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Offaly County Development Plan 2021–2027 (as varied) — Chapter 12: Land Use Zoning Objectives

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Offaly County Council · 2021–2027 · 13 pages

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  1. Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 Chapter 12 Land Use Zoning Objectives Page 372 Table 12.1 Land Use Zoning Matrix Town or Village Centre / Mixed Use Residential - Existing Residential - New Residential – Strategic Reserve Enterprise and Employment Industrial and Warehousing Business / Technology Park Community Services/Facilities Open Space / Amenity / Recreation Neighbourhood Centre Abattoir X X X X X O X X X X Advertisement Structures √ X X X √ √ √ X X O Agri. Business O X X X O O X X X X Agricultural Structures X X X X X X X X X X Amusement Arcade O X X X O X X X X X Apartments √ √ O X O X X X X O Aerodrome/ Airfield X X X X X X X X X X B&B/ Guesthouse √ √ √ X O X X X X X Bank/ Financial Institution √ X X X O X O X X O Batching Plant (asphalt/ concrete) X X X X X √ X X X X Betting Office √ X X X X X X X X O Boarding Kennels X X X X X O X X X X Bring Banks/ Civic Amenity √ √ √ X √ √ √ O X O Caravan Park / Campervan Park / Camp Site/ Glamping (Tourism) O O O X O X X X X X Car Parking √ O O X √ √ √ O X O Cash and Carry Wholesale Outlet O X X X √ O X X X X Cemetery X X X X X X X O X X Chemist/ Pharmacy √ O O X O X X O X √ Childcare Facilities – Crèche, Nursery and Playschool √ √ √ X √ O √ √ X O Cinema/ Theatre √ X X X √ X X X X X Community Facility (hall, centre or recreational use) O O O X O X X √ X √ Composting Facility X X X X X O X X X X Conference Centre √ X X X O X √ X X X Craft Industry √ O O X O √ O O X O Dance Hall/ Disco/ Night Club O X X X O X X X X X Data Centre X X X X O O O X X X Dentist/ Doctor Surgery √ O O X O X X O X O Dog Grooming √ O O X √ X X X X O Drive Through Restaurant O X X X O X O X X X Education/ Enterprise Centre O O O X √ O O √ X O Extractive Industry X X X X X X X X X X
  2. Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 Chapter 12 Land Use Zoning Objectives Page 373 Town or Village Centre / Mixed Use Residential - Existing Residential - New Residential – Strategic Reserve Enterprise and Employment Industrial and Warehousing Business / Technology Park Community Services/Facilities Open Space / Amenity / Recreation Neighbourhood Centre Function Room O X X X O X X X X O Funeral Home O X X X √ X X O X X Fuel Depot X X X O O √ X X X X Garden Centre O X X X √ O X X X X Golf Course/ Pitch and Putt X X X X X X X √ √ X Go-Kart Track X X X X O O X X X X Hairdressing Salon, Beauticians and Nail Bars √ O O X O X X X X O Heavy Vehicle Depot X X X X O √ X X X X Helicopter Pad X X X X O O O X X X Home Based Economic Activities √ O O X O X X X X O Hospital O X X X O X O √ X X Hostel O O O X O X X X X X Hotel √ X X X O X O X X X Industry – Heavy X X X X X √ X X X X Industry – Light X X X X O √ O X X X Landfill X X X X X X X X X X Launderette/ Dry Cleaners √ O O X O X X X X O Leisure Centre/ Gym √ O O X O X O O O X Library √ O O X O X O √ X O Licenced Premises (Public House) √ O O X O X X X X O Mart/ Co-operative O X X X O O X X X X Materials Recovery Facility/ Composting/ Waste Transfer Station/Waste Recycling Centre X X X X X √ X X X X Motor Sales/ Service O X X X √ √ X X X X Municipal Waste Incinerator X X X X X √ X X X X Nursing Home/ Retirement Village √ O √ X X X X O X X Office √ O O X √ √ √ O X X Open Space (Public) √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ O Plant/ Tool Hire O X X X O √ X X X X Playground √ √ √ X O X O √ √ O Playing Pitches/ Sports Club O √ √ X X X X √ √ X Primary Care Centre, Health Centre and Clinics √ O O X O X X O X O
  3. Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 Chapter 12 Land Use Zoning Objectives Page 374 Town or Village Centre / Mixed Use Residential - Existing Residential - New Residential – Strategic Reserve Enterprise and Employment Industrial and Warehousing Business / Technology Park Community Services/Facilities Open Space / Amenity / Recreation Neighbourhood Centre Research and Development O X X X O O √ X X X Residential Care O O O X O X X O X X Residential – Multiple (two or more units) √ √ √ X X X X X X O Residential – Single √ √ √ X X X X X X X Restaurant/ Café √ X X X O O O O X O Retail Warehousing O X X X √ X X X X X Science and Technology Enterprise O X X X O O √ X X X School/ Third Level Education O O √ X O X O √ X X Scrap Yard X X X X X O X X X X Self-Catering √ √ √ X X X X X X X Service Station O X X X O O X X X X Shop (200m2 or less) √ √ √ X √ O O X X √ Shop (above 200m2) √ X X X O X X X X O Take Away O X X X O X X X X O Training Centre O X X X √ O √ O X X Traveller Accommodation O O O X X X X X X X Utility Structures O O O X O O O O X X Veterinary Surgery O O O X √ O X X X X Warehousing X X X X O √ X X X X Water-based Recreational Activities O X X X O X X O O X Waste to Energy Facilities X X X X O O O O X X Workshops X X X X O √ X O X X Note that new Permitted in Principle /Open for Consideration uses under “Enterprise and Employment” Zoning in Flood Zone A or B shall be limited to less-vulnerable and/or water compatible uses (as per the Flood Risk Management Guidelines). This requirement will take primacy over any related provision relating to the land use zoning matrix.

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