Waterford City & County Draft Development Plan 2022 – 2028
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Waterford City & County Draft Development Plan 2022 – 2028 Volume 1 Strategy and Policy Objectives June 2021 Volume 1: Strategy and Policy Objectives Contents Part 1: Vision and Strategy Page Chapter 1: Waterford and the Development Plan 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Our Vision 3 1.2 The Development Plan in Context 5 1.3 Policy Context 6 1.3.1 The Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Southern Region 6 (SRSES) 1.3.2 Waterford City 6 1.3.3 Dungarvan Key Town 8 1.4 Environmental Assessment and Climate Change 8 1.5 Structure of the Development Plan 9 1.6 UN Agenda 2030: The Development Plan and its Outcomes 9 1.7 Informing the Development Plan 12 1.7.1 International Policy and Directives 13 1.7.2 National Legislation 13 1.7.3 National Policy 14 1.7.4 Section 28 Ministerial Guidelines 15 1.7.5 Regional Plans and Policy 17 Chapter 2: Spatial Vision and Core Strategy. 2.0 Introduction 19 2.1 Core Strategy Strategic Aims. 20 2.2 Core Strategy Policy Context and Rationale 21 2.3 Settlement Typology 22 2.4 Waterford City and County Population Target 23 2.5 Relationship with other Development Plans, Local area Plans and 24 Strategies. 2.6 Housing Strategy 24 2.7 Settlement Strategy and Hierarchy 25 2.8 City Neighbourhoods 25 2.9 County Settlements 26 2.10 Rural Areas 27 2.10.1 Rural Area Under Urban Influence: 29 2.10.2 Other Rural Areas 29 2.11 Principles underpinning Housing Land Requirements 29 2.11.1 Residential Density Assumptions 30 2.11.2 Tiered Approach to Zoning 31 2.12 Waterford City & County Population Targets 31 2.13 Target Population Growth 32 2.14 Housing Land Requirement 33 2.15 Retail 35 2.16 Economic Development 35 2.17 Ecosystems Services Approach and Natural Capital 36 2.17.1 Integration of Environmental Considerations into the Plan 36 2.17.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) 36 2.17.3 Appropriate Assessment (AA) 37 2.17.4 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 37 2.18 Core Strategy Policy Objectives 37 Part 2: Waterford City and MASP Strategy and Policy Objectives Chapter 3: Waterford City and MASP 3.0 Waterford City: The NPF, SRSES and MASP 45 3.1 Integrated Land Use and Transport PLUTS & WMATS 47 3.2 Waterford City Supplementary Core Strategy 48 3.3 The Neighbourhood Strategy 51 3.3.1 City North West Neighbourhood including Carrickphierish and Gracedieu 52 3.3.2 City South West Neighbourhood including Kilbarry, Ballybeg and TUSE 53 3.3.3 The Sacred Heart / Ballytruckle / Kilcohan 55 3.3.4 Dunmore Road/ Farronshoneen/ Ballinakill 56 3.3.5 Dunmore Road / Knockboy / Blenheim 56 3.3.6 Larchville / Lisduggan / Lismore Park 57 3.3.7 Ferrybank 57 3.3.8 MASP Rural Area 58 3.3.9 City Centre 58 3.4 Vitality and Viability 60 3.4.1 Evening and Night Time Uses 61 3.4.2 Public Realm 61 3.4.3 City Centre Residential Neighbourhoods 62 3.5 Strategic Employment Locations 64 3.6 Waterford City Retail Strategy 66 3.6.1 Waterford City and County Retail Strategy 2020 66 3.6.2 The Retail Hierarchy 67 3.6.3 Assessment of Retail Development 67 3.6.4 Multifunctional and Flexible City Centre 67 3.6.5 Core Shopping Area 68 3.6.6 City Centre First/ Sequential Approach 70 3.6.7 Suburban District Centres and Local Shopping 70 3.6.8 Retail Warehousing 70 3.6.9 Joint Retail Strategy for the Waterford MASP Area 71 3.7 Waterford Cultural Quarter 72 3.8 Citywide Amenity and Recreation 73 3.9 Waterford City Decarbonising Zone 75 3.10 Waterford City and MASP Policy Objectives 77 Part 3: City and County Policy Objectives Chapter 4: Economy, Education and Retail 4.0 Introduction 84 4.1 Context 85 4.2 Location 86 4.3 Strategic Employment Development/ Growth Areas 86 4.4 Clustering, Innovation and Enterprise Hubs 86 4.5 Waterford Regional Airport 93 4.6 The Port of Waterford 94 4.7 Rural and Marine Economy 94 4.8 Climate Action and Jobs 98 4.9 SEVESO Directive/ Major Accidents 99 4.10 Tourism 100 4.11 Education and Learning City/ Region 102 4.12 Retail Strategy 105 4.12.1 Waterford County Retail 105 4.12.2 Retail Context 106 4.12.3 Multifunctional and Flexible Centres 106 4.12.4 Core Retail Area 106 4.12.5 Town Centre First/ Sequential Approach 108 4.12.6 Retail Hierarchy and Local Shopping 108 4.12.7 Retail Warehousing 109 Chapter 5: Transport and Mobility 5.0 Setting the Scene: Transport Policy Context 111 5.1 Integration of Land Use Planning and Transport 111 5.2 Waterford Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (WMATS), Waterford 112 Planning and Land Use Transportation (PLUTS) Study and Local Transport Plans (LTPs) 5.3 The 10 Minute Neighbourhood 114 5.4 Achieving Modal Change 114 5.5 Active Transport: Cycling and Walking 115 5.6 Public Transport 117 5.7 Airport, Port, Harbours and Piers 121 5.8 Road and Street Network 122 5.9 Motorways and National Roads 