Castlecomer Local Area Plan

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CASTLECOMER LOCAL AREA PLAN 2009 - 2015 Ϭϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ 1 1.2 What is a Local Area Plan? 2 1.3 Legal Status 2 ϭ͘ϰ WůĂŶ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ 2 1.5 Monitoring & Review 2 02 Strategic Context 5

contents Ϯ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ 5 Ϯ͘Ϯ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂƟĂů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ 5 Ϯ͘ϯ 'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶhƌďĂŶƌĞĂƐ;ĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϴͿ 6 2.4 Retail Planning Guidelines 7 Ϯ͘ϱ ƌĂŌWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͚dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ^ǇƐƚĞŵĂŶĚ&ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͛ 7 Ϯ͘ϲ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ 9 Ϯ͘ϳ ŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϴʹϮϬϭϰ ϭ0 03 General Context 13 ϯ͘ϭ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ϭ3 ϯ͘Ϯ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ϭ4 ϯ͘ϯ hƌďĂŶ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ϭ4 ϯ͘ϰ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶWƌŽĮůĞ ϭ4 ϯ͘ϱ ^ŽĐŝŽĐŽŶŽŵŝĐWƌŽĮůĞ ϭ5 ϯ͘ϲ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĐĐĞƐƐ ϭ5 ϯ͘ϳ >ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕dŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚǇĂŶĚ'ĞŽŵŽƌƉŚŽůŽŐǇ ϭ6 ϯ͘ϴ tĂƚĞƌ^ƵƉƉůǇĂŶĚtĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ϭ6 ϯ͘ϵ ƌŝŶŬŝŶŐtĂƚĞƌYƵĂůŝƚǇ ϭ7 ϯ͘ϭϬ ĐŽŶŽŵǇĂŶĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ ϭ7 ϯ͘ϭϭ &ůŽŽĚŝŶŐ ϭϴ 3.12 Retail 20 ϯ͘ϭϯ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞŶŝƚǇ Ϯ1 3.14 Historic Environment 27 ϯ͘ϭϱ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐǇ Ϯ7 ϯ͘ϭϲ dŚĞZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ Ϯ7 ϯ͘ϭϳ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ Ϯ7 ϯ͘ϭϴ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ ϯ1 ϯ͘ϭϵ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϯ3 Ϭϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ϯ7 ϰ͘ϭ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ϯ7 ϰ͘Ϯ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶdƌĞŶĚƐĂŶĚWƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ ϯ7 ϰ͘ϯ <ĞǇ/ƐƐƵĞƐ͕^ƉĂƟĂůsŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚWůĂŶKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ϯ9 ϰ͘ϰ ^ƵŵŵĂƌǇŽĨ^tKdĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ ϯ9 ϰ͘ϱ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐsŝƐŝŽŶ ϰ0 ϰ͘ϲ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ϰ0 05 Plan Policies and Controls 47 ϱ͘ϭ dŽǁŶĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚZĞƚĂŝů ϰ7 ϱ͘Ϯ dŽǁŶĞŶƚƌĞ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ϰ7 ϱ͘ϯ ZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ϰ7 ϱ͘ϰ EĞǁZĞƚĂŝůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ϰϴ ϱ͘ϱ YƵĂŶƟƚǇŽĨEĞǁZĞƚĂŝů&ůŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ ϰϴ ϱ͘ϲ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ϰ9 5.7 Phasing 50 ϱ͘ϴ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ϱ0 ϱ͘ϵ tĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚǇĐůŝŶŐ ϱ0 ϱ͘ϭϬ ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ϱ1 ϱ͘ϭϭ dŽƵƌŝƐŵĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ϱ1 ϱ͘ϭϮ &ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬ ϱ1 5.13 Infrastructure 52 5.14 Open Space Requirements 52 5.15 Natural Heritage 53 ϱ͘ϭϲ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂƐ ϱ5 ϱ͘ϭϳ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐǇ ϱ7 ϱ͘ϭϴ WƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ϱ7 ϱ͘ϭϵ WůĂǇ^ƉĂĐĞ ϱ7 ϱ͘ϮϬ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϱ7 ϱ͘Ϯϭ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ϱϴ ϱ͘ϮϮ ŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϱϴ ϱ͘Ϯϯ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϱϴ Ϭϲ hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ϲ3 ϲ͘ϭ DĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ϲ3

