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Tipperary County Development Plan 2022–2028
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- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 102 It is a central action of the Healthy Tipperary Strategy 2018 – 2020 to undertake a ‘Health Impact Assessment’ as part of the Development Plan process. In addition, the Tipperary Age Friendly Strategy 2018-2020 sets out Action 1.1: ‘To Review and Develop Village/ Town Infrastructure’. Having consideration to the above, actions including the preparation of a Settlement Hierarchy, the zoning of land for development and the preparation of Village Statements as set out in Volume 2, have been supported by SLA that has considered the suitability of lands having consideration to services, accessibility, sequential approach etc. In addition, the provisions of these strategies and any review thereof will inform and support the review of existing town development plans and LAPs over the lifetime of the Plan. 6.3.2 Accessibility and Active Travel The National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (DCEDIY, 2017) is the key framework for policy and action to address the needs of people with disabilities, and local authorities have a key role in its delivery. In addition, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2018) obliges the State to ensure access for persons with disabilities. As part of new development, the Council will promote disability awareness and improve equal access for all through ‘Universal Design’ for public transport access, housing, social, cultural and recreational facilities and the public realm, to improve quality of life equally for abled and disabled citizens. In all new development this is a crucial issue for the elderly, and those with mobility impairments, and in tandem with the policy for specialised and elderly accommodation as set out in Chapter 5 Housing, will support quality of life for older persons. In particular, the Council will seek the integration of safe and convenient alternatives to the car, by prioritising walking and cycling accessibility to both existing and proposed developments and integrating physical activity facilities for all ages, as further addressed in Chapter 12 Sustainable Transport. 6.3.3 Healthcare Facilities The Council supports the implementation of ‘Healthy Ireland’ in its primary goal to improve health and wellbeing for people across all stages of life. New healthcare facilities may be provided by both the private and the public sector. The primary role of the Plan with respect to provision of healthcare facilities, including primary health care facilities, is to ensure that; a) Adequate land is available in settlement centres to enable existing facilities be expanded, adapted or to provide new healthcare facilities. b) To permit healthcare facilities in the appropriate locations subject to normal planning considerations.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 103 6.3.4 Age Friendly County Age Friendly Ireland brings together, supports and provides technical guidance to the authority-led, multi-agency Age Friendly City and County Programmes, of which the Council is a member. The Age Friendly Programme supports a consistent methodology and governance structure, to help the county to be more inclusive of older people, by addressing their expressed concerns and interests. The Age Friendly Alliance involves senior decision-makers from public (Local Authority, HSE, An Garda Síochána etc.), commercial and not-for-profit organisations. An Older People’s Council enables older people to exercise a strong, guiding influence on age-friendly local development, with practical steps applied under the guidance of the Age Friendly Alliance that influence housing, health services, built environment, transport and employment. The Council will continue to support the age friendly programme in collaboration with communities, to help the county to be more inclusive of older people, through the delivery of its services. 6.4 Community Amenity and Sports 6.4.1 Community and Sports Tipperary has a long history of active participation and excellence in sports, is renowned as the birthplace of the GAA and has a range of sports groups and opportunities. The Tipperary Sports Partnership, which is an independent sub-committee of the Council, is tasked with delivering, coordinating and leading the provision of a broad range of recreational sport and physical activity in the county for everyone. The Tipperary Sports Partnership (Sport Ireland) Strategic Plan (2016 – 2022), sets out a framework for participation and sustainable infrastructure in sport. The Council will continue to work closely with the Sports Partnership in achieving the objectives of the Strategic Plan. 6.4.2 Delivery of Community Facilities Community amenity is important to us all, and is supported by national programmes such as the Government Sports Capital Programme, and the ‘Men’s Shed’ movement. The Sustainable Residential Development Guidelines in Urban Areas, (DEHLG, 2008) highlight the need to phase development in line with the availability of social and community infrastructure such as schools, amenities and other facilities. The Council will seek to ensure that adequate and safe amenity, sports and recreational open space and facilities, including community facilities, sports fields, playgrounds and centres are available for all groups of the population at a convenient distance from their homes and places of work in line with the provisions of the Guidelines. In this respect, the Council has designated land for ‘Social and Public’ uses, including for sports fields and walking and cycling amenities etc.