Draft Amended County Development Plan 2014 2020
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2014 CAVAN AMENDED DRAFT CAVAN COUNTY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN COUNCIL 2014 -2020 Planning Department – Forward Planning Section 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN AND VILLAGE MAPS .................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT .................................................... 10 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Content of the Development Plan ................................................................................................. 10 1.3 Aim of Development Plan ................................................................................................................ 12 1.3.1 The aims of the Plan are:- ........................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Consultation ....................................................................................................................................... 13 1.4.1 Pre Draft Consultation ................................................................................................................. 13 1.4.2 Draft Development Plan ................................................................................................................. 15 1.5 Regional, National and International Context ............................................................................ 15 1.6 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) .............................................................................. 18 1.7 Monitoring and Review ............................................................................................................................ 22 1.8 Appropriate Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 22 CHAPTER 2: SETTLEMENT FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 26 2.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 26 2.1 Vision Statement ............................................................................................................................... 26 2.2 Profile of the County ......................................................................................................................... 27 2.2.1 National Context and the NSS ...................................................................................................... 27 2.2.2 Regional Context ............................................................................................................................ 29 2.3 County Development Options ................................................................................................................ 33 2.3.1 Preferred Scenario ............................................................................................................................. 36 2.4 Population ........................................................................................................................................... 36 2.4.1 Population Growth in Context ....................................................................................................... 37 2.4.2 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 45 2.5 Settlement Hierarchy and Future Growth ........................................................................................... 46 2.5.1 Settlement Hierarchy ...................................................................................................................... 48 2.5.2 Towns and Villages, Population Trends ...................................................................................... 53 2.6 Core Strategy ............................................................................................................................................. 53 2.6.1 Potential Housing Demand ............................................................................................................ 54 2.7 Retail Development ................................................................................................................................... 57 2.8 Rural Settlement Strategy ....................................................................................................................... 57 2.8.1 Rural Areas Defined ....................................................................................................................... 58 2.8.2 Rural Cavan ..................................................................................................................................... 58 2.8.3 Goal and Aims ..................................................................................................................................... 59 2.8.4 Definitions - Rural and Urban Generated Housing ......................................................................... 60 2 2.8.5 Rural Area Types ............................................................................................................................ 63 2.9 Core Strategy Policies ...................................................................................................................... 70 CHAPTER 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 72 3.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 72 3.1 National Context ................................................................................................................................ 72 3.2 Regional Context ............................................................................................................................... 73 3.3 Local Context ..................................................................................................................................... 73 3.4 Agriculture & Farm Diversification ............................................................................................... 76 3.5 Enterprise Development in Urban Areas ..................................................................................... 79 3.6 Rural Enterprises ............................................................................................................................... 80 3.7 E-Working, Tele-working and Home Based Economic Activity in Rural Areas ................ 82 3.8 Extractive Industries ......................................................................................................................... 83 3.8.1 Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction ........................................................................ 84 3.9 Forestry ................................................................................................................................................ 88 3.10 Retail ..................................................................................................................................................... 90 3.11 Major Accident Directive ................................................................................................................. 96 CHAPTER 4: PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................... 98 4.0 Physical Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 98 4.1 Roads and Transportations ............................................................................................................ 98 4.1.1 Policy Context .................................................................................................................................. 99 4.1.2 Achievements .................................................................................................................................. 99 4.1.3 Challenges ..................................................................................................................................... 102 4.1.4 Road Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................... 103 4.1.5 National Roads .............................................................................................................................. 106 4.1.6 Regional Roads ............................................................................................................................. 108 4.1.7 Local Roads ................................................................................................................................... 109 4.1.8 Distributor/Relief Roads ............................................................................................................... 110 4.1.9 Signage on National & Non-National Roads ............................................................................. 110 4.1.10 Road Safety .............................................................................................................................. 111 4.1.11 Asset Management .................................................................................................................. 112 4.1.12 Planning Applications and Parking Requirements .............................................................