I Ϭϳ ^ŝƚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌŝĞĨƐ ϲ7 ϳ͘ϭƌĞĂϭ͗ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞYƵĂƌƚĞƌ ϲ7 ϳ͘ϮƌĞĂϮ͗ƌĚƌĂYƵĂƌƚĞƌ ϳ0 ϳ͘ϯƌĞĂϯ͗ĂƌƌĂĐŬƐΘWĂƌŝƐŚ>ĂŶĚƐ ϳ2 7.4 Area 4: Glanbia Site 74 ϳ͘ϱƌĞĂϱ͗<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ ϳ6 ϳ͘ϲƌĞĂϲ͗ĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ ϳϴ ϳ͘ϳƌĞĂϳ͗ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ ϴ0 contents Ϭϴ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ϴ3

Appendices

Appendix 01 Open Space AsseƐƐŵĞŶƚ ϴ7 A1.1: Open Space 1 ϴ9 A1.2: Open Space 2 90 A1.3: Open Space 3 91 ƉƉĞŶĚŝǆϬϮ Ƶŝůƚ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ 93 A2.1: Castlecomer Sites and Monuments Record 95 A2.2: Castlecomer Record of Protected Structures 95 Ϯ͘ϯ͗ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ 9ϴ ƉƉĞŶĚŝǆϬϯ EĂƟǀĞdƌĞĞƐĂŶĚ^ŚƌƵďs 107

&ŝŐƵƌĞƐ

&ŝŐƵƌĞϭ͘1: ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶDĂƉ 1 &ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘1: EĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂƟĂů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ 5 &ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘Ϯ͗ W^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ,ŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ 11 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭ͗ WĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ 13 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘Ϯ͗ ĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶ/ŶĚĞǆϮϬϬ6 15 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϯ͗ ZĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ&ůŽŽĚǀĞŶƚƐ/ŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŶĚĞŶĞĮƫŶŐ>ĂŶĚƐ;^ŽƵƌĐĞKƉǁͿ 19 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰ͗ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶKĨǆŝƐƟŶŐKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƌĞĂƐͬKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞĞĮĐŝĞŶĐǇƌĞĂs22 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϱ͗ ^ĂǁŶĞǇ͛ƐtŽŽĚdƌĞĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶKƌĚĞr24 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϲ͗ ǆŝƐƟŶŐWƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶKĨŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐWůĂǇspace 26 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϳ͗ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌϭϴϰϮKƐŝDĂƉ;^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗dƌŝŶŝƚǇ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐDĂƉƐƌĐŚŝǀĞͿ Ϯϴ &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϴ͗ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌϭϵϬϮKƐŝDĂƉ;^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗dƌŝŶŝƚǇ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐDĂƉƐƌĐŚŝǀĞͿ Ϯ9 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϵ͗ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌZĞĐŽƌĚĞĚDŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐŶĚ^ŝƚĞƐ;^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗ǁǁǁ͘ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐǇ͘ŝĞͿ ϯ0 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϬ͗ tĞƐƚůŽŶŐ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞet 31 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϭ͗sŝĞǁdŽǁĂƌĚƐdŚĞƌŝĚŐĞ&ƌŽŵ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞet 32 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϮ͗ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞt 32 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϯ͗ DĂƌŬĞƚ^ƋƵĂƌĞ 32 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϰ͗ KůĚ^ĐŚŽŽů,ŽƵƐĞ 33 &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϱ͗ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐe 33 &ŝŐƵƌĞϰ͘ϭ͗ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŽŶĞĚ>ĂŶĚtŝƚŚŽƵƚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐWĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐKĨKĐƚŽďĞƌϬϴ ϰ2 &ŝŐƵƌĞϰ͘Ϯ͗ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ>ĂŶĚhƐĞŽŶŝŶŐDĂƉ 44 &ŝŐƵƌĞϱ͘ϭ͗ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ;EŽƚdŽ^ĐĂůĞͿ ϱ6 &ŝŐƵƌĞϱ͘Ϯ͗ Castlecomer Environmental Constraints 61 &ŝŐƵƌĞϲ͘ϭ͗ Castlecomer Masterplan 65 &ŝŐƵƌĞϴ͘ϭ͗ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐDĂƉ ϴ5

