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Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022–2028 — Chapter 2
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- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202840 Table 2.4 Core Strategy Table Settlement Population & Minimum Housing Target RSES Population Ambition Land Zoning Requirement to Deliver Minimum Housing Target Settlement Class Settlement Type Census 2016 Pop Census 2016 (%) Minimum Housing Target Units 2028 (Based on HST/ HNDA) Population 2022 (Based on RSES targets) Population Ambition 2028 (Based on RSES targets) Existing Zoning (ha) Zoned land required for Minimum Housing Target (ha) Target residential density (UPH) Minimum 50% / 30% infill lands (ha) (Based on minimum housing target) Remaining 50% / 70% (non-infill) (ha) (Based on minimum housing target) Shortfall / Excess of Zoned Land 1 Regional City Waterford City & Suburbs 48,216 41.57 3,169 55,299 62,382 254.36 90.6 35 45.3 45.3 163.8 2 Key Town Dungarvan/ Ballinroad 10,388 8.96 330 11,616 11,864 72.61 11.0 30 3.3 7.7 61.6 Clonmel Environs 925 0.80 29 991 1,056 40 1.0 30 0.3 0.7 39.0 3A Large Urban Town (>1500 Pop) Tramore 10,381 8.95 261 10,965 11,549 44.04 8.7 30 2.6 6.1 35.3 3B Urban Towns (>1500 Pop) Dunmore East 1,808 1.56 43 1,905 2,002 76.6 1.7 25 0.5 1.2 74.9 Portlaw 1,742 1.50 42 1,863 1,929 7.04 1.7 25 0.5 1.2 5.4 Lismore 1,374 1.18 33 1,448 1,521 5.93 1.3 25 0.4 0.9 4.6 Gaeltacht na nDéise 499 0.43 20 32.48 1.0 20 0.3 0.7 31.5 4A & 4B Rural Towns & Villages (<1,500) 350 20 5 Rural Nodes/ Other Rural Areas 516 Overall Total 116,162 4,824 533.06 117.0 416.1
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202841 2.14 Housing Land Requirement Table 2.2 identifies the quantum of land required to facilitate the delivery of the minimum housing targets and the population ambition of the RSES set out in this Core Strategy. In addition to the density assumptions referred to in Section 2.11.1 above, and the specified NPF household size of 2.5 persons, the following have been considered in determining the residential land requirement for the period of the Development Plan: • Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Housing Supply Target Methodology for Development Planning (2020) issued by DHLGH. • Population ambition set out in the NPF and RSES, particularly for the designated centres of Waterford City and Dungarvan. • Delivering an effective balance of housing types and tenures between and within our larger urban settlements, between Waterford City and Tramore, within Waterford City, and within Dungarvan (east and west of the Causeway). • Achieving the longer-term objective of compact growth and transformative change by altering patterns of existing expansion and unbalanced urban spread which will require the availability of an appropriate mix and quantum of alternative land banks, particularly in Dungarvan. • Transitioning existing settlements to a more self-sustaining model, particularly Tramore. • Infrastructure availability and delivery; and, • Land ownership and displacement of existing viable uses, including agriculture, particularly in Dungarvan. Further details regarding the spatial pattern of housing land for Waterford City is set out in Chapter 3, Part 2 of Volume 1. With regard to the other urban settlements the following should be noted: Dungarvan Key Town: The provision of lands for new residential development seeks to consolidate existing residential areas close to the historic core of Dungarvan, at Monang to the east of the Old Hospital Road and at Shandon. The longer-term objective will be to further consolidate the town by way of future residential development, school(s), amenity, and commercial uses west of the Colligan River in the general Shandon area (between the Shandon Road, The Colligan River and the Cappoquin Road) subject to investment in enabling storm water and roads infrastructure and amenity spaces during the lifetime of the Development Plan. The recent decision by An Bord Pleanála to permit a Strategic Housing Development in Duckspool based on the land use zoning objectives of the Dungarvan Town Development Plan 2012-2018 is noted however it is considered that any change to the land use zoning objectives of the Plan to support this decision would be contrary to the stated vision, strategic goals and outcomes of the Plan which seek to sustainably develop Dungarvan by way of compact, sequential and town centre first development. Lands identified for future residential development during the life of the Plan have been identified as either Phase 1 of Phase 2, the details of which are identified in Table 2.3, Figure 2.7, Appendix 17 and the associated maps. Tramore: The Development Plan proposes to consolidate the future growth of the commuter town within its built footprint and with strategic objectives to support compact, town centre and sequential development. Lands zoned for new residential development are located at Crobally Upper, Newtown, north of Mountfield, with some other parcels distributed across the built-up area of the town. There is additional scope for new mixed-use development at Ballycarnane and on regeneration lands adjacent to the Old Waterford Road and Pond Road which may provide additional residential development.