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 104 Community facilities, including sports and educational facilities, should be located to maximize their efficiency, and to facilitate ease of access, shared use and sustainable transport movements for users of all ages and abilities. The clustering of facilities at appropriate locations will also be encouraged such as childcare facilities, and schools sharing the same campus. All residential and employment developments above a certain scale are required to address public amenity needs and provision in the area as part of their Sustainability Statement and comply with the Development Management Standards set out in Volume 3. 6.4.3 Biodiversity and Natural Systems Today there is a much greater awareness of, and support for, community-led action for climate change and enhancement of biodiversity, supported for example by, the actions of organisations such as the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office. This Plan places an emphasis on the role of green and blue infrastructure in both quality of life, and in supporting natural services, biodiversity and climate action. Chapter 11 Environment and Natural Assets and Chapter 14 Green and Blue Infrastructure address these areas in detail. The Council will seek to provide support to local communities in the development of community-led sustainable energy initiatives and biodiversity focused amenity plans and actions. The Council will support interested groups in the development of community gardens/allotments and biodiversity focused initiatives in towns and villages. In particular, the Council will seek to support and encourage pilot schemes which promote innovative ways to incorporate energy efficiency at the community level. In devising new schemes in towns and villages, the Council will consult with local communities on how biodiversity and natural systems can be integrated and supported. There is increasing interest in the night skies for quality of life, biodiversity and tourism as supported by the government’s “Rural Development Policy 2021-2025”. Ireland already has two internationally recognised Dark Skies areas - Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve and Mayo International Dark Sky Park. Dark Sky areas offer rural communities sustainable tourism opportunities during out-ofseason periods. A national Dark Skies Strategy is under development, and will provide guidance and focus on night skies and opportunities for rural communities, including employment creation. 6.5 Education and Lifelong Learning The Department of Education is responsible for the delivery of educational facilities and schools; however, the Council has a role, through capacity analysis and SLA, in ensuring that adequate serviceable land is available in appropriate locations, to facilitate the development of primary and secondary schools. It is an objective to support a planned approach to location of school facilities in accordance with the ‘Provision of Schools and the Planning System – A Code of Practice for Planning Authorities’, (DEHLG/DoE 2008) or any amendment thereof, to ensure that both proposed and
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 105 existing schools are accessible by cycling/walking from their main catchment areas and accessible by public transport with appropriate safe facilities supporting active travel modes. The Council has designated land for social and public use within or close to residential areas and along sustainable transport corridors (walking, cycling, and public transport), to enable expansion of educational facilities. This is in accordance with the settlement plans as set out in Volume 2. Any future review of town and village settlement plans will continue to ensure that appropriate lands are zoned for expansion of, or the provision of new schools. In addition to primary and secondary education facilities, the Council supports the principle of lifelong learning in Tipperary. Third level education facilities in Tipperary include the TUS campuses at Clonmel and Thurles (further addressed in Chapter 8 Enterprise and Rural Development), and the agricultural college at Gurteen, along with the Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB). In particular, it is noted that the third level institutes are, and will continue to be important in innovation in terms of low-carbon development. The Council will seek to support, in collaboration with its stakeholders, education and the development of the existing third level campuses in its role in economic development and innovation. The Council will also, seek to encourage third level education programmes that promote social inclusion and enable access to education for all e.g. through the Institutes of Technology/Technological Universities and the ETBs. The Tipperary ETB is one of 16 ETBs established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 to provide a range of education programmes to meet the needs of the community. These include second level education, post leaving certificate programmes, further education, second chance learning, adult and community education and training services. In addition, Tipperary ETB plays a role in the development of the county through a variety of inter-agency partnerships. The ETB, with the support of the Council also co-ordinates and supports youth services providing non-formal education to children and young people and administers funding with projects including: • Foroige (Nenagh) • North Tipperary Development Company (Roscrea) • Youth Work Ireland Tipperary (Fethard, Killenaule, Templemore, Thurles, Tipperary Town, Littleton) • Waterford and South Tipperary Community Youth Services (Clonmel, Cahir). • A range of apprenticeships and traineeships (for example the training centre at Archerstown, Thurles) In addition, youth services support other initiatives such as Comhairle na nOg and provide information supports through the youth information centres (Clonmel, Tipperary town, Thurles).
