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Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029 – Written Statement (Consolidated)
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- COMMUNITy INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPEN SPACE 191FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 open spaces. SuDS shall be incorporated into all parts of a development (open spaces, roads, footpaths, private areas) as per the FCC SuDs Guidance Document – Green/ Blue Infrastructure for Development, as amended (Appendix 11 refers), and shall ensure: ¨ That the design of SuDS enhances the quality of open spaces and when included as part of any open space provision, it must contribute in a significant and positive way to the design and quality of the open space. ¨ Open space areas shall not be dominated by SuDS features. ¨ Underground tanked systems, whether concrete or plastic, are the least favoured means for surface water management and shall only be used when green solutions have proven not feasible. 4.5.2.9 Allotments, Community Gardens and Community Initiatives Allotments and community gardens represent an important element of green infrastructure in Fingal. Fingal County Council manages approximately 900 no. allotments at four sites within the County. Three of the sites are located in the North County at Turvey in Donabate, Skerries and Balbriggan. The fourth site is located at Powerstown, close to Mulhuddart in the Dublin 15 area. The Council works closely with the Allotment Committees to deliver improvements to all sites, which results in increased benefits and enjoyment experienced by all plot holders. A number of successful Community Gardens have been sponsored and supported by the Council in parks and open spaces around the County. Community Gardens have been the recipients of special Green Flag Community Awards in recognition of the creativity and innovation demonstrated by these groups, e.g. Rock Garden, Rathbeale Road, Swords. The importance of allotments, community gardens and re-wilding initiatives are recognised throughout the County and will continue to be supported in the Plan. The Council is supporting local community groups such as Tidy Towns and Men’s Sheds to develop Local Biodiversity Action Plans with specific and tailormade initiative and projects they can implement in line with best practice. Policy CIOSP13 – Open Space/Parks Continue the development of a hierarchy of multifunctional active and passive recreational open spaces and facilities to serve all age cohorts. Policy CIOSP14 – Sports, Recreation and Play Amenities Support sports, recreational and play amenities in the County for all ages and abilities; encourage sporting and recreational organisations to achieve their aims and goals and support platforms for new and alternative sports to develop.
- COMMUNITy INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPEN SPACE 192FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Objective CIOSO36 – Variety of Open Space Provide a wide variety of resiliently designed, sustainably managed and accessible public open spaces, including allotments, community gardens, parklands and sporting facilities, on a hierarchical basis throughout the County in order to achieve a choice of open space facilities. Best practice Green Infrastructure Guidelines should be used to determine the location and type of open spaces to be provided. Objective CIOSO37 – Increase Allotment Spaces Increase the number of allotment spaces throughout the county during the lifetime of the Development Plan. Objective CIOSO38 – Public Open Space Provision Require a minimum public open space provision of 2.5 hectares per 1000 population. For the purposes of this calculation, public open space requirements are to be based on residential units with an agreed occupancy rate of 3.5 persons in the case of dwellings with three or more bedrooms and 1.5 persons in the case of dwellings with two or fewer bedrooms. Objective CIOSO39 – Clustering of Active Recreational Open Space Facilities Ensure coherent clustering of active recreational open space facilities into a recreational hub arrangement unless a more practicable solution is demonstrated. Objective CIOSO40 – Intensive Recreational/Amenity Facilities Require that intensive recreational/amenity facilities be agreed with and given in ownership to the Council. The Council may directly manage these facilities and may grant management licences and/ or sporting leases in respect of the operation of these facilities, and uses shall be consistent with the provisions of any deed of dedication to which the lands are subject. In areas which are subject to Local Area Plans, the general policy will be decided in the first place at Local Area Plan level, rather than when considering individual planning applications. Objective CIOSO41 – Accessible and Safe Open Space Ensure public open space is accessible and safety is prioritised by incorporating passive surveillance. Objective CIOSO42 – Accessible Toilet and Changing Places Facilities Support the provision of fully accessible toilet facilities for all ages and abilities including changing places facilities in Regional Parks. Objective CIOSO43 – Exceptional Circumstances for Certain Facilities Consider in exceptional circumstances particularly desirable open space/ recreation/ amenity facilities which do not comply with the foregoing provisions, but only with the specific approval of the Council. Objective CIOSO44 – Playgrounds Facilitate the provision of appropriately scaled children’s playground facilities within new and existing residential development in line with the Council’s Play Policy.
