DRAFT LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021 – 2027

Public Consultation

‘Population and Where We Live’

PRESENTED BY FORWARD PLANNING TEAM PLANNING DEPARTMENT 1 Requirement for a Core Strategy 2 Core and Settlement Strategy

Population and Housing 3 Projections 4 Where we Live Contents 5 Housing Development in Laois

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Requirement for a 1 Core Strategy

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Requirement for Population County Development Plan

Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy

National Planning Framework

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Core and 2 Settlement Strategy

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Core and Settlement Simply put… Strategy + The Core Strategy deals with how the County will develop over the next 6 years and where development is directed.

The Draft Plan has enough land zoned for approximately 5,000 homes which includes homes in our larger towns such as , Graiguecullen, Portarlington, = and , smaller towns such as and Durrow, villages such as and Borris In Ossary and also the open countryside.

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Settlement Hierarchy for Laois Key Towns Portlaoise Portlaoise – Zoning map included Large economically active service and/or county towns that provide employment for their Graiguecullen surrounding areas and with high-quality transport links and the capacity to act as growth Graiguecullen – Joint plan to be done in collaboration drivers to complement the Regional Growth Centres. with Carlow CC

Self Sustaining Growth Town Portarlington Joint plan to be done in collaboration with Offaly CC Self-Sustaining Growth Towns with a moderate level of jobs and services – includes sub-county market towns and commuter towns with good transport links and capacity for continued commensurate growth to become more self- sustaining

Self Sustaining Towns , Zoning and objectives maps included Self-Sustaining Towns with high levels of population growth and a weak employment base Abbeyleix, which are reliant on other areas for employment and/or services and which require targeted , ‘catch up’ investment to become more self-sustaining. Mountrath

Towns Durrow, Rathdowney, Zoning and Objectives Maps included Towns and villages with local service and employment functions Villages Clonaslee, Killenard, Zoning and Objectives Maps included Villages that serve their local area Ballyroan, Borris In Ossary Rural Remainder (including villages population < 500)

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Core Strategy Map

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Population and 3 Housing Projections

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Population and Projected Households Household Projection for Laois 2016-2027

Population Target for Regions & 2016 2026 2031 Laois 2021-2027 6,019 Counties Mid-lands 100,000- 94,700 Westmeath 89,000 96,500-98,500 102,500 Laois 84,500 92,500-94,000 95,500-97,500

Offaly 78,000 85,000-86,500 88,000-90,000 5,202 Transitional projected Longford 41,000 44,500-45,500 46,000-47,000 Regional and households County Population required Number of dwellings 318,500- 329,500- Subtotal 292,500 Projections to 2031 2021-2027 completed 2016-2020 324,500 337,000 for Midlands and 817

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Pop Allocation NPF Projected Pop Projected Pop Housing Approx Units Housing Residential Units to Residential Units to be Quantum of Greenfield Settlement Pop 2016 2027 increase to 2016 - Allocation 2016- Completed 2016- Allocation for be Delivered on Infill Delivered on for Residential 2027 2027 2020 County Laois / Brownfield Sites Greenfield Sites Development 2021-2027

84,697 100% 94,700 10,003 6,019 817 5,202 1,709 3,493 106.2 COUNTY LAOIS

KEY TOWN (Density 35 units/ha) 22,050 29.5% 25,001 2,951 1,776 250 1,526 834 692 19.7 Portlaoise 4,692 9% 5,592 900 542 50 492 0 492 14 Graiguecullen

SELF SUSTAINING GROWTH TOWN (30 units/ha) 14.5% 8,046 1,450 873 25 848 310 538 17.9 Portarlington 6,596

SELF SUSTAINING TOWN (30 units/ha) 3% 5,077 300 181 0 181 60 121 4 Mountmellick 4,777 1,770 4% 2,170 400 241 0 241 60 181 6 Abbeyleix 1,350 3% 1,650 300 181 16 165 130 35 1.1 Stradbally 1,774 2.5% 2,024 250 150 0 150 30 120 4 Mountrath

TOWNS (15 units/ha) 1% 935 100 60 0 60 25 35 2.3 Durrow 835 1% 1,371 100 60 0 60 20 40 2.6 Rathdowney 1,271 3% 1,401 300 181 12 169 25 144 9.5 Ballylinan 1,101

