Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021–2027

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   Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 1 County 2021-2027 Kilkenny County Council Comhairle Chontae Chill Chainnigh co_dev_plan_21.indd 1co_dev_plan_21.indd 1 03/11/2021 09:25:1203/11/2021 09:25:12

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   Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021 Adopted 3rd September 2021, came into effect on the 15th October 2021 Revision 3.11.2021

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   Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 2 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Legislative Framework 1 1.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment 1 1.3 Appropriate Assessment 1 1.4 Sustainability 3 1.5 Structure of the Plan 3 1.6 Policy Context 4 1.6.1 Climate Change ............................................................................................................... 4 1.6.2 National Planning Framework (NPF) ............................................................................... 5 1.6.3 The National Development Plan 2018-2027 ................................................................... 5 1.6.4 Ministerial Guidelines and Directives ............................................................................. 6 1.6.5 Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy Southern Region (RSES) .................................. 6 1.6.6 Food Wise 2025............................................................................................................... 7 1.6.7 Local Economic and Community Plan ............................................................................. 7 1.7 Mission Statement 8 1.8 Monitoring and Review 8 2 Climate Change ........................................................................................................ 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 International Context 11 2.3 National Context 11 2.4 Integration of Climate Change into the County Development Plan 15 2.4.1 Core strategy ................................................................................................................. 15 2.4.2 Transport ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.3 Flood Resilience ............................................................................................................ 16 2.4.4 Natural Heritage/ Biodiversity ...................................................................................... 16 2.5 Strategic Objectives 17 3 Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends ............................................................... 19 3.1 Population trends 19 3.1.1 Population Change ........................................................................................................ 19 3.1.2 Age Cohorts ................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.3 Nationality ..................................................................................................................... 21 3.1.4 Household size .............................................................................................................. 22 3.2 Population Forecasts 23 3.3 Housing Vacancy Rates 23 3.4 Socio-Economic profile 23 3.4.1 Kilkenny’s Economy ...................................................................................................... 23 3.4.2 Employment .................................................................................................................. 24 3.5 Broadband 25 3.6 Travel to Work 26

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   Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 3 3.7 Unemployment 26 3.8 Physical Development Trends 27 3.9 Key Strategic issues for this Plan 28 4 Core Strategy............................................................................................................ 29 4.1 Introduction 29 4.2 Development Strategy 29 4.2.1 Promoting Compact Growth ......................................................................................... 31 4.3 Settlement Hierarchy 33 4.3.1 Kilkenny City (See also Volume 2) ................................................................................. 34 4.3.2 Waterford MASP (Ferrybank/Belview) ......................................................................... 36 4.4 District Towns 40 4.5 Rosbercon (New Ross Environs) 41 4.6 Smaller Towns and Villages 41 4.7 Rural Nodes 43 4.8 Development Management Requirements 44 4.9 Retail Strategy 45 4.10 Housing Strategy 45 4.11 Rural Areas 45 4.11.1 Rural Housing ................................................................................................................ 45 4.12 Core Strategy Table 46 4.13 Monitoring and Review 48 5 Economic Development ............................................................................................ 49 5.1 Introduction 49 5.1.1 Impact of Covid-19 ........................................................................................................ 49 5.1.2 Local Economic and Community Plan ........................................................................... 50 5.2 Economic Strategy for City & County 51 5.2.1 Financial Services .......................................................................................................... 51 5.2.2 Technology .................................................................................................................... 51 5.2.3 Manufacturing............................................................................................................... 52 5.2.4 Agriculture & Food ........................................................................................................ 52 5.3 Tourism, Creative Industries and Services 53 5.3.1 Kilkenny County ............................................................................................................ 54 5.3.2 Mount Juliet Estate ....................................................................................................... 55 5.3.3 Woodstock .................................................................................................................... 57 5.3.4 Camping/Glamping sites ............................................................................................... 57 5.3.5 Outlook.......................................................................................................................... 58 5.3.6 Tourism Objectives ....................................................................................................... 59 5.4 Third Level Educational Facilities 59 5.5 Strategic Locations for Enterprise and Employment 60 5.5.1 Belview Port .................................................................................................................. 61 5.5.2 District Towns ............................................................................................................... 62 5.5.3 Enterprise and Employment in Rural Areas .................................................................. 62 5.6 Retail Strategy 63 5.6.1 A Framework for Town Centre Renewal ....................................................................... 64 5.6.2 Trends in Convenience and Comparison Goods Retailing ............................................ 64