- COMMUNITy INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPEN SPACE 193FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Objective CIOSO45 – Feasibility Studies Carry out appropriate feasibility studies and ensure the locating of sites to increase the alternative play and recreational facilities, within the county’s townlands by 25%, throughout the lifetime of this Plan. Objective CIOSO46 – Multi-Functional Buildings Encourage the development of multi-functional buildings which are not used exclusively by any one group. Objective CIOSO47 – Intensive Recreational/Amenity Facilities Allow recreational/amenity facilities (indoor or outdoor) of a more intensive nature to be provided in tandem with larger developments in place of the open space requirement, within a specified timeframe. Such provision shall be at the sole discretion of the Planning Authority. Such facilities shall either be on site or located within the open space ‘accessibility from homes’ specified in Table 4.2. Objective CIOSO48 – Use of Intensive Recreational/Amenity Facilities Ensure intensive recreational/amenity facilities are not used exclusively by any one group or sporting code. Objective CIOSO49 – Smaller Developments and Open Space Require an equivalent financial contribution in lieu of open space provision in smaller developments where the open space generated by the development would be so small as not to be viable. Objective CIOSO50 – Monetary Value of Specific Intensive Facilities Require the monetary value of specific intensive facilities to be equal to or greater than the full cost of the open space they replace, inclusive of the development costs of such open space. Objective CIOSO51 – Permeability Ensure permeability and connections between public open spaces including connections between new and existing spaces, in consultation with residents. Objective CIOSO52 – Trees Protect, preserve and ensure the effective management of trees and groups of trees. Objective CIOSO53 – Open Space and Privacy Ensure all areas of private open space have an adequate level of privacy for residents through the minimisation of overlooking and the provision of screening arrangements. Objective CIOSO54 – Pets and Wildlife Ensure that all animals including pets and wildlife are adequately catered for and protected in parks and open spaces. Policy CIOSP15 – Open Seawater Facilities and Open Water Pools Promote, develop and support the provision and upgrade of ‘Open Seawater’ facilities (to include consideration of changing and toilet facilities), including fully accessible open water public pools to the highest specifications and standards at suitable locations across the Fingal region.
- COMMUNITy INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPEN SPACE 194FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 5. CLIMATE ACTION FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023–2029
- ClIMATE ACTION 195FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 5.1 Introduction Our climate is changing rapidly and the effects on the Country and on our lives is becoming more evident. Greenhouse gases (GhGs), which includes carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (Ch4) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), accumulate in the Earth’s atmosphere and trap heat, resulting in what is referred to as the greenhouse effect. The effects of increased concentrations of GhGs are experienced as changes in average weather or climate change impacts. These include a rise to the average air and ocean temperature which results in extreme weather events, rising sea levels, occurrences of drought and increased rainfall. None of these events occur in isolation, but rather as compound events with cascading impacts that are wide ranging and have economic, environmental and social costs associated with them. The ‘business as usual’ model cannot continue, as levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide will continue to increase, average temperatures will continue to rise and the climate will become more volatile. With the above in mind, there is a need to reconsider the approach to the way we live our daily lives in terms of reducing the impacts of climate change, human activities are increasingly influencing the climate and the earth’s temperature. If we continue to do nothing, levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide will continue to increase, average temperatures will continue to rise and the climate will become more volatile. This Plan has an important role to play in helping Fingal realise its potential to be a low carbon society and mitigating the impacts of climate change. In terms of climate change and land-use planning, this Plan plays an important role by guiding the sustainable growth of the County, encouraging more compact mixed-use development and greater use of sustainable transport options such as cycling, walking and public transport, the use of construction materials with low environmental impact and which store carbon, restricting development in areas that are at risk of flooding or coastal erosion and protecting the natural landscape and biodiversity. Timeline of Major Climatic Events in Fingal
