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Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021–2027 — Volume 2
A further volume of the council's development plan.
Kilkenny County Council · 2021–2027 · 135 pages
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- Heritage Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 65 ACA Development Management Requirements based on assessment of special character. • TACA 1: To protect the character of Talbotsinch village as a model village. • TACA 2: Any proposals to convert front gardens for use as off-street parking will not be permitted. • TACA 3: To protect the open green space of Talbotsinch green as an important contributor to the setting of the houses and to the historic planning of the village. • TACA 4: To ensure that any proposals for the development of the corner site in the south eastern corner of the ACA take account and are respectful of the setting of the village and its character.
- Heritage Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 66 4.6 Kilkenny City Views and Prospects There are a number of sites, areas and vantage points within the City and in the Environs, from which fine views of the City can be had, see Figure HS15. There are also vantage points within the City from which particularly good views of the City’s most important public buildings and natural landscape features may be obtained. The skyline of Kilkenny highlights the visual influence of these land mark buildings far beyond their immediate context. Some recent developments have also opened up a number of new vistas, allowing for a greater appreciation of once concealed elements of our historic built environment. Views include: 1. Panoramic view of River Nore valley from Bleach Road 2. View of St. Canice’s and St. Mary’s Cathedrals from Tullaroan Road 3. View (north) of River Nore and Linear Park from Greensbridge 4. View from Michael Street to Kilkenny Castle 5. View of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tholsel and St. Mary’s Church from No. 30-35 Michael Street 6. View of St. Mary’s Cathedral from Kenny’s Well Road 7. Panoramic view from Dublin Road/Windgap Hill area to River Nore and city skyline 8. View of Castle Park, open countryside from Castle 9. View of River Nore valley to east from Ossory Bridge 10. View of River Nore valley to west from Ossory Bridge 11. View of St. Mary’s from Callan Road 12. View of Kilkenny Castle from John’s Bridge 13. View of city from Dunningstown Road 14. View of St. Canice’s Cathedral from the St. Francis’ Bridge 15. View of St. Michael’s Terrace from west bank of River Nore 16. View of St. Francis Abbey from Michael Street and St. Francis’ Bridge 17. View of St. Canice’s Hospital (particularly the 5-storey tower building with mansard roof) from the Dublin Road Development Management Requirements • To protect views and prospects identified on Figure HS15 by requiring new development or extensions to existing development to be designed and located so as not to have a significant impact on its character. • To encourage street layouts in newly developed areas which create new vistas to existing and new landmarks, in particular within brownfield sites, the Breagagh Valley and the Loughmacask lands. • Where the Council believes development may potentially impact significant views into and/or out of the city and environs, a visual impact assessment may be requested. Future developments will be guided by the “zone of visual influence” of these structures.
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- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 67 5 Movement and Mobility Strategy 5.1 Introduction Volume 1, Chapter 12 Movement and Mobility, sets out the overarching context for movement and mobility for the County. The Council’s strategic aim is to align transport and land use planning, thereby reducing the demand for travel and promoting the use of public transport, such as walking and cycling which will result in a modal shift away from carbon intensive modes to more sustainable modes and new technologies. This approach will produce a more efficient land use pattern where suitable land uses are located closer together. Over time, this will reduce costs for everyone and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors by allowing a greater number of day to day activities to be completed with a reduced necessity for travel, or travel by alternative modes other than the car. 5.2 The 10-Minute City Concept A balanced, compact form, combined with efficient transport links between employment and residential locations, will facilitate easier circulation and mobility within the City. It can bring new life and footfall, contribute to the viability of services, shops and public transport, increase housing supply and enable more people to be closer to employment and recreational opportunities, as well as to walk or cycle more and use the car less. It is about creating connected communities where a range of community facilities and services are accessible in short walking, cycle or public transport timeframes from their homes to destinations that meet their daily needs. By providing for a compact city form there are substantial economies of scale to be made in terms of the costs of service provision. Since the 2014 Plan, Kilkenny has begun to develop the concept of the ten-minute city which has been supported by the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). Regional Policy Objective (RPO) 176 setting out an objective to “attain sustainable compact settlements with the 10-Minute City/Town concept”. Historically Kilkenny city has been planned in a compact form with the concept of the four neighbourhoods based around the medieval city core. The focus of the 10-Minute City Concept will be applied to accessibility to/from Kilkenny City Centre for walking, cycling and public transport access, and also accessibility for the suburban neighbourhoods and community facilities. This is in line with one of the key National Strategic Outcomes of the NPF; Compact Growth37. Kilkenny City is a designated ‘Key Town’ in the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Southern Region and the second largest settlement in the South-East Region. 37 Government of Ireland, National Planning Framework, page 14
- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 68 An objective of the RSES that a Local Transport Plan (LTP) will be prepared for all the Key Towns38. The LTPs will include priorities for each settlement in terms of public transport infrastructure and services, cycle investment, improvements to the pedestrian environment and road enhancements. 5.3 The Local Transport Plan As part of the preparation of the City & County Development Plan, Kilkenny County Council has commissioned the preparation of a Local Transport Plan (KLTP). The KLTP is envisaged to be a short to medium term plan to cover the period 2020-2026 and beyond to support the development of a comprehensive, sustainable transport network for the City. The KLTP will be based on the following over-arching objectives: 1. Support the future growth of Kilkenny City through the provision of an integrated, safe, reliable and sustainable transport network; 2. The integration of land use and transport planning, 3. Support the realisation of the 10-minute city, 4. Improved safety, accessibility and permeability throughout the Study Area for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users, 5. Actively discourage vehicular through-traffic, 6. Reduce dependency on the private car, 7. Increase public transport capacity and provision to maximise catchment, 8. Enhance the public realm through traffic management and transport interventions; and 9. Limit the impact of Kilkenny’s transport network on the environment. Figure MS1 User Hierarchy source DMURS The KLTP transport network options will be developed in line with the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS), principles and user hierarchy. The KLTP will also include: • A review of existing priorities and develop scenarios for modelling • Transport model development • Assessment of existing trends/issues/constraints, • Development of a range of mobility and movement interventions to support growth of the City 38 Southern Assembly Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy RPO 11 page 46
- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 69 • Review of parking standards • An enhanced cycle network plan • A walking network plan • Climate action, carbon and EV charging (See Volume Section 12.14 Electric Vehicles) 5.4 Integration of Land Use Planning and Transport The integration of land use and transportation is a fundamental principle of the National Planning Framework and the Southern Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy. The aim is to reduce the overall demand for transport by promoting a more efficient land use pattern where suitable land uses are located closer together. The mainstay of this plan is the principle of the further development of Kilkenny as a 10-Minute City, which will be elaborated upon in this chapter. The 10- Minute City Concept Of the ten key National Strategic Outcomes of the National Planning Framework there are three that are particularly relevant to the 10-minute city concept. These are: • Compact growth - managing growth to create attractive well-connected places • Sustainable mobility – through transition to sustainable travel modes and • Enhanced amenities and heritage – creating attractive cities and towns Mobility Objectives C5A To prepare a comprehensive Local Transport Plan for Kilkenny City in accordance with the Area Based Transport Assessment Guidelines (TII, 2018) within the concept of a 10-minute City addressing: o Walking, o Cycling, o Public transport o Motorised transport o Carparking strategy/Car parking demand management C5B To implement the recommendations of the Local Transport Plan for Kilkenny city once adopted. See Volume 1 Section 12.3 Integration of Land Use Planning and Transport
- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 70 At a regional level the RSES implements these key National Strategic Outcomes with its own Strategy Statements39. It goes further with RPO 176 stating that: “It is an objective to attain sustainable compact settlements with the “10-minute” city and town concepts, whereby, a range of community facilities and services are accessible in short walking and cycle timeframes from homes”. Kilkenny County Council and the former Borough Council had recognised the compact nature of the City and introduced the concept of the 10-minute city in the 2014 -2020 City Plan. The concept of the 10-minute city is that residents of the city can access the local services they require such as shops, schools, or local parks within a 10-minute cycle or walk from their homes. In simple terms, Kilkenny is approximately 3km wide and 4.5km long. Few journeys undertaken within the city should be more than 2.5 km in length; and assuming an average cycle speed of 15 km per hour, that equates to approximately 10 minutes. Historically, since the 1970’s, Kilkenny city has been planned in a compact form with the concept of the neighbourhood model based around the central core. This model has been adapted to adjust to circumstances and continues in this current Plan. The Mobility Land use objectives and Development Management Requirements from Volume 1 are repeated here for convenience with an additional objective 12Aa solely for the City (see Section 12.3.2 Volume 1). Land Use Objectives The Council will continue to plan for a sustainable, integrated and low carbon transport system by enhancing the transport infrastructure in terms of public transport, cycling and pedestrian facilities and connecting the different modes as the opportunity arises. Development Management Requirements: • All non-residential development proposals will be subject to maximum parking standards as a limitation to restrict parking provision to achieve greater modal shift; 39 Southern Regional Assembly Regional spatial and Economic Strategy p 24 Objectives C5C To map and identify infrastructural requirements to support the ’10-minute’ city concept within the City. C5D To promote compact urban forms close to public transport corridors to encourage more sustainable patterns of movement. C5E To undertake appropriate traffic management measures within the City to reduce congestion and minimise travel times.
- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 71 • In locations where the highest intensity of development occurs, an approach that is based on performance criteria in relation to car parking that seeks to achieve well-designed high-quality outcomes in order to achieve targeted growth will be applied. • Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles will be integrated into developments; • The design of all roads and streets within the urban areas within the 60 kph zone shall be as per the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS), being the designated appropriate road design standards for such locations. • Applications are to achieve a more place-based and integrated approach to road and street design in accordance with the four core principles promoted within the DMURS: o Connected Networks: Support the creation of integrated street networks which promote higher levels of permeability and legibility for all users, and with emphasis on more sustainable forms of transport; o Multi-Functional Streets: Promote multi-functional, place-based streets that balance the needs of all users within a self-regulating environment; o Pedestrian Focus: Quality of the street is measured by the quality of the environment user hierarchy with pedestrian considered first; and o Multi-Disciplinary Approach: Greater communication and co-operation between design professionals through the promotion of a plan-led, multidisciplinary approach to design. 5.5 Modal share targets for Kilkenny City The 2016 Census showed that households in the City Centre area have overall low levels of car ownership, with 40-50% of households not owning a car. Car ownership levels increase progressively moving out from the City Centre, with more than 90% of households on the outskirts of the City having at least one car available. Car ownership is a key determinant of travel behaviour, inextricably linked to the availability of public transport and parking provision. Figure MS2 below presents the mode share breakdown for commuting trips to work, school and college combined for the CSO defined Small Areas within Kilkenny Urban and Rural Electoral Divisions. It shows a dominant car mode share of 63.5%, which includes trips by car as driver and passenger. The second most used mode is walking which represents 23.3% of trips to work, school, or college throughout a 24-hour period. Public transport accounts for a small part of the total with 4%, however it is important to note that the new city bus services began operation in December 2019, after this data was collated.
- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 72 Figure MS2 Mode Share in 2016 Census This Plan will set Modal share targets for Kilkenny City for the first time, based on an analysis of trends and current Government policy. The mode share targets, as set out in Table 4.1, are focused on internal trips, i.e. trips that have both an origin and destination within the City and Environs. In terms of sustainable modes, a 60% mode share target is set for the City and Environs for 2040, which is an approximate increase of 23% compared to the 2020 mode share. The development of multi-modal options has been based on these mode share targets. Table 4.1: Modal Share targets for Kilkenny City Mode Share Walk Cycle Public Transport Car 2020 Internal Trips 26.57% 3.98% 6.81% 62.64% 2040 Target 35% 10% 15% 40% Modal Share Objectives 5.6 Cycling and Walking In line with national and regional policy, this Plan promotes cycling and walking as efficient, fast and relatively inexpensive forms of transport. Policies for achieving Compact Growth in Kilkenny city will re- focus the design of residential development so as to create an urban form which is more conducive to the provision of infrastructure for walking, cycling and public transport. The improved provision of alternatives to the private car should bring about a reduction in demand for private car journeys and Objectives C5F Implement strategies to meet the modal share targets. C5G To achieve a modal shift from the private car to walking or cycling in accordance with the targets in Table 4.1 for Kilkenny City. This target will be subject to any refinements which may arise through the Local Transport Plan for Kilkenny City.
- Movement and Mobility Strategy Kilkenny City and County Development Plan Volume 2 73 a commensurate increase walking, cycling and public transport. Providing public transport and a network of safe, well-lit and convenient footpaths and cycleways within residential areas with links to schools, local neighbourhood centres, public transport stops and workplaces will encourage walking and cycling. National guidance and policy are set out in Volume 1 Section 12.5. Cycling within the City Figure MS3 sets out the various cycling routes completed to date within the City. Figure MS3 Existing Cycling Facilities in Kilkenny city For cycling purposes, the City falls into two spatial categories for cycling; the City Centre and the Suburban areas. See Volume 1 Section 12.5 Cycling and Walking
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