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   Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 4 5.6.3 Retailing in Local Area Plans ......................................................................................... 65 5.6.4 Retail Hierarchy ............................................................................................................. 66 5.6.5 Core Retail Areas ........................................................................................................... 67 5.6.6 Out of Centre Retail ...................................................................................................... 67 5.6.7 Retail Objectives ........................................................................................................... 69 5.6.8 Retail Policies ................................................................................................................ 70 6 Housing and Community ......................................................................................... 74 6.1 Housing 74 6.2 The Making of Place 75 6.3 Sustainable Community 76 6.4 Housing strategy/Housing Needs Demand Assessment 76 6.5 Travellers 78 6.6 Vacant Site Levy 79 6.7 Residential Development 80 6.8 Universal Design 81 6.9 Housing Objectives 81 6.10 Housing Development Management Requirement 82 6.11 Local Economic and Community Plan 82 6.12 Community Facilities 83 6.13 Education & Childcare 84 6.13.1 Childcare Facilities......................................................................................................... 84 6.13.2 Primary and Post Primary ............................................................................................. 85 6.13.3 Third Level Education .................................................................................................... 87 6.14 Social Capital 87 6.15 Social Inclusion 88 6.16 Health and well-being 89 6.16.1 Hospitals........................................................................................................................ 90 6.16.2 Nursing Homes .............................................................................................................. 91 6.17 Positive Ageing 91 6.17.1 Age Friendly Town......................................................................................................... 92 7 Rural Development ................................................................................................. 93 7.1 Introduction 93 7.2 Agriculture 94 7.2.1 Food Wise 2025............................................................................................................. 95 7.2.2 Action Plan for Rural Development 2017 ..................................................................... 95 7.2.3 Commonage Land ......................................................................................................... 95 7.2.4 Fencing .......................................................................................................................... 96 7.2.5 Equine ........................................................................................................................... 96 7.3 Remote Working and Home-Based Economic Activity in Rural Areas 96 7.4 Forestry 97 7.4.1 Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) ........................................................................ 98 7.4.2 Development Management Requirements: ................................................................. 98 7.5 Extractive Industries 99 7.5.1 Aggregate Potential Mapping ....................................................................................... 99 7.5.2 Development Management Requirements: ................................................................. 99

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   Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 5 7.6 Fishing 100 7.6.1 Development Management Requirements: ............................................................... 100 7.7 Diversification 100 7.7.1 Development Management Requirements ............................................................... 101 7.8 Rural Settlement Strategy 101 7.8.1 Development Objectives for Rural settlement ........................................................... 102 7.8.2 Analysis of Rural Housing demand in the County ....................................................... 102 7.8.3 Rural Housing Policies ................................................................................................. 103 7.8.4 Categories of Rural Compliance and Qualifying criteria: ............................................ 104 7.8.5 Refurbishment and Replacement Dwellings in rural areas......................................... 106 7.8.6 Rural House Design Guidance ..................................................................................... 107 7.8.7 Implementation of Settlement Strategy ..................................................................... 107 7.9 Rural Transport 107 7.9.1 Door-to-Door Routes .................................................................................................. 107 7.9.2 Scheduled Routes........................................................................................................ 108 8 Open Space and Recreation .................................................................................. 109 8.1 Introduction 109 8.2 Hierarchy of Open Space 109 8.2.1 Regional Parks ............................................................................................................. 110 8.2.2 Neighbourhood Parks ................................................................................................. 112 8.2.3 Local Parks................................................................................................................... 112 8.2.4 Protection of Open Space ........................................................................................... 113 8.3 Trails, Cycleways, Walkways and Linear Parks 113 8.4 Greenways and Blueways 114 8.4.1 The Rivers Nore, Suir and Barrow ............................................................................... 116 8.4.2 Riverside Development ............................................................................................... 117 8.4.3 Riverside and Water sports Development Management Requirements.................... 117 8.5 Recreation and Sporting Facilities 118 8.5.1 Accessibility ................................................................................................................. 118 8.5.2 Protocol for the Development of Facilities ................................................................. 119 8.5.3 Skate Park.................................................................................................................... 120 8.5.4 Intensive and Major Sports Facilities .......................................................................... 120 8.5.5 Noise Generating Sports ............................................................................................. 120 8.5.6 Floodlighting of Recreational Facilities ....................................................................... 121 8.6 Public Rights of Way 121 8.6.1 Rights of Way Development Management Requirements: ........................................ 121 8.7 Play Policy 122 8.7.1 Development Management Requirements: ............................................................... 122 8.8 Allotments 122 8.9 Recreation/Open Space in new residential development 123 9 Heritage, Culture and the Arts............................................................................... 124 9.1 Introduction 124 9.2 Natural Heritage and Biodiversity 125 9.2.1 Protected habitats and species designated for nature conservation ......................... 125 9.2.2 Biodiversity Outside of Habitats Designated for Nature Conservation ...................... 129

