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Tipperary County Development Plan 2022–2028
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- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 182 12.3.4 Road Transport in Tipperary The county’s motorways, national primary and national secondary roads play a pivotal role in providing access to cities in the region and in providing high quality connectivity between towns. The NPF and the RSES seeks to maintain the efficiency and safety of the existing national primary and secondary roads network by transport demand management and infrastructure improvements. The RSES sets out the proposed investment priorities in the road network, including for national roads projects and for regional and local roads. 12.4 Modal Shift and Active Travel The National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022) identifies that private car use remains the most frequent mode of travel in the country accounting for 74% of all journeys compared to 14% of journeys by walking, 2% by cycling and 7% by bus and rail. In 2019, nearly 57% of journeys of less than two kilometres were by private car, while walking or cycling accounted for only approximately 40% of journeys over the same distance. This highlights the challenge in changing our travel behaviour, and encouraging people to make journeys by active travel and public transport rather than by private car, particularly for shorter journeys. The travel to work figures, and the 10-minute walking proximity and 15-minute cycling proximity to the centres of the urban towns, is set out in Sections 3.4 Key Towns and Section 4.4 District Towns to help support planning for modal change. In line with national trends, the modal share for work/school journeys by car/van in Tipperary is 71%, illustrating the challenge ahead to reduce dependency on the private car. However, there is an opportunity to achieve a modal shift to more sustainable transport/active travel within Tipperary’s compact urban settlements, particularly for people who regularly commute journeys of less than two km each day. In this respect the Town Profile Plans set out in Chapter 4 illustrate the relative compact nature of our towns. The Council will work with the NTA through the preparation of LTPs and Active Travel Plans (in identifying the cohort of people that can be targeted for a shift to sustainable modes of transport). In line with the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022), county targets for modal shift over the lifetime of the Plan are in place and are supported by the Council, and as LAPs are prepared in conjunction with LTPs, appropriate local modal shift target will be identified for each town in consultation with local communities. Table 12.1 Modal Share Targets based on % of the population aged 5 years and over by means of travel to work, school or college. Mode On Foot Bicycle *Public Transport *Car/Van CSO 2016 11.1% 0.76% 7.4% 71% County Target 20% 10% 20% 45%
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 183 *Public Transport includes: Bus, minibus or coach and train *Car/Van includes drivers and passengers 12.4.1 Achieving Modal Shift and Active Travel It is an objective of the Council to prepare a ‘Sustainable Transport Framework’ for Tipperary in line with the principles and goals of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022) to establish existing transport trends and opportunities for modal shift. This will provide the context for the development of LTPs in the three Key Towns and Active Travel Plans in other urban settlements. The Council will work with the NTA to establish the nature of the existing transport network, commuting patterns and potential sustainable transport interventions. In addition, through the work of its Active Travel Team, the Council will implement a programme of measures to support active travel in the county with the support of funding from the Active Travel Investment Programme of the NTA. The high-level outcomes for sustainable transport, to be further explored at a settlement level, are as follows. Table 12.2: Sustainable Transport Framework Outcomes for Tipperary Key Outcomes for Walking • Increased mode share for all trips. • Improved walking infrastructure with a focus on connectivity to schools, workplaces, town/village centres and public transport interchanges. • Enhanced public realm supporting safer and more efficient pedestrian movement over that of the private car. • ‘Mobility Management Plans’ for all trip intensive developments in line with Development Management Standards Key Outcomes for Cycling • Increased mode share for all trips. • Improved cycling infrastructure with a focus on connectivity to schools, workplaces, town/village centres and public transport interchanges. • Provision of secure bicycle parking in all new developments including public realm (see cycle parking standards set out in Development Management Standards Volume 3). • Mobility Management Plans for all trip intensive developments. • Development of a Greenway and Blueway Strategy with a focus on enhanced commuter links. Key Outcomes for Public Transport • Increased modal share. • Enhanced integrated and accessible bus services and bus stops. • Maximising the potential of the rail network.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 184 LTPs are to be prepared based on the Area Based Transport Assessment guidance (TII, 2018) for Clonmel, Thurles and Nenagh, supported by priorities for each settlement in terms of public transport infrastructure and services, cycle investment, improvements to the pedestrian environment, EV infrastructure and road enhancements. As part of LTP preparation, the ‘10 Minute Town’ Framework and Methodology (SRA, 2018) will be incorporated as a key tool to support permeability, accessibility, active travel and public transport. The policies, objectives and measures which emerge from the LTPs will be incorporated into the relevant LAPs for each Town. The Council will also prepare LTPs or Active Travel Plans, as appropriate, for the each of the other towns over the lifetime of the Plan. 12.4.2 Management and Monitoring of Trip Intensive Development Mobility Management Plans New ‘trip intensive’ developments will be required to prepare a ‘Mobility Management Plan’ to support their planning applications in accordance with the development management standards set out in Volume 3 to identify a baseline modal split, and incorporate measures to improve the mode share for sustainable transport. All trip intensive developments will be required to make a positive contribution to modal split, and to demonstrate support for the principles of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022). It should be clearly demonstrated that the development can progress towards national targets. Monitoring of use of public active walking and cycling infrastructure In developing new public active travel infrastructure, the Council will seek to monitor the footfall, and use of such infrastructure, through counters etc, to keep track of uptake, and use, and to monitor the effectiveness of the roll-out of active travel measures. 