County Donegal Development Plan 2024–2030 (As Varied)

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   County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 (As Varied) 138 Chapter 8 Infrastructure

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   County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 (As Varied) 143 Chapter 8 Infrastructure 8.1.4 Sustainable Mobility Donegal County Council is committed to improving the networks of active travel facilities in the County in line with national policy as contained in the Government’s ‘National Sustainable Mobility Policy’ (2022). The Council’s commitment is evidenced in the active travel content of the emerging Letterkenny Plan and Local Transport Plan, and the active travel measures contained in the town Plans for Ballybofey/Stranorlar, Buncrana and Bundoran contained within this Plan. The recently established Active Travel team within the Transportation and Roads Directorate is progressing the implementation of a range of projects across the County including a Greenways Strategy. 8.1.4.1 Greenways Strategy The programme for Government as set out in ‘Our Shared Future’ acknowledges the wide-ranging benefits of Greenway Infrastructure including tourism development, recreational, quality of life, sustainable mobility and climate change mitigation. Government policy aims to lead the development of an integrated national greenways strategy. Within Donegal some significant infrastructure advancements have been made in this regard through the development of the Interreg IV cross border NW Greenway project in partnership with cross border authority Derry City and Strabane District Council (lead partner) with phase 1 complete from Strabane to Lifford and phases 2& 3 currently under construction. Other schemes are at early stages of project development by DCC and TII. In addition, walking and cycling infrastructure is planned as an integral part of key strategic roads projects (e.g. TEN-T PRIPD, and 56 improvement schemes). In this regard, this Plan supports broad strategic greenway and sustainable mobility opportunities

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   County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 (As Varied) 144 Chapter 8 Infrastructure between key nodes based on the framework set out below whilst retaining the possibility of providing additional connecting links to specific locations/settlements along these routes. Table 8.2: Strategic Greenways Opportunities Strategic Greenway Opportunities Inishowen Greenway (Including from Bridgend to Buncrana and Newtowncunningham, Buncrana to Carndonagh via Quigleys Point to Muff). Letterkenny to Burtonport Carrigans to Bundoran (including Barnesmore Gap Greenway and Carrigans, Lifford to Castlefin) Sustainable Mobility Infrastructure Opportunities (forming part of Strategic Transport Schemes) Letterkenny to Lifford (forming part of Section 3 of the TEN-T PRIPD) Ballybofey Stranorlar (forming part of Section 1 of the TEN-T PRIPD) Manorcunningham to Letterkenny (forming part of Section 1 of the TEN-T PRIPD) N56 (including from Donegal Town, to Clochan Liath, Gaoth Dobhair, Falcarragh and Kilmacreanan) Future Potential Strategic Active Travel Opportunities Killybegs to Glencolmcille. Ballybofey to Glenties. Fanad Peninsula. Donegal Town to Killybegs Ballyshannon to Belleek Via Route to South of Assaroe Lake In addition to the above, this Plan also supports the implementation and delivery of projects arising from: the National and Donegal Outdoor Recreation Strategy; the National Cycle Network and the Draft Donegal Cycle Network (currently under development). 8.1.4.2 Strategic Cross border Active Travel Opportunity Donegal County Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and Erne Enterprise have identified an active travel/tourism route linking Ballyshannon with Belleck as a route of potential regional significance. The broad areas of the route are identified on the map below:

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   County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 (As Varied) 145 Chapter 8 Infrastructure This plan supports the principle of such a development. 8.1.5 Integrated Land Use and Transportation National and Regional policy requires the integration of land use and transport planning in developing sustainable future urban environments as such measures can achieve efficiencies in the location, scale, density and mix of land-uses in creating more compact urban growth. In turn, this can help reduce the need to travel, create greater opportunities for a choice in active travel and in turn creating sustainable urban neighbourhoods.

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   County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 (As Varied) 146 Chapter 8 Infrastructure Donegal County Council supports this policy agenda, and Objectives T-O-1 to T-O-5 inclusive and Policy T-P-3 set out this Authority’s planning approach to these matters. Objectives and Policies Sustainable Modes Integration of Development and Transportation Objective T-O-1 CC To promote sustainable development and transportation strategies in urban and rural areas including the promotion of measures to: a. reduce energy demand in response to the likelihood of increases in energy and other costs due to long-term decline in non-renewable resources; b. reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions; and c. address the necessity of adaptation to climate change. Policies T-P-1 To integrate land use and transportation considerations to optimise the availability and use of sustainable transport modes in settlements. T-P-2 To apply the principles of the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) ‘Area Based Transport Assessment’ guidance, in consultation with the NTA, in the preparation of Local Transport Plans to accompany Local Area Plans as well as detailed Urban Plans. The ABTA approach will also be applied to Settlement Framework-type plans where relevant. T-P-2A To require new developments, as appropriate, include a street network (including links through open spaces) based on the concept of Filtered Permeability, whereby a permeable and legible urban environment is created for pedestrians and cyclists, and where applicable public transport vehicles, optimising movement for these modes while managing movement by private car to prevent through traffic. T-P-2B To support the principle of the development of an active travel link between Ballyshannon and Belleck.

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    County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 (As Varied) 147 Chapter 8 Infrastructure Active Travel Objectives T-O-2 CC To secure the development of strategic, coherent and high-quality walking and cycling networks that are integrated with public transport and connected with cultural, recreational, commercial, educational and employment destinations and attractions consistent with the National Outdoor Recreation Strategy, 2023- 2027, the Donegal Outdoor Recreation Strategy, and the Donegal networks as identified in the Cycle Connects: Ireland’s Cycle Network Plan and as developed through the Local Transport Plan process. T-O-3 To protect and acquire the lands necessary for sustainable transportation improvement projects, including those identified in Table 8.2: Strategic Greenways Opportunities T-O-4 CC To provide for safer routes to schools within the County and promote walking cycling and scooting as safe and suitable modes of transport, including as part of local traffic management improvements and An Taisce’s Green Schools Programme. T-O-5 CC To retrospectively provide safe walking and cycling infrastructure, segregated from other traffic, in settlements and into settlements from suitable adjacent rural areas accessing cultural, recreational, commercial, educational and employment destinations and attractions. Policy T-P-3 CC To consider all developments against the general objectives of providing safe and effective active travel linkages and public transport facilities and to require the provision of such facilities. In this regard, it shall be the policy of the Planning Authority to require that: a. development proposals protect potential linkages (such as linear parks, roads, footpaths, trails, greenways and cycleways) where the Authority considers that a strategic opportunity exists to provide linkages to, or between, adjoining areas; and b. the design and layout of multiple residential, community, large scale industrial and commercial developments incorporate distinct and effective provisions for pedestrian and vehicular traffic movements within the site and its locality.

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