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   Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 6 9.2.3 Green Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 130 9.2.4 Geological Heritage ..................................................................................................... 131 9.2.5 Woodland, Trees and Hedgerows ............................................................................... 131 9.2.6 Inland Waters- Rivers, Streams and Groundwater ..................................................... 133 9.2.7 Wetlands ..................................................................................................................... 134 9.2.8 Peatlands..................................................................................................................... 134 9.2.9 Pollinators ................................................................................................................... 134 9.2.10 Invasive Species........................................................................................................... 135 9.2.11 Native Plant Species .................................................................................................... 135 9.2.12 Landscape.................................................................................................................... 136 9.3 Built Heritage 139 9.3.1 Archaeological Heritage .............................................................................................. 140 9.3.2 Architectural Heritage ................................................................................................. 145 9.3.3 Architectural Conservation Areas ............................................................................... 147 9.3.4 Kilkenny Farm Villages ................................................................................................ 163 9.3.5 Street Furniture and Roadside Features ..................................................................... 165 9.3.6 The Vernacular Built Heritage ..................................................................................... 165 9.3.7 Bridges......................................................................................................................... 166 9.3.8 Embodied Energy ........................................................................................................ 167 9.3.9 Floodlighting ............................................................................................................... 168 9.4 Cultural Heritage 168 9.4.1 Placenames ................................................................................................................. 169 9.5 Arts and Cultural Development 170 9.5.1 Arts Organisations ....................................................................................................... 170 9.5.2 Arts Infrastructure....................................................................................................... 170 9.6 Library Service 171 10 Infrastructure & Environment ............................................................................... 173 10.1 Water services 173 10.1.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 173 10.1.2 Capital Investment Plan 2020-2024 ............................................................................ 174 10.1.3 National Water Resource Plan .................................................................................... 174 10.1.4 Water Supply and Treatment...................................................................................... 174 10.1.5 Water Conservation .................................................................................................... 175 10.1.6 Waste water networks and treatment ....................................................................... 175 10.1.7 Small Towns and Village Investment programme ...................................................... 176 10.1.8 Water Quality .............................................................................................................. 176 10.2 Environment 180 10.2.1 Pollution Control ......................................................................................................... 180 10.2.2 Noise Mapping ............................................................................................................ 180 10.2.3 Pollution Control Objectives ....................................................................................... 183 10.2.4 Light Pollution ............................................................................................................. 183 10.2.5 Pollution Control Development Management Requirements: ................................... 184 10.2.6 Flooding....................................................................................................................... 184 10.2.7 Surface Water Drainage .............................................................................................. 186 10.2.8 Development Management Requirements ................................................................ 186