12.4.3 Land-use Planning and Active Travel Active walking and cycling infrastructure supports active health initiatives and healthy communities, and assists a transition to a lower carbon society. The RSES seeks to deliver sustainable mobility across the region through investment priorities including; public transport networks and multi-modal interchange, ‘Smarter Travel’ projects, green energy fuel and innovations including ‘Smart/digital Mobility’ and ‘Multi-modal’ travel. The integration of land use and transport is further supported in Chapter 6 Supporting Sustainable Communities, and Chapter 7 Town Centres and Placemaking. Land-zoning decisions have been supported by the principle of ‘sequential development’’ and detailed SLA in all instances. The Council will continue to actively support and facilitate regeneration of towns, and the reuse of existing building stock and brownfield sites, as a sustainable approach to compact development, with low-transport demands and as a form of development that enables active travel. The design of roads and streets within urban areas shall be as per the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DECLG, 2013). Car sharing schemes reduce the need for car
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 185 ownership and have a positive impact on the environment. The Council will facilitate and support the provision of car-sharing infrastructure in appropriately located areas in Tipperary. 12.4.4 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure It is an objective of the Government through its ‘National Policy Framework on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport’ (DTTS, 2017) to decarbonise transport by 2050, with an ambition that by 2030 all new cars and vans sold in Ireland will be zero-emissions capable. By 2030 it is envisaged that the movement in Ireland to electrically-fuelled cars and commuter rail will be well underway, with compressed natural gas and biofuels developing as alternatives, primarily in the freight and bus sectors. The Council has already actively invested in infrastructure to support the use of alternative and renewable fuels in transport across its own services, in particular EV charging points, and will continue to support the development and use of alternative and renewable fuels and low-emissions vehicles in transport as part of public and private sector development. EV charging infrastructure requirements as part of new development are set out in Volume 3, appendix 6 Development Management Standards. 12.5 Roads Priorities for Tipperary 12.5.1 Investment in Strategic Road Infrastructure Major Roads Projects A key regional transport priority for Tipperary, the southern region and nationally, as supported by the RSES (RPO 30, RPO 166(b) and RPO 167 (b)) and NPF is to strengthen the Limerick to Waterford connectivity and the N24 upgrade project (N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction and N24 Waterford to Cahir). The N24 corridor forms part of the strategic link between Shannon Foynes Port, Rosslare Europort and the Port of Waterford. The N24 also provides strategic inter-regional connectivity between the cities of Limerick and Waterford and movement east to west of the country, and traffic flows between Waterford City, Clonmel and the settlements of Carrick-on-Suir, Cahir and Tipperary Town. However, the function of the N24 is undermined by its current route though the towns of Clonmel, Tipperary Town and Carrick-on-Suir, in addition, the impact on these towns as a result of road traffic is significant. The Council will seek to upgrade the existing strategic intra-urban road network in the county. It is an objective of the Council to work with TII, and other relevant stakeholders in the region, to strengthen strategic inter-regional connectivity between Limerick and Waterford (N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction and N24 Waterford to Cahir), as part of an overall programme for the Limerick- Waterford Transport and Economic Network identified in the RSES. As part of the feasibility and design phase for the project, the Council will ensure that the study area is maintained free from
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 186 inappropriate development for the duration of the design phase. The study areas will be similarly protected, as appropriate, for the project planning phases, and through to construction and delivery. Strategic Roads Investment Projects In addition, in collaboration with TII, and the Department of Transport, and through Project Ireland 2040, the Council will seek the delivery of strategic road projects, including for the following: • Thurles Bypass linking the N62, N75 and R498 • Thurles Inner Relief Road. In addition, to the projects listed here, the Council will seek to coordinate, and support the delivery of strategic roads investment in Tipperary in line with national, regional and local transport needs and priorities. In addition to the identification, and roll-out of strategic road projects, the Council, will seek to upgrade sections of national and regional roads in line with an annual roads programme. Feasibility New transport infrastructure projects, that are not already provided for by existing plans/ programmes or are not already permitted, will be subject to feasibility assessment, considering need, environmental sensitivities as identified in the SEA Environmental Report, and objectives relating to sustainable mobility. Where feasibility is established, a corridor and route selection process will be undertaken, where appropriate, in two stages • Stage 1 – Route Corridor Identification, Evaluation and Selection • Stage 2 – Route Identification, Evaluation and Selection. 