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202842 Lands identified for future residential development during the life of the Plan have been identified as either Phase 1 of Phase 2, the details of which are identified in Table 2.3, Figure 2.11, Appendix 17 and the associated maps. Dunmore East, Portlaw, Lismore and Gaeltacht na nDéise: The land use zoning objectives for new residential development in these areas seek to consolidate each settlement and provide choice in terms of location and landownership 2.14.1 Regeneration Across our settlements some scope for regeneration exists and to this end relevant brownfield sites are identified in Appendix 21 with additional sites also identified in Table 3.1. These regeneration sites have been identified for their capacity to deliver regenerative, compact and sequential growth in the larger settlements while in the rural settlements they provide serviced sites as possible alternatives to one-off housing in the open countryside. As also detailed in Appendix 21 there are significant impediments to all these lands coming to market during the lifetime of the Development Plan, including site assembly and displacement of existing uses, and as such it is considered that where these lands come to the market they can be considered as Additional Provisional lands for the purposes of the core strategy. 2.15 Retail The Section 28 Guidelines “Retail Planning Guidelines” (2012) outline the national objectives in relation to retail development which are strengthened through the NPF, RSES and MASP. Such guidance and national/regional policy objectives seek to ensure that the planning system continues to play a key role in supporting competitiveness in the retail sector for the benefit of the consumer in accordance with proper planning and sustainable development. Principle policy objectives seek to: i. Ensure that retail development is plan-led having regard to settlement hierarchies ranging between metropolitan to local centres. ii. To promote city/town centre vitality through a sequential approach to development. iii. Secure competitiveness in the retail sector by actively enabling high quality sustainable development proposals to come forward in suitable locations. iv. To facilitate a shift towards increased access to retailing by public transport, cycling and walking in accordance with the Smarter Travel strategy; and v. To deliver quality urban design outcomes. The relevant retail policies and objectives pertaining to Waterford City and County, as identified in the Waterford City Retail Strategy 2011, the Waterford County Update and Review of County Retail Strategy 2006, and the Waterford City Retail Strategy Update 2017, have now been updated and assembled into a new Waterford City and County Retail Strategy, which was prepared to inform the strategy and policy objectives of this Development Plan. Full details of the Retail Strategy are set out in Appendix 4, while Chapters 3 and 4 identify the relevant policy objectives derived from the Retail Strategy, with particular reference to identifying, among other things, a retail hierarchy, core shopping areas, the need for additional retail floorspace policy, and guidance regarding the location of new retail developments. Waterford City & County Council is also committed to delivering an addendum to the Waterford City and County Retail Strategy in order to comply with Waterford MASP Policy Objective 19 which requires the making of a Joint Retail Strategy for the Waterford Metropolitan Area.