123 5.10 Regional and Local Roads/Urban Streets 124 5.11 Corridor and Route Selection Process 127 5.12 Mobility Management Plans 127 5.13 Smart City Transport 127 5.14 Car Parking 128 5.15 Bicycle parking 129 Chapter 6: Utilities Infrastructure, Energy and Communication 6.0 Introduction 131 6.1 Water Supply and Quality 132 6.2 Water Services 132 6.3 Storm and Surface Water Management 135 6.4 Energy 135 6.5 Heating 136 6.6 Renewable Energy 137 6.7 ICT/ Communications 138 6.8 Waste Services/ Infrastructure 138 6.9 Utility, Energy & Communication Policy Objectives 138 Chapter 7: Housing and Sustainable Communities 7.0 Introduction 149 7.1 Regeneration and Active Land Management 151 7.2 Housing Need and Demand Assessment and Housing Strategy 151 7.3 Social Housing and Part V 152 7.4 Voluntary, Co-operative / Community Housing Organisations 152 7.5 Housing for All 153 7.6 Housing Type and Tenure Mix 155 7.7 Climate Resilient Housing 156 7.8 Protection of Existing Residential Amenity 157 7.9 Development on Institutional Lands 157 7.10 Student Accommodation 157 7.11 Housing in Rural Villages and the Open Countryside 158 7.11.1 Rural Villages 159 7.11.2 Housing in the Open Countryside 160 7.11.3 Occupancy of New Rural Dwellings 161 7.11.4 Ribbon Development 162 7.11.5 Housing in Green Belt Areas and on Approach Roads 162 7.12 Refurbishment, Extensions and Replacement of Existing Structures in 163 Rural Areas 7.13 Housing in Gaeltacht na nDéise 164 7.14 Sustainable Communities 165 7.15 Age Friendly 165 7.16 Healthy Waterford 166 7.17 Social Inclusion, Equality and Participation 166 7.18 Community Buildings 166 7.19 Childcare and Educational Facilities 167 7.20 Places of worship and Burial Grounds 168 7.21 Health Centres/ Services 168 7.22 Libraries 169 7.23 Arts and Cultural Facilities 169 7.24 Fire Services 169 7.25 Recreational and Sporting Facilities 169 7.26 Waterford Active City Initiative 171 7.27 Sustainable Community Policy Objectives 171 Chapter 8: Placemaking 8.0 Introduction 175 8.1 Legislative and Placemaking Policy Context 177 8.2 Principles of Placemaking 178 8.3 Creating places that are accessible and connected 179 8.4 Access for All/ Universal Design 180 8.5 Creating places that are comfortable, well designed and safe 181 8.6 Creating green sustainable, attractive multifunctional places 183 8.7 Creating Social and Inclusive Places 185 8.8 10 minute neighbourhood/community 186 Chapter 9: Climate Action, Biodiversity and Environment 9.0 Introduction 189 9.1 Climate Change 190 9.2 Natural Heritage and Flood Management 191 9.3 Natural Heritage and Water Quality 191 9.4 Compliance with the EU and national legislation and guidance on water 192 quality 9.5 Bathing Water Quality 194 9.6 Biodiversity 197 9.7 Nature Conservation Sites 198 9.8 Appropriate Assessment 200 9.9 Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) and Nature Reserves 202 9.10 Local Sites of Biodiversity Value 203 9.11 Wetlands 204 9.12 Hedgerows 206 9.13 Trees and Woodlands 206 9.14 Forestry 208 9.15 Invasive Species 209 Chapter 10: Landscape, Coast/ Marine and Blue Green Infrastructure 10.0 Landscape/ Seascape 211 10.1 Coastal Zone Management and Marine Spatial Planning 213 10.2 Geological Heritage 214 10.3 Blue Green Infrastructure (BGI) 215 10.3.1 Greenways 216 10.3.2 Blueways 217 10.4 Walking Trails and Public Rights of Way 218 10.5 Comeragh Mountains 220 Chapter 11: Heritage 11.0 Heritage Overview 222 11.1 Built Heritage 223 11.2 Protected Structures 223 11.3 Architectural Conservation Areas 225 11.4 Retaining character/uniqueness 227 11.5 Regeneration and reuse 227 11.6 Design 228 11.7 Vistas and Settings 228 11.8 Shopfronts 229 11.9 Building Fabric 229 11.10 Historic Demesnes, Gardens and Landscapes 230 11.11 Institutional Buildings 231 11.12 Industrial Heritage 231 11.13 Climate change and sustainability /energy efficiency 232 11.14 Vernacular Buildings 233 11.15 Civic Design and Public Realm 234 11.16 Council Owned Structures 235 11.17 Archaeology 236 11.18 Medieval City Walls and Viking Triangle 238 11.19 Woodstown Viking Site 239 11.20 Historic Graveyards/ Burial Grounds 240 List of Figures 1.0 Waterford MASP 7 2.0 SRSES Strategy Map 21 2.1 Waterford Spatial Strategy 22 2.2 Areas under Urban Influence 28 2.3 National Strategic Outcomes 30 3.0 Waterford Metropolitan Area 46 3.1 Concentric City 47 3.2 Waterford City Core Strategy Map 51 3.3 City South West Housing Masterplan 54 3.4 Waterford City Retail Core Area 69 3.5 North Quays Planning Scheme 69 3.6 Wide-Open Space, Recreation and Green Belt Strategy Concept Map 74 3.7 Green Infrastructure Map Waterford City 74 4.0 Location of Jobs 85 4.1 Economic Losses due to Climate Change 98 4.2 Dungarvan Retail Core Area 107 5.0 Green Modes of Travel 116 5.1 Public Transport Modes 118 8.0 Constituents of Placemaking 176 8.1 Placemaking Principles 179 8.2 The 10 Minute Neighbourhood Concept