dĂďůĞƐ

dĂďůĞϯ͘ϭ͗ EĞƚZĞƚĂŝů&ůŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ Ϯ0 dĂďůĞϯ͘Ϯ͗ DĂŝŶĨŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ Ϯ1 dĂďůĞϯ͘ϯ͗ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ Ϯ3 dĂďůĞϯ͘ϰ͗ ǆŝƐƟŶŐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϯ3 dĂďůĞϯ͘ϱ͗ ǆŝƐƟŶŐĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ ϯ3 dĂďůĞϰ͘ϭ͗ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶdƌĞŶĚƐ ϯϴ dĂďůĞϰ͘Ϯ͗ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ;ďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞϮϬϬϴĞƐƟŵĂƚĞŽĨĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶϭ͕ϲϭϰͿ ϯϴ dĂďůĞϰ͘ϯ͗ ϮϬϬϮĂŶĚWƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŽŶŝŶŐ ϰ1 dĂďůĞϱ͘ϭ͗ ^Kϭ͗ĂƌWĂƌŬŝŶŐ ϱ0 dĂďůĞϱ͘Ϯ͗ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌůĂƐƐ//ʹ>ŽĐĂůWĂƌŬƐ ϱ3 dĂďůĞϱ͘ϯ͗ WůĂǇ^ƉĂĐĞ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐWϮϬϬϴʹϮϬϭϰ ϱ7 dĂďůĞϱ͘ϰ͗ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌWƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϱϴ dĂďůĞϱ͘ϱ͗ >ĂŶĚhƐĞŽŶŝŶŐKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ϱ9 dĂďůĞϴ͘ϭ͗ ^ŝƚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌŝĞĨ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ϴ4

01 Introduction 01 01 /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ

1.1.1 Castlecomer is situated 12 miles north of ƚŽǁŶĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞEϳϴ͕ĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇĐŝƚǇŝŶEŽƌƚŚͲĂƐƚŽƵŶƚǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇĂŶĚŝƐ ƌŽƵƚĞƚŚĂƚůŝŶŬƐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇ͕ƚŚǇĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚůĂƌŐĞƐƚƚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ͘dŚĞƚŽǁŶŝƐĂŶ ƵďůŝŶ͕ƚŚĞZϲϵϰƌŽƵƚĞǁŚŝĐŚůŝŶŬƐĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌǁŝƚŚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŵĂƌŬĞƚĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂůůǇƌĂŐŐĞƚĂŶĚƚŚĞZϰϮϲƌŽƵƚĞůŝŶŬƐŝƚǁŝƚŚďďĞǇůĞŝǆ͘ ŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĚĞŶƐĞůǇƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞĚ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂƐĂƚŽǁŶďǇƚŚĞ ƌƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϲĞŶƐƵƐŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘