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 106 The Council also provides unique educational facilities through the Tipperary Museum and Library Services. These amenities support educational / primary and secondary school curriculums and provide unique off-site learning experiences. 6.6 Childcare Childcare services include day-care and sessional facilities for pre-school children, and school going children out of hours. The Council will seek the active participation of local development partnerships/groups and the HSE in the provision of new facilities, and any proposal for new private sector childcare facilities must be to the satisfaction of the County Childcare Committee and the Childcare Facilities, Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DECLG, 2001). New childcare facilities are acceptable in principle in areas with a proven demand for childcare, and where they are located to reduce the need for unsustainable traffic movements. Appropriate locations include residential areas, also in close proximity to, or within places of employment, educational institutions and places convenient to public transport nodes in line with the ‘10-Minute Town’ concept. All residential developments are required to address childcare needs and provision in the area as part of their ‘Sustainability Statement’, and developers of residential developments in excess of 74 dwelling units are required to consult with the County Childcare Committee regarding the appropriate provision of onsite childcare facilities in advance of making a planning application. 6.7 Supporting Culture and the Arts Tipperary possesses a distinctive and rich heritage and culture dispersed across our towns, villages and landscapes. There are many myths, legends and lore associated with the county for example the story of the Devil’s Bit, the legend of St Patrick and King Aengus at the Rock of Cashel and the legend of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and Slievenamon. In addition, heritage centres and museums explore the Tipperary stories of castles and conquests, courage, power, superstition, and sporting legends. The cultural diversity can be seen in the people and communities, the museums, theatres, sports and recreation etc, as well as the festivals and agricultural shows that bring great life and colour. The county boasts a rich tapestry of national monuments, national parks and nature reserves, cultural institutions, historic cities, towns and villages. Cultural heritage and the arts form a key element of ‘Tipperary Transforming’, our new tourism economic development strategy. The arts have a significant role to play across many of the Council’s service areas; particularly in areas of social, economic and cultural development, and in the promotion and development of the county as a unique place in which to live and to visit. The Council recognises the potential of the arts
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 107 to enrich of people’s lives and the importance of the preservation and evolution of local cultural identity and distinctiveness. The council will seek to support an environment where the arts flourish to the benefit of artists, local communities and visitors to the county. The Tipperary Museum of Hidden History in Clonmel, enables people to experience the cultural richness and pride of Tipperary through collecting, caring, interpreting and displaying the material history of the county. The redevelopment of the Tipperary Museum under the Flights of Discovery Project, is a new state of the art visitor experience. It will provide an intriguing voyage into Tipperary’s past by incorporating its vast collection to tell unique stories, and discover Tipperary’s myths, legends and sporting heroes. The Tipperary Museum is committed to maintaining its standards through the Heritage Councils ‘Museum Standards Programme of Ireland’ MSPI and safeguarding archaeological artefacts under Section 68 (2) of the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997. Culture 2025 (DCHG, 2019) sets out the national framework for arts and cultural policy. The Council will promote and support cultural diversity and cultural heritage, music, arts, folklore and games to showcase the county. The Council will seek to develop a vibrant cultural and creative sector as a key enabler for enterprise growth, innovation, regeneration, place-making and community development, health and well-being and support measures under Culture 2025, the Action Plan for Rural Development and Project Ireland 2040. The Council will support the ‘Tipperary a Creative County’, Tipperary Arts Strategy 2017 – 2021 (and any review thereof). 6.8 Digital Connectivity and Innovation The Council is focused on enhancing digital connectivity in Tipperary in line with the strategic framework set out in Harnessing Digital, The Digital Ireland Framework (GoI, 2022) and the targets and objectives set out therein, including the objective to position Ireland as a digital leader, driving and enabling digital transformation across the economy and society. It is planned that Tipperary, and in particular rural Tipperary, will benefit from a mobile workforce and enhanced infrastructure, helping secure sustainability and prosperity. It is the intention of the Council to build on the competitive advantage afforded by accessibility to high speed communications networks such those being developed under the National Broadband Plan. A Tipperary Digital Strategy 2018 – 2023 has been prepared by the Council, thus building on national digital strategies, and is