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202843 2.16 Economic Development The potential for future economic development across the City and County is set out in Chapters 3 and 4 of this plan These identify a range of policy objectives to facilitate economic expansion through support for indigenous SMEs and FDI across all sectors of employment and provision of and support for enabling infrastructure while outlining how the City and County will be positioned to maximise opportunities to ensure sustainable economic growth and enhanced economic resilience for all urban and rural areas. The chapter rationalises the need to provide adequate serviced zoned lands for industry and enterprise development. The economic development goals and objectives advanced in the Development Plan are consistent with the NPF, RSES and MASP and other National and local employment and investment strategies/policies referenced therein. Building the critical mass of Waterford City around a concentric city model to drive economic growth across Waterford and the broader region, developing the capacity for Dungarvan to grow as a Key Town, facilitating the transition of Tramore from a commuter town to a more self-sustaining town through provision of capacity to expand its employment function and facilitating the sustainable economic development of other locations across Waterford, are all key goals underpinning the Development Plan policy. 2.17 Ecosystems Services Approach and Natural Capital In preparing the Development Plan and developing policy objectives, the Council have followed these Ecosystem Services5 Approach principles: a. Consideration of natural systems - by using knowledge of interactions in nature and how ecosystems function (Chapters 6, 9 and 10) b. Taking into account of the services that ecosystems provide - including those that underpin social and economic well-being, such as flood and climate regulation, resources for food, fibre or fuel or for recreation, culture and quality of life (Chapters 6, 9 and 10) c. Involving people - those who benefit from the ecosystem services and those managing them need to be involved in decisions that affect them. Public consultation has informed the preparation of the Plan, taking into account submissions/observations made on the Draft Plan during public display. We will promote an Ecosystem Services Approach, following the above principles, in its decision-making processes, including those relating to the preparation of statutory land use plans. In recognition of the need to manage natural capital6, provisions have been integrated into the Plan that will contribute towards management of air quality, noise pollution, light pollution, water quality and integrated river basin management. 2.17.1 Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Plan The following environmental assessments have been undertaken in parallel with the preparation of the Plan. An iterative process has been followed whereby each revisions of the Plan have been informed by the assessments. 5 Ecosystems are multifunctional communities of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment. Ecosystems provide a series of services for human well-being (ecosystem services) either directly or indirectly contributing towards human wellbeing 6 Renewable and non-renewable resources (e.g. plants, animals, air, water, soils, minerals)
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202844 2.17.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) SEA is the formal, systematic evaluation of the likely significant environmental effects of implementing a plan or programme before a decision is made to adopt it. SEA is required by the EU SEA Directive as transposed into Irish Law through the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 (SI No. 436 of 2004) as amended. The findings of the SEA are included in the SEA Environmental Report that accompanies the Development Plan. That report provides a clear understanding of the likely environmental consequences of decisions regarding the adoption and implementation of the Development Plan. The Development Plan is accompanied by SEA Environmental Report and an SEA Statement.
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202845 2.17.3 Appropriate Assessment (AA) AA is a focused and detailed impact assessment of the implications of a plan or project on European Sites designated for habitats or species. AA is required by the EU Habitats Directive as transposed into Irish Law through the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). The findings of the AA are included in the AA Natura Impact Report that accompanies the Development Plan. That report provides a clear understanding of the likely consequences of the Development Plan on European Sites. All AA recommendations have been integrated into the Development Plan. The emerging conclusion of the AA is that the Plan will not affect the integrity of the European Sites, alone or in combination with other plans or projects.7 2.17.4 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) SFRA is an assessment of flood risk and includes mapped boundaries for Flood Risk Zones, taking into account factors including local knowledge, site walkovers and flood risk indicators. SFRA is required under ‘The Planning System and Flood Risk Management Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Office of Public Works, 2009) and associated Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government Circular PL2/2014. All SFRA recommendations have been integrated into the Development Plan. In addition to the above assessments, an Ecosystems Services Approach was taken in the preparation of the Plan (Chapters 6, 9 and 10). 7 Except as provided for in Article 6 (4) of the Habitats Directive, viz. There must be: (a) no alternative solution available, (b) imperative reasons of overriding public interest for the plan to proceed; and (c) adequate compensatory measures in place.
