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Galway City Development Plan 2023–2029
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
Galway City Council · 2023–2029 · 386 pages
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- Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 367 Special Protection Areas for Protection of Birds (SPAs) - Ireland is required under the terms of the EU Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for the protection of endangered species of wild birds. SPAs are sites designated to protect international important and rare bird species and their associated habitats. Two SPA designated areas exist in the city, the Inner Galway Bay SPA and Lough Corrib SPA. The designated protection area provides for a wide range of seabirds and waterfowl and their associated breeding colonies and habitats including Annex 1 bird species. Annex 1 is a catalogue of species and subspecies that, in the European Union, are threatened with extinction, or vulnerable in certain changes of their habitats, or scarce due to small populations or restricted regional distribution, or demand special caution due to the special nature of their habitats. Strategic Environmental Assessment - The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive (2001/42/EC) requires that an environmental assessment is carried out on certain plans and programmes which are likely to have significant effects on the environment. A SEA is a systematic process of predicting and evaluating the likely environmental effects of implementing a proposed plan/programme in order to ensure that these effects are appropriately addressed at the earliest appropriate stage of decision-making. Strategic Environmental Objectives (SEO’s) - Methodological measure against which the environmental effects of the plan/programme can be tested. SEO’s are distinct from the plan objectives although will often overlap. SEO’s are developed from, national, international and regional policy. Sustainable Development - Sustainable Development is usually defined as ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs without undermining the integrity and conservation objectives of European Sites and NHAs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs.’ (Taken from Our Common Future, UN World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987, also known as the Brundtland Report). Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) Approaches to manage surface water that takes into account of water quality flooding water quality (pollution) biodiversity (wildlife and plants) and amenity. TDM – Transport Demand Management TPO - Tree Preservation Order is used to protect selected trees and woodlands, if their removal would have a significant impact on the environment or amenity. Section 205 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (amended), states that; ‘if it appears to the planning authority that it is expedient, in the interests of amenity or the environment, to make provision for the protection of any tree, trees, groups of trees or woodlands, it may for that purpose and for stated reasons, make an order with respect to any such tree, trees, group of trees or woodlands as may be specified in the order.’ Trees, which are the subject of a TPO, cannot be felled, unless the owner applies for planning permission to the local authority. Waste Hierarchy - The waste management model, espoused by the E.U. and nationally, gives priority to, 1. Prevention, 2. Minimisation, 3. Reuse and Recycling (including biological treatment) 4. Energy Recovery and 5. Environmentally sustainable disposal of waste, which cannot be prevented or recovered. Appendix 5 – Glossary and Acronyms
- 368 Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 Acronyms AA Appropriate Assessment ACA Architectural Conservation Area AHB Approved Housing Bodies ABTA – Area Based Transport Plan CALF Capital Advance Leasing Facility CAS Capital Assistance Scheme C&D Construction and Demolition Waste CFRAM Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management CHP Combined Heat and Power COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances, (Seveso III Directive) CGS County Geological Sites CPO Compulsory Purchase Order CSO Central Statistics Office CUR Connacht and Ulster Region DAHG Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht DAHRRGA Department of Arts, Heritage, Rural, Regional and Gaeltacht Affairs DCCAE Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment DECLG Department of Environment, Community and Local Government DES Department of Education and Skills DCEDIY Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth DHLGH Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage DHPCLG Department of Housing, Planning Community and Local Government (since changed) DMURS Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets DTTaS Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport DZ Decarbonisation Zone EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESRI Economic and Social Research Unit ESB Electricity Supply Board EU European Union EV Electric Vehicle FRA Flood Risk Assessment GEA Galway Energy Agency GRETB Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board GTI Galway Technology Institute GTS Galway Transport Strategy GMIT Galway Mayo Institute of Technology GTU Galway Transportation Unit GSI Geological Survey of Ireland GVA – Gross Value added HAP Housing Assistance Payment NBAP National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021 HLA Housing Land Availability HNDA Housing Need and Demand Assessment HSA Health and Safety Authority HSE Heath Service Executive ICT Information and Communication Technology IDA Industrial Development Authority IROPI Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest IW Irish Water LAP Local Area Plan LAWP Local Authority Water Programme LDA Land Development Agency LECP Local Economic and Community Plan LEO Local Enterprise Office LTACC Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee Appendix 5 – Glossary and Acronyms
- Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 369 LTL Long term leasing MASP Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan N6 GCRR N6 Galway City Ring Road NAMA National Asset Management Agency NAP Noise Action Plan NAAMP National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme NBS Nature Based Solutions NDA National Disability Authority NDP National Development Plan NHA Natural Heritage Area NIR Natura Impact Report NMPF National Marine Planning Framework NPF National Planning Framework NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service NRA National Roads Authority NSO – National Strategic Outcomes (as in NPF Section 1.3) NSS National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020 NTA National Transport Authority NUI Galway National University of Ireland Galway NWRA Northern and Western Regional Assembly NZEB Nearly Zero Energy Building OPR Office of the Planning Regulator OPW Office of Public Works ORC Office of Revenue Commissioners OS Ordnance Survey RANS Recreation and Amenity Needs Study RAS Rental Accommodation Scheme RBMP River Basin Management Plan RMP Record of Monuments and Places RSES Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy RPG Regional Planning Guidelines for West Region 2010-2020 RPO Regional Policy Objective RPS Record of Protected Structures SAC Special Area of Conservation SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEAI Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland SEC Sustainable Energy Community SEMRU Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessment SI Statutory Instrument SPA Special Protection Areas SRD Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas DECLG2009 SuDS Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems TII Transport Infrastructure Ireland TTA Transport and Transport Assessment TPO Tree Preservation Order UDBHS Galway City Urban Density and Building Heights Study UTMC Urban Traffic Management Centre UNFCCC United National Framework Convention on Climate Change UNCRPD UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in 2018 WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organisation WRBD Western River Basin District WWTW Waste Water Treatment Works Appendix 5 – Glossary and Acronyms
- 370 Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 Appendix 6 – Section 31 Ministerial Direction Appendix 6 – Section 31 Ministerial Direction
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