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 108 developed around four themes – Infrastructure, Enterprise, Citizens and Training and Education. The Council supports high quality digital connectivity and innovation in the digital economy as a key enabler of learning and quality of life in Tipperary. The Council and its partners have been proactive in the support of digital connectivity in Tipperary through actions such as the development of digital hubs and community learning spaces, better rural connectivity through ‘Connected Communities’, and in the use of digital communication and social media in consultation and communication programmes. The Council will continue to invest in digital connectivity in both urban and rural areas, will support the roll out of broadband in association with the National Broadband Plan, and will seek the future-proofing of public realm and capital investments to cater for future digital connectivity infrastructure. The Council will support a ‘Dig Once’ principle to ensure that digital connectivity infrastructure is delivered to enable better co-ordination between operators and providers in order to avoid inefficient, unduly disruptive and ad-hoc infrastructure provision, particularly as part of Council capital and public realm projects. The Council recognises that there is a balance between facilitating the provision of mobile telecommunications infrastructure, and the need to protect residential, visual amenity and the natural and built environment. When considering proposals for telecommunications infrastructure, the Council will have regard to Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structure: Guidelines for Planning Authorities, DEHLG, 1996 (and any review thereof) and will seek to work proactively with the telecommunication industry during the development and deployment phase. 6.9 Burial Grounds The Council recognises the need for the provision of new burial grounds and the extension of existing, as appropriate to cater for the needs of a multi-cultural county. The individual Settlement Plans and LAPs have examined the adequacy of existing burial grounds, and where appropriate lands have been identified within each development centre for additional burial grounds. The use of alternatives to burial, such as cremation, and other burial options such as columbarium walls, will be considered in appropriate locations in the county subject to normal planning and environmental criteria. 6.10 Planning Policy It is the policy of the Council to: 6 - 1 Seek to ensure that new development is compatible with the availability of community amenity and recreational facilities for people at a convenient distance from their homes, in line with the Settlement Strategy and the Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: Guidelines for Planning Authorities, (DEHLG, 2009).
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 109 6 - 2 Support and encourage the provision of multi-use community facilities and amenities, which would facilitate co-location and sharing of facilities, and match the needs of as many persons and groups as possible. 6 - 3 Facilitate and encourage new healthcare facilities to locate on suitably zoned land in settlements in close proximity to public transport services, amenities and facilities. 6 - 4 Apply the Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DHLGH, 2009), which requires planning applications for major housing proposals to be accompanied by assessments of the capacity of local schools to accommodate the proposed development. 6 - 5 Facilitate new childcare facilities in settlements, to the requirements of the County Childcare Committee, and the Childcare Facilities, Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DEHLG 2001) or any amendments thereof. New residential development will be required to consider demand for childcare likely to be generated by the development and the existing childcare facilities in the area, and to submit proposals to accommodate any identified increase in demand which may arise. 6 - 6 Facilitate the sustainable development of telecommunications and digital connectivity infrastructure in line with Harnessing Digital, The Digital Ireland Framework (GoH, 2022) and in accordance with Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structure: Guidelines for Planning Authorities, (DEHLG, 1996), where it can be established that there will be no significant adverse impact on the surrounding areas and the receiving environment. 6.11 Planning Objectives It is the objective of the Council to: 6 - A Support the Local Economic Development Committee in the implementation of the LECP for Tipperary, and in the preparation of a new LECP. 6 - B Implement the provisions of the Healthy Tipperary Strategy 2018-2020 and the Tipperary Age Friendly Strategy 2018 – 2020 (and any review thereof) as part of the review and preparation of LAPs, and to continue to develop, support and implement the Council’s Age Friendly Programme and Actions in towns and villages to make Tipperary a healthy and age friendly county. 6 - C Actively liaise with the PPN during the development of any new statutory planning frameworks including public realm and regeneration frameworks, and to support the PPN in the implementation of their own plans and strategies. 6 - D Strengthen education and lifelong learning in Tipperary by supporting the work of groups such as the Tipperary ETB etc. in the provision of educational programmes and youth services.