development Plan (LDP) Timetable Revision 2023
The LDP Plan Strategy (PS) was formally adopted in July 2025 and the Council has commenced preparation of draft Local Policies Plan (dLPP). Since adoption, the LDP Plan Strategy has replaced the strategic elements of Strabane Area Plan 2001 and the Derry Area Plan 2011, as well as many of the Planning Policy Statements (PPS’s) that were produced by the Department of the Environment.
See current NI Planning Policy Statements:
See current NI Planning Guidance documents:
See Strategic Planning Policy Statement for NI (SPPS):
See Regional Development Strategy for NI (RDS 2035):
See current NI Planning Legislation:
VIEW OUR DISTRICT’S DEPARTMENTAL AREA PLANS
In accordance with Regulation 32 Schedule of the Planning (LDP) Regulations (NI) 2015: Following the Adoption of the Council’s LDP Plan Strategy (PS) in July 2025, the Departmental development plans (Derry Area Plan 2011 and the Strabane Area Plan 2001) and the LDP Plan Strategy shall be read together; and any conflict between a policy contained in the Departmental development plan and those of the LDP Plan Strategy must be resolved in favour of the LDP Plan Strategy. Therefore, in the transitional period until the Council adopts its LDP Local Policies Plan (LPP), the mapped settlement limits, zonings, designations, etc. in the Derry Area Plan and the Strabane Area Plan (see below) should be read together with the Council’s adopted LDP Plan Strategy.
Click on the following link to view an online version of the Derry Area Plan and its associated documents.
- Derry Area Plan 2011
- Map Library (This can be found on the right hand side of the page)
Click on the following link to view an online version of the Derry Area Plan 2011, Designated Flat Zone Map – FL1.
Click on the following pdf to view an online version of the Strabane Area Plan.
MONITORING
The Council monitors the amount of housing land and number of units built together with the amount of economic land across the District as well as various environmental indicators. The annual Housing Monitor tracks the progress of housing completions across the District and provides the basis for informing how and where best to distribute housing across the settlement hierarchy.
Housing Monitor sites are those which are identified as potentially suitable for residential development in prevailing development plans through zonings and any other urban sites that have been granted planning permission for residential development. Therefore, the Housing Monitor only relates to sites on zoned Housing land and planning approvals and is only within the respective settlement limits.
The Council’s ongoing monitoring will contribute towards the legislative obligations to prepare an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) which must contain information on the extent to which the objectives of the LDP are being achieved.
The purpose of the Housing Monitor is to:
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Monitor the course of housing development in settlements with regard to the Regional Development Strategy (RDS);
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Monitor progress of housing developments in settlements in accordance with the provisions of prevailing Development Plans;
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Inform the preparation of our new LDP with regard to the allocation of land for housing; and
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Provide information on the available potential for further housing development in settlements.
A copy of the Council's Housing Monitor for the 2024-2025 period can be accessed below: Housing Monitor 2024-2025 Update Report
A copy of the Council's Housing Monitor for the 2023-2024 period can be accessed below: Housing Monitor 2023-2024 update report
A copy of the Council's Housing Monitor for the 2022-2023 period can be accessed below: Housing Monitor 2022-2023 update report
A copy of the Council's Housing Monitor for the 2021-2022 period can be accessed below: Housing Monitor 2021-2022 update report
A copy of the Council's Housing Monitor for the 2019-2021 period can be accessed below: 2019-2021 - Housing Monitor Summary Report
A copy of the Council’s Housing Monitor for the 2018 – 19 period can be accessed below.
- 2018 – 2019– Derry District Housing Monitor Settlements Report
- 2018 – 2019- Strabane District Housing Monitor Settlements Report
- 2018 – 2019 Derry City Housing Monitor Completions Report
- 2018 – 2019 Strabane Town Housing Monitor Completions Report
A copy of the Council’s Housing Monitor for the 2014- 17 period can be accessed below.
- 2014 – 2017 – Derry District Housing Monitor Settlements Report
- 2014 – 2017- Strabane District Housing Monitor Settlements Report
- 2014 – 2017 Derry City Housing Monitor Completions Report
- 2014 – 2017 Strabane Town Housing Monitor Completions Report
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2013 (Revised July 2014)
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2012
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2011
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2010
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2009
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2008
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2007
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2006
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2005
- Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Summary Report 2004
Disclaimer
Please note that the NILUD database was set up for the former Derry City Council and Strabane District Council – so the earlier reports are still presented on the basis of the two separate Councils.
Data contained in these Monitors is derived from Plan Zonings, Planning permissions granted and from on-site counts, as well as from Building Control completions data through Land and Property Services (LPS).
Whilst all reasonable care is taken in preparing these reports, Derry City & Strabane District Council provides no warranty in relation to the accuracy for the information contained within these Monitors. Any person placing sole reliance on this data for commercial or other decision-making does so at their own risk.