12.5.2 Safeguarding the Strategic Road Network It is a key aim of the Council to maintain and protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of national roads and associated junctions, avoiding the creation of new accesses and the intensification of existing accesses to national roads. New development proposals will be assessed having regard to Spatial Planning and National Roads: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DECLG, 2012). The Council will seek to restrict access onto national routes in order to protect critical investment in infrastructure, route carrying capacity and the safety of road users. The Council has identified routes of strategic importance, by virtue of their significance in terms of connectivity between settlements, traffic volumes and role as scenic tourism routes within the county. These routes include all motorways, all national primary and secondary routes and heavily trafficked regional routes.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 187 Figure 12.2: Strategic and Non-Strategic Roads
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 188 In considering any ‘exceptional circumstances’ that may arise, resulting in a request for new access onto the National Road network, the Council will have consideration to Section 2.6: Exceptional Circumstances of the Spatial Planning and National Roads: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DECLG, 2012) and the recommendation of TII. It should be noted that any ‘exceptional circumstance’ being considered in accordance with the Guidelines shall be included by way of variation in accordance with Section 13 of the Planning Act. Motorway Service Areas may be developed ‘on-line’ by TII in accordance with the provision of the Roads Act, 1993 and there are a number of private sector off-line service stations in the county. In this respect Tipperary is well supplied with both on-line and off-line motorway services stations on both the M7 and the M8. For proposals for new off-line motorway service areas, the Council will require demonstration that the facility is justified in terms of traffic volumes, potential impact on the retail function of adjoining towns, and having consideration to the proximity to the nearest existing facility, and its overall impact on the safe and effective operation of the motorway to the satisfaction of TII. Traffic Impact Assessments may be required for significant development which, due to their scale and/or location, may impact on the carrying capacity of national routes. 12.6 Planning Policy It is the policy of the Council to: 12 – 1 (a) Support the achievement of the modal shift targets set out in Table 12.1 Modal Share Targets to apply to Tipperary, and require new development to demonstrate and ensure that land-use, connectivity and transportation are integrated in a manner which reduces reliance on car-based travel, promotes more sustainable transport choice, and co-ordinates particular land uses with their accessibility requirements. (b) Apply the principles of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022), the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DTTS and DHPLG, 2019) and the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets Interim Advice Note – Covid-19 Pandemic Response (2020). (c) Development proposals shall be required to provide for well-integrated pedestrian and cycling networks and infrastructure, such as cycle parking, as part of their planning application and ‘Sustainability Statement’, where applicable, the development management standards Volume 3 will apply. (d) To apply a ‘whole journey approach’ to make public transport fully accessible to people with disabilities’, this refers to all elements that constitute a journey from the starting point to destination including footpaths, tactile paving, cycle paths,
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 189 roads, pedestrian crossing points, town greenways and bus stops/shelters in line with relevant Guidance from the Department of Transport. 12 – 2 Require new trip intensive developments to prepare and submit ‘Mobility Management Plans’ as part of their planning application, in line with the requirements of the Development Management Standards set out in Volume 3. An assessment of likely transport demand, and modal split shall be established, to enable a programme of monitoring as part of the Mobility Management Plan. 12 – 3 Protect the viability of the ‘Strategic Transport Investment’ priorities in the road network as set out in Section 12.5.1, by reserving corridors for the proposed routes free from inappropriate development. 12 – 4 Maintain and protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of Tipperary’s roads network and associated junctions in accordance with the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities, (DECLG, 2012) and the Trans-European Networks Regulations and to avoid the creation of additional access points to national roads to which speed limits greater than 60kmh apply. 12 – 5 Consider proposals for off-line motorway service stations in accordance with the Spatial Planning and National Roads: Guidelines for Planning Authorities, DECLG 2012 (or any amendment thereof) and the National Roads Authority Service Area Policy, 2014 (or any amendment thereof). In the consideration of proposals, the Council will ensure that the development will not act as a draw from, or negatively impact on the vitality or viability of any town or village. 12 – 6 (a) Facilitate a limited level of new accesses, or the intensified use of existing accesses to the national road network, on the approaches to, or exit from urban centres that are subject to a speed limit zone between 50kmph and 60kmph, otherwise known as the transition zone noting the provisions of TII Publication Standard DN-GEO-03084 ‘The Treatment of Transition Zones to Towns and Villages on National Roads. (b) Such accesses will be considered where they facilitate orderly urban development and would not result in a proliferation of such entrances, leading to a diminution in the role of these transitional zones. (c) A Road Safety Audit, prepared in accordance with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (TII, 2010), shall be submitted, where appropriate 12 – 7 Support and encourage new developments, and in particular, new domestic homes, to install or enable the installation of an EV charging point in line with the Development Management Standards set out in Volume 3, Appendix 6.