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 110 6 - E Collaborate with the Department of Education and Skills in the identification of sufficient land to meet the need for the expansion of existing schools and/or the provision of new schools in accordance with the Provision of Schools and the Planning System, a Code of Practice, (DEHLG 2008) or any amendment thereof. 6 - F Support the HSE, other statutory and voluntary agencies and private healthcare providers in the provision of healthcare facilities in settlements with good public transport and pedestrian services, and access for parking and healthcare vehicles. 6 - G In co-operation with the Tipperary Sports Partnership, to work in partnership with communities, organisations and individuals, to encourage more people to benefit from sport and physical activity in the development, improvement and expansion of facilities for sporting and recreational needs, through the reservation and/or identification on a case by case basis of suitable land, having regard to the availability of land and/or existing buildings, and the provision of funding where available and appropriate. 6 - H Work with communities to protect, conserve and maintain the cultural heritage of historic burial grounds, and to encourage local involvement in their maintenance in accordance with legislation and best conservation and heritage principles. 6 - I Provide support to, and to consult with, local communities in the development of community-led and biodiversity focused amenity plans and actions. 6 - J Through the work of the Tipperary Arts Office, to support and encourage a vibrant cultural and creative sector as an enabler for enterprise growth, regeneration, community development, health and well-being. Integrate the arts into the Council’s overall cultural, social and economic development policies in partnership with stakeholders and support the ‘Tipperary a Creative County’ Tipperary Arts Strategy 2017 (and any review thereof) and the preparation of a new Tipperary Festival Policy 2022-2024. 6 - K (a) Support the delivery of the National Broadband Plan and the Tipperary Digital Strategy 2018 – 2023 (and any review thereof), enable high-speed broadband and digital connectivity services to all businesses and householders in Tipperary, and to support innovation in the digital economy. (b) To support and enable enterprise and remote working opportunities, thereby strengthening settlements as places to live, and work through the ‘Smart Town’ and ‘Town Centre First’ concepts. 6 - L Facilitate the provision of new burial grounds and the extension of existing, as appropriate, and to consider the use of alternative burial options, as appropriate. 6 - M Strengthen education and life-long learning in Tipperary by supporting the work of groups such as the Tipperary ETB etc. in the provision of educational programmes and youth services.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 111 7.0 Town Centres & Place-making 7.1 Introduction Key aspects of place-making to support this ambition are: • To support and facilitate a collaborative approach to the regeneration and revitalisation of our towns to create town centres that function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit, while also functioning as service, social, cultural and recreational hubs for the local community. • To support towns and villages through the Settlement Strategy thus ensuring that new homes are provided in the right locations, at an appropriate scale and density. • To deliver affordable and ‘lifetime adaptable homes’ for changing needs of households. • To ensure an integrated planning approach to ensure that employment, infrastructure, services and housing supply are considered together; • To strengthen the relationship between the movement of people between places, emphasising sustainable transport, public realm and integration of multi modal travel chains; • Support the regeneration and retrofit of existing building stock, including housing, to tackle vacancy and improve energy efficiency; • To improve and invest in the quality of the public realm for settlements of all scales. Addressing vacancy throughout the county could provide much needed homes, and give added vibrancy to our cities, towns and villages. The ‘Housing for All’ Plan (DHLGH, 2021), sets out key measures to reduce vacancy and encourage reuse of existing building stock through the following: • The introduction of a ‘Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund’ for servicing sites for new homes in regional towns and villages and to support refurbishment of vacant houses; • The implementation of a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) Programme for vacant properties, the objective of which will see Local Authorities acquire vacant units and present them to the market for sale; • The incorporation of activation of vacant properties as key criteria in the URDF and RRDF; Our towns and villages are at the heart of our communities as places for living, working and raising our families. Building on this, it is the ambition of the Council to actively support the regeneration, re-population and development of our towns and villages to help them to thrive, and to contribute to local and national economic recovery, enabling people to live and work in a high quality and sustainable environment.
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