Waterford City and County Development Plan 2022–2028 — Chapter 4

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   WATERFORD CITY & COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022 – 2028135 Waterford County Retail Policy Objectives Retail 03 Town Centre First Approach/ Sequential Approach The core retail area/town or village centre will form the main focus and preferred location for new retail development. The Council will apply the sequential approach to retail development proposals outside the core retail area or town/village centre. Edge centre sites or out of town centre sites will only be considered when it has been clearly demonstrated that all suitable available and viable sites in the town core retail area/ town/village centres have been fully investigated and considered in accordance with the Retail Planning Guidelines and in particular the sequential test. Retail 04 Multifunctional Centres To embrace and support the development of Dungarvan and Tramore Town Centres and other urban centres as accessible, multifunctional centres which are of a high quality urban realm and placemaking standard, provide a variety of uses at an adequate and appropriate scale, which facilitate the development of 10 minute communities/neighbourhoods. Retail 05 Retail Warehousing The Council will strictly control additional new retail warehousing/retail park floorspace throughout the County for the duration of the Plan. Any application for retail warehousing will be required to demonstrate that the proposal will not impact adversely on the vitality and viability of established retail centres in accordance with the criteria set down in the Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2012) or any update thereof. Retail 06 Retail Impact To require the submission of Retail Impact Assessment and Traffic and Transport Assessment reports in support of applications for significant retail developments which due to their nature, scale and/or location, may impact on the vitality and viability of Waterford City Centre or any other key/urban town centres as designated in Table 3.3 and Table 4.2 (Tiers 1&2). A Local Retail Health Check Assessment shall be required in support of applications for moderate scaled retail developments in any other urban and rural settlements as designated in Table 3.3 and Table 4.2 (Tiers 3-5).

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