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 190 12 - 8 Ensure that in assessing new development, the capacity and efficiency of the national road network drainage regimes in county Tipperary will be safeguarded for national road drainage purposes. 12.7 Planning Objectives It is the objective of the Council to: 12 – A a) Promote the transition to a low carbon transport system both by reducing the demand for travel through smarter travel solutions; and by supporting investment in integrated, safe, efficient and cost-effective alternatives to private vehicles and public transport in line with the provisions of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022). (a) Through the work of the Council’s Active Travel Team, implement a programme of measures to support active travel in the county with the support of funding from the Active Travel Investment Programme of the NTA. 12 – B Work in partnership with TII, and regional stakeholders to achieve enhanced regional accessibility, sustainable mobility and quality international connectivity. In particular, to actively seek; (a) The strengthening of multi-modal connectivity between Limerick to Waterford along the ‘Limerick – Waterford Transport and Economic Network’. (b) The upgrade of the N24 National Route linking Limerick and Waterford (Major Roads Project). 12 – C Work in partnership with the SRA, adjoining local authorities and public bodies, including the NTA and TII, in the implementation of the transport policies and objectives contained in the RSES, including the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy and the Waterford Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy and any subsequent regional level land use and transportation guidelines and strategies that may be prepared over the lifetime of the Plan. 12 - D Work in partnership with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail to seek the improvement and enhancement of rail services on the Limerick to Waterford and Limerick to Ballybrophy Railway lines and deliver their strategic programme of planning and investment over the lifetime of the Plan. 12 – E Prepare a ‘Framework for Sustainable Transport in Tipperary’ in line with the principles and goals of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (DoT, 2022), to enable the profiling of the existing transport patterns of the population, identify transport assets at both the local and regional level, summarise the national policy approach to infrastructure, and
- TIPPERARY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028 VOLUME 1 191 identify the cohort of people that can be targeted for a shift to sustainable modes of transport. 12 – F In the preparation of multi-faceted, future-proofed and sustainable LAPs: (a) Prepare LTPs for the Key Towns (Clonmel, Thurles and Nenagh), based on the Area Based Transport Assessment Guidance (TII, 2018). (b) Prepare LTPs or Active Travel Plans, as appropriate, for the other towns. (c) Prepare Local Transport Plans and Active Travel Plans to support the preparation of LAPs in line with the timeline and framework set out in Table 4.2: Framework of Town Plans and LAPs. (d) Consider the ‘Town Profile Plans’ as set out in Section 4.3 and 4.4 and the walking and cycling distances and baseline figures in setting out individual targets for modal shift to active travel in the towns. 12 – G Through Council own development, such as public realm upgrading and regeneration programmes, seek to encourage the following principles; (a) Implement improvements to facilitate pedestrians and cyclists and to improve access for people with mobility needs. (b) Support the’10-minute towns’ concept and active travel projects. (c) Seek funding under the ‘Active Travel Towns Initiative’ for the implementation of strategies and infrastructure to support walking and cycling. (d) To consider how existing and proposed transport services may be supported and facilitated through the spatial planning process. (e) In installing active travel infrastructure, provide a facility for monitoring and reporting of footfall and use. 12 – H Integrate the county transport and blueway and greenway strategies to ensure that potential blueways and greenways are exploited for their commuting potential, as well as their amenity and tourism value. 12 – I Work with the NTA and stakeholders, including ‘Local Link Tipperary’, through their ‘Connecting Ireland’ initiative, in identifying opportunities to enhance the public bus network including the identification of new and enhanced bus stops, in order to support and provide services that can offer a viable alternative to the private car. 12 – J To support the Green School Programme through the provision of dedicated walking and cycling infrastructure in close proximity to schools, subject to the availability of funding and with regard to the ‘Safe Routes to School Design Guide’ (NTA, 2021). 12 – K Work in partnership with TII and the Department of Transport, to support the delivery of the ‘Strategic Roads’ projects as outlined in this Plan, and to continue to support these
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