VILLAGES POP > 500 (15 units/ha) 1% 666 100 60 9 51 0 51 3.4 Clonaslee 566 1.25% 633 125 75 0 75 40 35 2.3 Borris in Ossory 508 1% 668 105 63 0 63 47 16 1 Ballyroan 563 0% 671 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Killenard 671

VILLAGES POP <500 AND OPEN COUNTRYSIDE (12 units/ha) 26.25% 38,794 2,621 1,578 452 1,122 128 993 17.8 As above 36,173 11 Draft Laois County Development Plan 2021 – 2027

Example: Portlaoise

Pop Allocation NPF Projected Projected Pop Housing Approx Units Housing Residential Units Residential Units to Quantum of Settlement Pop 2016 Pop 2027 increase to 2016 Allocation 2016- Completed 2016- Allocation for to be Delivered on be Delivered on Greenfield for - 2027 2027 2020 County Laois Infill / Brownfield Greenfield Sites Residential 2021-2027 Sites Development 84,697 100% 94,700 10,003 6,019 817 5,202 1,709 3,493 106.2 COUNTY LAOIS

KEY TOWN (Density 35 units/ha)

22,050 29.5% 25,001 2,951 1,776 250 1,526 834 692 19.7 Portlaoise

+ 2,951 + 1,526

+ 19.7(ha)

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Where we 4 Live

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Where We Live

New development will focus on the following principles:

1 2 3 4 Quality of Life Placemaking Climate Compact (Chapter 5) (Chapter 4, 7, 13 Resilience Growth and Volume 2) (Chapter 3) (Chapter 2, 3, 4)

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Quality of Life

Education and Arts and Curtural Sports and Leisure Childcare Services Facilities Facilities

Healthcare Facilities Crime Natural and And Emergency Services Prevention Recreational Amenities

1 2 3 4

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Placemaking

1 2 3 4

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Climate Resilience

• Sustainable Transport • Built Environment • Landuse • Energy

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Compact Growth

1 2 3 4

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Housing Development 5 In Laois

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Housing Strategy

To Facilitate The Provision Of Housing In A Range Of Locations To Meet The Needs Of The County’s Population, With Particular Emphasis On Facilitating Access To Housing To Suit Different Household And Tenure Needs In A Sustainable Manner And In Appropriate Locations.

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Urban Development and Regeneration

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Urban Development and Regeneration Portlaoise

Centerpoint, Mountrath Rd The Maltings, Harpurs Lane Fitzmaurice Place

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Urban Development and Regeneration Portarlington

Colltederry Foxcroft St

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Location and Pattern Density Density refers to the permitted number of residential units that can of Development in be accommodated on an area of land. Density will comply with Guidelines for Planning Authorities Urban Areas on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas, DEHLG (2009)

Zoning & Landuse

Development cannot take place without the requisite standard of Urban Design & Layout infrastructural services, and the presence of land use zoning Urban and rural design is concerned objectives does not necessarily with enhancing the character of imply that infrastructural services existing places and creating or capacity exist but rather that new places. a particular land use is appropriate to a specific location.

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Housing in Rural Areas

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Types of Rural Areas

STRUCTURALLY AREAS UNDER STRONG WEAK AREAS URBAN INFLUENCE CRITERIA In order for the Applicant to be considered • The proposed development must meet for a rural one off dwelling in the open the normal planning and environmental countryside within Areas Under Strong SENSITIVE AREAS criteria. Urban Influence, the Applicant must be • The applicant does not or has never from one of the following categories owned a house in the open countryside and meet all of the supporting local The Areas of Sensitivity identified as • Climate action measures have been needs criteria as indicated for European sites require protection and the proposed as part of the application to each category. key objectives in these areas seeks to ensure a transition to a low carbon facilitate the genuine housing requirements economy of the rural community as identified by the planning authority in the light of local To prohibit speculative development in these conditions while on the other hand directing areas, any application for a single permanent urban generated development to areas dwelling must be made in the name of zoned for new housing development in the person for whom it is intended. towns and villages. For this purposes these An occupancy condition will be area will be dealt with in the same manner attached to any grant of as Areas Under Strong Urban Influence. permission.

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Communities for Everyone

• Provision of alternative housing models • Support Universal Design • Support local transport services (eg. Rural Transport to key locations) • Walkable neighbourhoods • Ensure enough land is zoned for required community and outreach facilities

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