Bus Stop Design Guide

APPENDIX 1 Erection of New and Replacement Bus Shelters Planning Principles
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Department recognises the valuable contribution bus shelters can make to the comfort of people who travel by public transport. This issue has become more current as the Department for Regional Development (DRD) rolls out a programme of Quality Bus Corridors for the Greater Belfast Area.
1.2 While the benefits of passenger comfort and sustainable transport are recognised, it is acknowledged that in certain locations bus shelters can detract from the quality of the townscape or the appearance of quality buildings, particularly in conservation areas.
1.3 In addition, they can also become places where people congregate and may lead to a loss of residential amenity
1.4 This note sets out the policies and considerations that will betaken into consideration in the submission and determination of applications for bus shelters.
1.5 The general approach adopted will be that bus shelters, with our without associated advertising, will not normally be proposed by DRD or their agents unless it is considered that they will serve a beneficial purpose to the public at large.

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