- ClIMATE ACTION 196FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 The impacts and risks of climate change can be reduced and managed through mitigation and adaptation actions. Adaptation is the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. Climate mitigation is a human action/intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases to reduce the severity of climate change occurring or reduce its impact. This can include reducing the causes of climate change (for example, emissions of GHGs), which in turn will reduce future risks associated with climate change. The aim of climate adaptation is to reduce the vulnerability of our environment, society and economy and increase resilience. Climate adaptation involves taking steps to adjust human and natural systems in response to existing and anticipated impacts and to take advantage of new opportunities that may arise. Adaptation also brings opportunity through green growth, innovation, jobs and ecosystem enhancement as well as improvements in areas such as water and air quality. Figure 5.1: Mitigation and Adaptation Actions (Source: Eastern and Midland Climate Action Regional Office). Spatial planning and particularly land-use planning is a key instrument by which both adaptation and mitigation measures are placed and delivered within the broader perspective of sustainable development. Spatial planning offers a multi-faceted and evidenced-based approach for the integration and coordination of
- ClIMATE ACTION 197FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 relevant ‘climate-proofed’ policies and investment decisions for the delivery of key projects and infrastructure at appropriate locations. The National Planning Framework confirms that the planning process provides an established means through which to implement and integrate climate change objectives, including adaptation, at local level and the transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society. The NPF also states that; “in addition to legally binding targets agreed at EU level, it is a national objective for Ireland to transition to be a competitive low carbon, economy by the year 2050”. There are a range of cross cutting National Policy Objectives included in the NPF, which address a variety of climate action issues including: ¨ Integrating climate action into the planning system in support of national targets for climate policy mitigation and adaptation objectives; ¨ Promoting renewable energy use and generation at appropriate locations within the built and natural environment; ¨ Ensuring flood risk management informs place making by avoiding inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding; ¨ Integrating sustainable water management solutions, such as Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDS), permeable surfacing and green roofs; ¨ Integrating planning for green infrastructure and ecosystem services will be incorporated into the preparation of statutory land-use plans; and ¨ Improving air quality and helping to prevent people being exposed to unacceptable levels of pollution in our urban and rural areas through integrated land-use and spatial planning. In the context of planning for the mobilisation of mitigation and adaptation efforts at local level, it is important to recognise the multi-faceted impact of the climate challenge and the need to support the ability of all sectors, communities and individuals to scale up response efforts. The statutory requirements of the Development Plan in relation to climate action are set out as a mandatory objective in the Planning Act: Section 10(2)(n) of the Act requires that a Development Plan shall include objectives for: the promotion of sustainable settlement and transportation strategies in urban and rural areas including the promotion of measures to, i. reduce energy demand in response to the likelihood of increases in energy and other costs due to long-term decline in non-renewable resources, and ii. reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and address the necessity of adaptation to climate change, taking account of the Local Authority climate action plan (within the meaning of section 14B of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015), where such a plan has been made for the area in question; in particular, having regard to location, layout and design of new development.
- ClIMATE ACTION 198FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 This Plan provides an opportunity to focus on particular land-use aspects of climate action and how the planning system can be utilised to effect positive change and action. Several components of the Plan are directly and indirectly related to climate action. These include: ¨ Compact Growth and Sustainable Mobility ¨ Importance of Sustainable Transport Measures ¨ Energy Related Objectives ¨ The role of Nature-based Solutions ¨ Flooding and Water Management in Mitigating and ¨ Adapting to Climate Change Climate action is an overarching and cross-cutting theme across this Plan in line with the policies and objectives contained in the NPF, the RSES, FCC’s Climate Change Action Plan 2019–2024, as well as other relevant national, European legislation and agreements in relation to climate action. ENERGY & BUILDINGS Including: • Public lighting upgrades performance guarantees • Energy master-planning RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Including: • Waste prevention initiatives with •Support for local community groups • Stop food waste campaigns TRANSPORT Including: • Better integration of transportation and land use planning •Developing public transport routes • Creating pedestrian friendly streets • Increasing public bike facilities NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS Including: • Protecting native species •Maintaining public parks • Developing green infrastructure and greenways FLOOD RESILIENCE Including: • Flood resilient urban design • Implementing a coastal zone management plan Action Areas of Fingal County Council Climate Change Action Plan 2019-2024:
- ClIMATE ACTION 199FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 5.2 Context The Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 is underpinned by the principles of sustainable development, climate change adaptation, social inclusion, high-quality design and contains adaptation and mitigation measures and actions to address climate change. Fingal County Council recognises the need for the development of a robust strategy to increase climate resilience. The importance of factoring climate change adaptation measures into the Development Plan is also recognised. The Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 had regard to the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework, Building Resilience to Climate Change 2012, which requires the integration of adaptation and mitigation measures. This Plan seeks to build on the progress made by the previous Plan with respect to tackling climate change. Since the adoption of the previous Plan and as part of the response to climate change, Climate Action Regional Offices have been established and Fingal sits within the Dublin Metropolitan Region. The Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office (CARO) is one of four regional climate change offices that have been set up in response to Action 8 of the 2018 National Adaptation Framework (NAF). One of the roles of the Dublin CARO is to assist the Local Authorities within the region in preparing their own Climate Change Action Plan. Fingal County Council adopted the Fingal County Council Climate Change Action Plan 2019–2024 which further demonstrates Fingal County Council’s commitment to transitioning to a low carbon society and economy. This Climate Change Action Plan features a range of actions across five key areas including Energy and Buildings, Transport, Flood Resilience, Nature-Based Solutions and Resource Management, that collectively address the four targets of this Plan: ¨ A 33% improvement in the Council’s energy efficiency by 2020 ¨ A 40% reduction in the Council’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 ¨ To make Dublin a climate resilient region, by reducing the impacts of future climate change-related events ¨ To actively engage and inform citizens on climate change 33% improvement in the Council’s energy by 2020 Make Dublin a by reducung the impacts of future climate change-related events Actively engage and on climate change 40% reduction in the Council’s by 2030 GHG Targets of Fingal County Council Climate Change Action Plan 2019-2024:
- ClIMATE ACTION 200FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 In order for Fingal County Council to achieve these targets, this Climate Change Action Plan sets out the greenhouse gas emission levels in the County and the current and future climate change impacts, through the development of mitigation and adaptation baselines. It also examines the future impacts that climate change may have on the region and then sets out a first iteration of actions that will be used to reduce the source and effects of these impacts. Fingal County Council has prioritised the promotion of active travel as part of our ongoing commitment to Climate Action with the creation of the Environment, Climate Action and Active Travel Department, which will have responsibility for mobility planning and the delivery of the NTA’s Cycle Network within the County. Fingal County Council continues to develop a network of high-quality greenways as part of a wider sustainable transport infrastructure programme. This sustainable infrastructure will improve quality of life for our residents as they will increase the numbers of people who will chose to cycle and walk, thereby reducing dependency on private car use and lowering carbon emissions, improving air quality levels and reducing congestion. 5.3 Opportunities The factors that contribute to climate change as well as its effects are wide ranging and relate to a significant number of other issues that are informed by the Plan. As such, climate action is a central theme and an everpresent factor/principle throughout this Plan. This Plan seeks to promote healthy placemaking and provide well serviced neighbourhoods which will ensure permeability and promote walking and cycling as the primary, default choice by making these options easier and safer. This will be achieved through the principles of compact growth and integration of land-use and transport planning that underpin this Plan and that inform the policies and objectives of the Plan. This approach has a dual benefit, reducing reliance on the private car, which will ‘help’ climate change and our transition to a low carbon society, but also improving the day to day lives of residents of Fingal. The Fingal County Council Climate Change Action Plan 2019–2024 concentrates on two approaches required to tackle climate change. The first, mitigation, consists of actions that will reduce current and future greenhouse gas emissions and examples of these include reductions in energy use and switching to renewable energy sources. The second approach, adaptation, consists of actions that will reduce the impacts that are already happening now from our changing climate and those that are projected to happen in the future. These include flood protection, reduced impact of rising sea levels, increased resilience of infrastructure and emergency response planning. This Plan adopts this approach when responding to climate change through climate mitigation and climate adaptation. This Plan plays an important role through the implementation of its policies and objectives to help address mitigation and adaptation requirements and move towards a low-carbon, resilient County. This Plan builds on the five key areas which feature in Fingal’s Climate Action Plan (Energy and Buildings, Transport, Flood Resilience, Nature-Based Solutions and Resource Management) and with a focus on evidence-based and spatially appropriate policies. The Plan aims to influence a reduction in carbon emissions and the negative impacts of climate change by promoting compact urban growth and sustainable transport as well as measures to minimise coastal erosion and flooding, enhance green infrastructure and biodiversity,
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