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What is the BMAP?
The Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (BMAP) is a ten year development plan for the Belfast metropolitan area for the period 2005-2015. This includes the city council areas of Belfast and Lisburn and the borough councils of Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Newtownabbey and North Down. It is being produced by the Planning Service, an agency of the Department of the Environment (DOE).The plan aims to provide a planning framework which facilitates growth and high quality of development in the Belfast metropolitan area while protecting, and where appropriate enhancing, the natural and man-made environments.
