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Part C: Objectives and Policies of the Towns County Donegal County Donegal Development Plan 2018-2024 • JUNE 2018 Plan 2018-2024 Donegal Development County Development Plan 2018-2024 Part C: Objectives and Policies of the Towns. June 2018 County Donegal Development Plan 2018-2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 12 LETTERKENNY ........................................................................................................... 2 12.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 2 12.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................... 6 12.2.1 General Economic Development ....................................................................... 6 12.3 TOWN CENTRE STRATEGY ................................................................................................. 16 12.3.1 Town Centre Objectives Specific to Letterkenny ............................................ 17 12.3.2 Town Centre Policies Specific to Letterkenny ................................................. 18 12.3.3 Retail Policies Specific to Letterkenny ............................................................ 28 12.4 INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................. 30 12.4.1 Transportation ................................................................................................ 30 12.4.2 Water .............................................................................................................. 33 12.4.3 Environmental Services ................................................................................... 34 12.4.4 Telecoms ......................................................................................................... 34 12.4.5 Flooding .......................................................................................................... 34 12.5 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................ 34 12.5.1 Housing Objective Specific to Letterkenny ..................................................... 35 12.5.2 Housing Policies Specific to Letterkenny ........................................................ 35 12.6 NATURAL AND BUILT HERITAGE ......................................................................................... 35 12.6.1 Natural Heritage ............................................................................................. 35 12.6.2 Archaeological Heritage .................................................................................. 38 12.7 NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 38 12.7.1 Extractive Industry and Geology .................................................................... 38 12.7.2 Energy ............................................................................................................. 38 12.8 TOURISM ........................................................................................................................ 38 12.9 MARINE RESOURCE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 38 12.10 SOCIAL, COMMUNITY AND CULTURE .................................................................................... 38 12.10.1 Social, Community and Culture Objectives Specific to Letterkenny ............... 39 12.10.2 Social, Community and Culture Policies Specific to Letterkenny .................... 40 12.11 CHILDCARE STRATEGY ...................................................................................................... 41 12.11.1 Childcare Strategy Objectives Specific to Letterkenny ................................... 42 12.11.2 Childcare Strategy Policy Specific to Letterkenny ........................................... 42 CHAPTER 13 BUNCRANA .............................................................................................................. 43 13.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 43 13.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 47 Part C: Objectives and Policies of the Towns Page i County Donegal Development Plan 2018-2024 13.2.1 General Economic Development ..................................................................... 47 13.2.2 Retail Strategy ................................................................................................ 53 13.3 INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................. 56 13.3.1 Transportation ................................................................................................ 56 13.3.2 Water .............................................................................................................. 57 13.3.3 Environmental Services ................................................................................... 58 13.3.4 Flooding .......................................................................................................... 58 13.4 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................ 58 13.4.1 Housing Objective Specific to Buncrana ......................................................... 59 13.4.2 Housing Policies Specific to Buncrana ............................................................ 59 13.5 NATURAL AND BUILT HERITAGE ......................................................................................... 62 13.5.1 Natural Heritage ............................................................................................. 62 13.5.2 Built Heritage .................................................................................................. 63 13.5.3 Archaeological Heritage .................................................................................. 65 13.6 NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 65 13.6.1 Extractive Industry and Geology .................................................................... 65 13.6.2 Energy ............................................................................................................. 65 13.7 TOURISM ........................................................................................................................ 65 13.8 MARINE RESOURCE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 65 13.9 SOCIAL, COMMUNITY AND CULTURE .................................................................................... 65 13.9.1 Social, Community and Culture Objectives Specific to Buncrana ................... 67 13.9.2 Social, Community and Culture Policies Specific to Buncrana ........................ 67 CHAPTER 14 BUNDORAN.............................................................................................................. 68 14.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 68 14.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 72 14.2.1 Strategic Economic Development Objectives Specific to Bundoran ............... 72 14.2.2 General Economic Development ..................................................................... 72 14.2.3 Retail Strategy ................................................................................................ 74 14.3 INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................................. 77 14.3.1 Transportation ................................................................................................ 77 14.3.2 Water .............................................................................................................. 80 14.3.3 Environmental Services ................................................................................... 81 14.3.4 Telecoms ......................................................................................................... 81 14.3.5 Flooding .......................................................................................................... 81 14.4 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................ 81 14.4.1 Housing Objective Specific to Bundoran ......................................................... 82 14.4.2 Housing Policies Specific to Bundoran ............................................................ 82 14.5 NATURAL AND BUILT HERITAGE ......................................................................................... 83 Part C: Objectives and Policies of the Towns Page ii County Donegal Development Plan 2018-2024 14.5.1 Strategic Natural and Built Heritage Objective Specific to Bundoran ............. 83 14.5.2 Natural Heritage ............................................................................................. 84 14.5.3 Built Heritage .................................................................................................. 85 14.6 NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................
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