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   Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 7 10.2.9 Waste Management.................................................................................................... 187 10.2.10 Control of Major Accident Hazards Directive (Seveso II Directive)......................... 188 10.2.11 Fire Service .............................................................................................................. 189 10.3 Energy 190 10.3.1 The National Transmission/Distribution network....................................................... 190 10.3.2 Grid Development Management Requirements: ....................................................... 190 10.3.3 Gas............................................................................................................................... 191 10.4 Telecommunications 191 10.4.1 Digital Connectivity ..................................................................................................... 191 11 Renewable Energy ................................................................................................ 195 11.1 Introduction 195 11.1.1 National Renewable Energy Targets ........................................................................... 197 11.2 Three Counties Energy Agency (3CEA) 198 11.3 Policy context 198 11.4 Kilkenny Targets 200 11.5 Wind energy 200 11.5.1 Current Status and Targets ......................................................................................... 201 11.5.2 Wind Energy Development Strategy........................................................................... 202 11.5.3 Development Management Guidance ........................................................................ 204 11.6 Solar energy 208 11.6.1 Passive Solar Design (PSD) .......................................................................................... 209 11.6.2 Active Solar Heating (Solar Thermal) .......................................................................... 209 11.6.3 Photovoltaic Solar Electricity ...................................................................................... 209 11.6.4 Current status of Solar development in the County ................................................... 211 11.6.5 Solar Energy Development Management Guidance ................................................... 212 11.7 Bioenergy 214 11.7.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 214 11.7.2 Wood Energy Supply Chain ......................................................................................... 215 11.7.3 Short rotation forestry ................................................................................................ 216 11.7.4 Energy crops ................................................................................................................ 216 11.7.5 Liquid Biofuels ............................................................................................................. 216 11.7.6 Renewables Gas .......................................................................................................... 216 11.7.7 Renewable Gas Anaerobic Digestion (Biomethane) ................................................... 216 11.7.8 Combined Heat and Power ......................................................................................... 217 11.7.9 Energy Recovery from Waste...................................................................................... 218 11.7.10 District Heating ....................................................................................................... 218 11.7.11 Development Management Guidance:................................................................... 218 11.8 Hydro Power 220 11.8.1 Types of scheme.......................................................................................................... 221 11.8.2 Development Management Guidance ........................................................................ 222 Development Management Requirements ................................................................................ 223 11.9 Geothermal Energy 224 11.9.1 Deep Geothermal ........................................................................................................ 224 11.9.2 Air Source Heat Pumps ............................................................................................... 225 11.9.3 Water Source Heat Pumps .......................................................................................... 226

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    Table of Contents Volume 1 Kilkenny City and County Development Plan P a g e 8 11.9.4 Development Management Guidance ........................................................................ 226 11.10 Transport 226 11.10.1 Electric Vehicles ....................................................................................................... 227 11.10.2 Biofuels.................................................................................................................... 227 11.11 Energy Storage 228 11.12 Sustainability & Energy Efficiency in Buildings 228 11.12.1 Kilkenny County Council Energy Efficiency ............................................................. 228 11.12.2 Energy Performance of Buildings ............................................................................ 229 11.12.3 Building design ........................................................................................................ 230 11.12.4 Building Energy Development Management Requirements .................................. 232 12 Movement and Mobility ....................................................................................... 233 12.1 Introduction 233 12.2 Significant Policy Documents and Guidance 233 12.3 Integration of Land Use Planning and Transport 236 12.3.1 The 10 Minute City Concept ....................................................................................... 237 12.3.2 Objectives for the Integration of Land Use and Transport ......................................... 238 12.4 Modal share targets for County Kilkenny 239 12.5 Cycling and Walking 240 12.5.1 Cycling Objectives ....................................................................................................... 241 12.5.2 Workplace Travel Plans ............................................................................................... 243 12.6 Waterford Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy 244 12.7 Public Transport 245 12.7.1 Bus ............................................................................................................................... 245 12.7.2 Rail............................................................................................................................... 247 12.7.3 Taxi .............................................................................................................................. 247 12.8 Ports & Rivers 247 12.8.1 Belview ........................................................................................................................ 247 12.9 Airports 249 12.10 Universal Design 249 12.11 Road Network 249 12.11.1 Achievements.......................................................................................................... 249 12.11.2 National Road Network........................................................................................... 250 12.11.3 Access to National Roads ........................................................................................ 250 12.11.4 Regional Roads ........................................................................................................ 251 12.11.5 Local Roads.............................................................................................................. 251 12.11.6 National Road improvement projects..................................................................... 251 12.11.7 National Road Policy ............................................................................................... 251 12.11.8 Traffic Assessments................................................................................................. 252 12.11.9 Road Safety Audit.................................................................................................... 252 12.11.10 Regional and Local Road Objectives ....................................................................... 253 12.12 Car parking 254 12.13 Age Friendly and Accessible parking 256 12.14 Electric vehicles 257 13 Requirements for Developments........................................................................... 258 13.1 Introduction 258

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