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202846 2.18 Core Strategy Policy Objectives Core Strategy Policy Objectives CS 01 Enabling Growth Through the Core Strategy and Housing Strategy, facilitate sustainable growth and support the delivery of key growth enablers and priorities for Waterford City and Waterford County, in a manner consistent with the provisions and policy objectives of the NPF, RSES and MASP. CS 02 UN Sustainable Development Goals Through implementation of the Core Strategy and the policy objectives of the Development Plan we will contribute, as practicable, towards achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals8 of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which came into force in 2016 and the outcomes derived there from as set out in Section 1.6 of Chapter 1 of the Development Plan. CS 03 Compact Growth In a manner consistent with NPO 34 and 35, we will promote and support an efficient, equitable and sustainable pattern of residential and other development that delivers compact growth and critical mass for sustainable communities in Waterford, by managing the level of growth in each settlement. CS 04 Concentric City We will identify investment opportunities and priorities to deliver the concentric city model and the core strategy and settlement strategy founded on the principle of infrastructure led development. 8 Including: Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202847 Core Strategy Policy Objectives CS 05 Housing Strategy We will develop and deliver a Housing Strategy in order to meet the housing needs of our communities, balance the provision of social and affordable private housing, ensure effective delivery of housing and mitigate current residential leakage and unsustainable travel patterns. CS 06 Environmental Directives We will require, where appropriate, all plans and projects within Waterford to comply with the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive, the Habitats Directive, Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive. CS 07 Urban Regeneration We will collaborate with state agencies such as the LDA and SRA to deliver quality regeneration projects across our urban settlements in a way that supports the achievement of compact growth and sustainable placemaking for urban and rural communities. CS 08 Local Area Planning To supplement the land use zoning objectives and other policy objectives of this Development Plan, through the provision of Local Area Plans (LAPs) for areas of Waterford City, Dungarvan/ Ballinroad, Tramore, Dunmore East, Portlaw, Lismore and Gaeltacht na nDéise (including Sean Phobal). CS 09 Low Carbon Future Through the implementation of the Core and Settlement Strategies, we will put in place a pattern of land use and associated policy objectives and actions, which facilitate a just transition to a low carbon society. CS 10 Gaeltacht na nDéise We recognise the cultural and socio-linguistic significance of Gaeltacht na nDéise within Waterford and the Southern Region, and will collaborate with Údaras na Gaeltachta and other bodies to proactively enhance the linguistic viability of the Gaeltacht, with a view to achieving the 67% viability threshold in time and thereby develop a sustainable future for the area and its community. CS 11 Infrastructure Led Development We will liaise with relevant service providers to ensure Development Plan implementation is consistent with the Core Strategy. CS 12 Rural Regeneration We will pursue the regeneration of smaller towns and villages in a manner consistent with NPO 16, 17 & 18, particularly those experiencing stagnation, decline, dereliction and vacancy. Through programmes such as “new homes in small towns and villages”, we will facilitate greater choice for people to build homes in these locations in the interest of securing their viability as a focus for community interaction, activity, and rural services.
- WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 202848 Core Strategy Policy Objectives CS 13 Settlement Strategy In a manner consistent with the settlement typologies and respective policy objectives of the SRSES, we will: • Support the development of Waterford City as the Regional Capital, a University City and international location of scale and primary driver of economic and population growth in the Southern Region. • Support the development of Dungarvan/Ballinroad as a Key Town of significant influence in a sub-regional context and a Gaeltacht Service Town. • Support the development of Tramore in a manner which encourages a more self-sustaining model of settlement, and a move away from an over-dependence on employment in Waterford City; and, • Support the development of our urban and rural settlements to provide for the demands of their communities and encourage networking between settlements to build economic resilience and rationalise the sustainable provision of services. while structuring and implementing the settlement hierarchy in a manner consistent with the RSES Sustainable Place Framework. CS 14 Delivering Sustainable Places We will provide a comprehensive set of development management standards which provide clear qualitative and quantitative guidance for developments across urban and rural areas of the city and county. Development densities, in particular will be appropriate to the built and other contextual issues relating to each location, including proximity to public transport facilities/routes, so as to avoid a “one size fits all” approach and deliver distinctive placemaking. CS 15 Rural Strategy Prior to the mid-term review of the Development Plan we will commence the preparation of a Rural Strategy so as to support rural communities in delivering transformative change in their areas which will secure long term economic, social and community viability and vitality. CS 16 Rural Towns and Villages In addition to compliance with other policy objectives and development management standards of the Development Plan, development proposals for all land use types within rural towns and villages (Class 4 & 5 in Table 2.1) will be required to demonstrate that: • The scale of a proposed housing development is consistent with the number of housing units appropriate to the class/ typology of settlement as set out in Section 2.9 and Table 2.2. • The proposal is compatible with the context of the site in terms of character, scale and density. • The proposal will contribute to the visual and general/residential amenity of the settlement and its built quality. • The proposal avoids any transgression onto land used or intended for use as public amenity. • The proposal is accompanied by a program for developing out the site in terms of access to public water/wastewater, innovative solutions to wastewater such as integrated constructed wetlands and other services along with a completion timeframe; and, • The proposal will not prejudice the future development of land in its vicinity and the expansion of public amenities or community land uses such as schools. • Site selection should be informed by a sequential approach to development and the avoidance of development within flood zones. Development within flood zones should be for water compatible uses only. In order to avoid a situation where permitted residential development may sterilise other development proposals during the lifetime of the Development Plan, we may specify the lifetime of a planning permission having regard to the program for implementing the development identified in the proposal.
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