FIGURE 1.1. ^d>KDZ>Kd/KEDW

1 1.2 What is a Local Area Plan? ϭ͘ϯ͘Ϯ dŚĞWůĂŶĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚĨƌŽŵϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϱ ĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨϲǇĞĂƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨ ϭ͘Ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϱ ŝƚƐĂĚŽƉƟŽŶďǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĂŶǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚŚĞǁƌŝƩĞŶƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶǇŝŶŐ ƌĞǀŝĞǁƐ͕ǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŵĂĚĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ maps that will manage the development and growth of ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐŝǆǇĞĂƌƉůĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ ϭ͘ϯ͘ϯ dŚŝƐWůĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƌĞĂĚŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇ ϭ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ dŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϱ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϴʹϮϬϭϰ͘ ;ƚŚĞWůĂŶͿŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐƚ ϮϬϬϬ;ĂƐŵĞŶĚĞĚϮϬϬϮĂŶĚϮϬϬϲͿĂŶĚƐĞƚƐŽƵƚĂŶ ϭ͘ϰ WůĂŶ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽǀĞƌĂůůƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ development of the town. ϭ͘ϰ͘ϭ dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůůƐĞĞŬƚŽŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞĂŝŵƐ͕ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶŝŶĂƉƌŽĂĐƟǀĞ ϭ͘Ϯ͘ϯ dŚĞWůĂŶǁŝůůĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌǇůĂŶĚƵƐĞ ŵĂŶŶĞƌ͘dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůůĞŶŐĂŐĞǁŝƚŚĂůůƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ƉůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ďŽƚŚƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌǇĂŶĚŶŽŶͲƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌǇĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ development and therefore provides a clear vision for ĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘dŚĞWůĂŶŝƐƚŚĞŵĂŝŶŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĨƵƚƵƌĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽ ŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌďǇƐĞƫŶŐŽƵƚǌŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ assess development proposals in accordance with the ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞWůĂŶ͘ development of the town, considering the needs of ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ŽŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞWůĂŶƉůĂǇƐĂŬĞǇƌŽůĞ 1.5 Monitoring & Review ŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŶŐŽǀĞƌĂƌĐŚŝŶŐŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂƚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůůĞǀĞů͘ ϭ͘ϱ͘ϭ dŚĞWůĂŶĐĂŶŶŽƚĨŽƌĞƐĞĞĂůůĞǀĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǇ ĂƌŝƐĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶ͕ƚŚƵƐŝƚŝƐŝŵƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ ϭ͘Ϯ͘ϰ ŽůŝŶƵĐŚĂŶĂŶΘWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽ͕ŽŶ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƚŚĞWůĂŶĂŶĚǀĂƌǇŽƌ ďĞŚĂůĨŽŶƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŽƵŶĐŝů͕ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂŶ amend the Plan if deemed appropriate. Environmental Report in compliance with the European hŶŝŽŶ^ŝƌĞĐƟǀĞ;ϮϬϬϭͬϰϮͬͿĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚĞĚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ guidelines1ǁŚŝĐŚĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐƚŚŝƐWůĂŶ͘dŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂů ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĂŶǇ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ƚŽƐĞƚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞůŝŬĞůǇƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶŽŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĞǁƚŽ improving the environmental performance of the LAP.

1.3 Legal Status

ϭ͘ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶŝƐĂƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌǇƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐƚŚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶĨŽƌ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌϮϬϬϮͲϮϬϬϴ͘dŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶ ϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰŝƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ WůĂŶĂŶĚƐĞƚƐŽƵƚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛Ɛ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇĂƐĚĞĮŶĞĚďǇƚŚŝƐWůĂŶ͘dŚŝƐWůĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƌĞĂĚ ŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ ŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ͘

ϭ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƌĞĐƟǀĞ;ϮϬϬϭͬϰϮͬͿ͗ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐŽŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͛'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĨŽƌ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐĂŶĚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ;Ž,>'͕ϮϬϬϰͿ

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3 4 02 Strategic Context 02 02 Strategic Context

Ϯ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ Ϯ͘Ϯ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂƟĂů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ

Ϯ͘ϭ͘ϭ ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂƚŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚ Ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉĂƟĂů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇŝƐ ĐŽƵŶƚǇůĞǀĞůƐĞƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞǆƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ to provide for sustainable development and ensure the WůĂŶ͘dŚĞƐĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨůĂŶĚƵƐĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƐĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞƌŽůĞƚŚĂƚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘dŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚŝƐŝƚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚƉůĂǇŝŶĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌǇĂŶĚŵĂŬĞĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƐĞƚĂƚĂŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚĐŽƵŶƚǇůĞǀĞů͘ ƵƐĞŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂƐƐĞƚƐǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĞǁƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐŽǀĞƌĂůů dŚĞƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚƐĞĐƟŽŶƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨůŝĨĞ͘ and in doing so outlines the issues that this Plan will ƐĞĞŬƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŝƐƐƵĞƐǁŝůůĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐWůĂŶ͘

'ĂƚĞǁĂǇ Hub ŽƵŶƚǇdŽǁŶ фϱ͕ϬϬϬdŽǁŶ ϭ͕ϱϬϬͲϱ͕ϬϬϬdŽǁŶ hƌďĂŶĞŶƚƌĞƐ;ĐŝƌĐĂϭ͕ϬϬϬͿ EĂƟŽŶĂůdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ Airport dƌĂŶƐŝƚWŽƌƚ DĂũŽƌ&ŝƐŚŝŶŐWŽƌƚ Castlecomer

ZƵƌĂůƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚ^ƚƌŽŶŐWŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ hƌďĂŶ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ sŝůůĂŐĞ^ƚƌĞŶŐŚƚŚĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚZƵƌĂůƌĞĂKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ Strategic Rural Assets within a Metropolitan Hinterland FIGURE 2.1. Ed/KE>^Wd/>^dZd'z

5 Ϯ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ dŚĞE^^ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŽǁŶƐŽĨϭ͕ϱϬϬƚŽ ϱ͕ϬϬϬƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƌĂŶŐĞĐĂŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞďŽƚŚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůǇ ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůůǇƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů development together with small scale enterprises ƚŚĞƌĞďǇďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐũŽďƐĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽǁŚĞƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀĞ͘

Ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϯ dŚŝƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĂůƐŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĐĞŶƚƌĞƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůǇ served a prosperous agricultural hinterland and ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŝƌƵŶŝƋƵĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐĂƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ĐŽŵƉĂĐƚĨŽƌŵ͕ƌŝĐŚďƵŝůƚŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͕ĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨůŝĨĞĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƩƌĂĐƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ƐŵĂůůĂŶĚ medium enterprise development. Centres such as Castlecomer, located in a rural area, have a strong ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶďĂƐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƌǇĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ĂĐŬͲůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐ generated through historic development and stemming • WƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚǁĞůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ from the towns original urban form can provide ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĂĚŝƐƟŶĐƚƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĂ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵ͖ these strengths. • ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞĂƐǇƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĮŶĚ Ϯ͘ϯ 'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ŽŶĞ͛ƐǁĂǇĂƌŽƵŶĚ͖ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶhƌďĂŶƌĞĂƐ;ĞĐ͕͘ϮϬϬϴͿ • Promote a mix of land uses to minimise transport Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝƐƚŽƐĞƚŽƵƚ demand; ƚŚĞŬĞǇƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚ in development plans and local area plans which will • WƌŽŵŽƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐ͘WůĂŶŶŝŶŐƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚǇƉĞƐĂŶĚĂŐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐ͖ĂŶĚ ƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌŶĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů development when preparing Local Area Plans. • Enhance and protect the built and natural heritage.

Ϯ͘ϯ͘Ϯ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůĂŝŵŽĨ Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϯ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĐůĂƌŝĨǇƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶ Plans with respect to addressing the following issues at ƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚŚŝŐŚ ƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͖ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇƉůĂĐĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ͘dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ǌŽŶŝŶŐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐWůĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐĞĞŬƚŽ͗ • dŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚĂŶĚƚǇƉĞŽĨŶĞǁŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽ meet the needs of the area; • WƌŝŽƌŝƟƐĞǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ĐǇĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͕ĂŶĚ minimise the need to use cars; • dŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽĂĚŽƉƚĂƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞ ǌŽŶŝŶŐŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůůĂŶĚƐĞǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐŽƵƚǁĂƌĚƐĨƌŽŵ • ĞůŝǀĞƌĂƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨůŝĨĞǁŚŝĐŚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ the centre of an urban area; ĂƌĞĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŽĞǆƉĞĐƚ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ͕ƐĂĨĞƚǇ and experience; • dŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐ to be redeveloped and the new areas including • WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŐŽŽĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂů ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞǇĂƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ͖ infrastructure;

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• dŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶŽǀĞƌĂůůƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ Ϯ͘ϰ͘Ϯ dŚĞ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŝŶĐŽŶĨŽƌŵŝƚǇ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂƐ͖ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĮǀĞŬĞǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͗

• dŚĞƐĞƫŶŐŽĨĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĚĞŶƐŝƚǇůĞǀĞůƐ͖ • all development plans incorporate clear policies and proposals for retail development; • ĚĂƉƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͖ • ƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚǇĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ • dŚĞĂǀŽŝĚĂŶĐĞŽĨŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ͘ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇŽĨƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͖

Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϰ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂĚǀŝƐĞƚŚĂƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ • to promote forms of development which are ŝŶƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶƐǁŝƚŚĂƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵϰϬϬ ĞĂƐŝůǇĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞͲƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůǇďǇƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ ʹϱ͕ϬϬϬƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉůĂŶůĞĚĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽ ͲŝŶůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐŵƵůƚŝͲƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂĐŽŵƉĂĐƚƵƌďĂŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĞǁ shopping, business and leisure trips on the same ƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ͖ĂŶĚ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞŽĨŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽ this approach will be the reuse of town centre sites and • ƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƌŽůĞŽĨƚŽǁŶĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƵƐĞĚďĂĐŬůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐ͘ centres.

Ϯ͘ϯ͘ϱ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂůƐŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĐĂůĞ Ϯ͘ϰ͘ϯ ŬĞǇƌĞƚĂŝůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽ of new development should be in proportion to ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞůǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂů existing development with preference for a number ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘dŚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ of smaller sites integrated within and throughout the ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƩƌĂĐƚ ƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐŽŶŽŶĞǀĞƌǇůĂƌŐĞ ŵĂŶǇƚƌŝƉƐǁŝƚŚƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĞĚŐĞŽĨ ƐŝƚĞ͘&ŽƌƚŽǁŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝǌĞ͕ŝƚŝƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůĞ ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐĂƐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽƐŝƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚŽŶůǇĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ available within a town centre. individual residential proposals that would increase ƚŚĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƚŽĐŬŽĨƐƵĐŚƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐďǇĂŵĂǆŝŵƵŵ Ϯ͘ϱ ƌĂŌWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͚dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ^ǇƐƚĞŵ ŽĨϭϬйͲϭϱйǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůŝĨĞƚŝŵĞŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ&ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͛ Plan. Ϯ͘ϱ͘ϭ dŚĞ&ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĂĨƚ 2.4 Retail Planning Guidelines 'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚũŽŝŶƚůǇďǇƚŚĞŽ,>'

Ϯ͘ϰ͘ϭ dŚĞZĞƚĂŝůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĚĞĮŶĞƐƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌƚŚƟĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇĂƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐŽĨ ƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶƐŝŶƚŚĞϭ͕ϱϬϬƚŽϱ͕ϬϬϬƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĐĂƚĞŐŽƌǇ͕ most of which provide basic convenience shopping, ĞŝƚŚĞƌŝŶƐŵĂůůƐƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐŽƌĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞƐŚŽƉƐ and in some cases, lower order comparison shopping ƐƵĐŚĂƐŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ƉŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂŶĚ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ͘dŚĞŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚƌĞŶĚƐĨŽƌ ůĂƌŐĞƌƐƚŽƌĞƐŝǌĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ŝŶƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇ ƐŵĂůůƐĐĂůĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŝŶĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƐĞƫŶŐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐǇŽŶƌĞƚĂŝů͕ŝƐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ ƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞŽƉƟŵƵŵůŽĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŶĞǁƌĞƚĂŝů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĂůůƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇĂŶĚŝƐŽĨĂƐĐĂůĞǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚǇŽĨƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐĂŶĚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ retail centres.

7 ĂŶĚKĸĐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐtŽƌŬƐ;KWtͿĂŶĚĂŝŵƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĨŽƌĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ͕ďŽƚŚ ŝŶƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚŝŶĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŚĞĐŽƌĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ Guidelines are to:

• ǀŽŝĚŝŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶĂƌĞĂƐĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͖

• ǀŽŝĚŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂǇĂƌŝƐĞĨƌŽŵ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƌƵŶͲŽī͖

• ŶƐƵƌĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞƐŝĚƵĂůƌŝƐŬƐĨŽƌ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚŝŶŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐ͖

• ǀŽŝĚƵŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶŽĨŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽƌ local economic and social growth; dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂůƐŽŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨĂũƵƐƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ test which assesses whether a development proposal • /ŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬĂŵŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĂƌĞĂĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨŇŽŽĚŝŶŐŵĞĞƚƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͖ĂŶĚ for proper planning and sustainable development and ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƵŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ • ŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨhĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ ƌŝƐŬŶŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ͘ ŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĐŽŵƉůŝĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƚĂůůƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨŇŽŽĚ Ϯ͘ϱ͘ϯ tŝƚŚƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽƉƌŽũĞĐƚͲůĞǀĞůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐŬŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ Guidelines require developers and their agents to:

Ϯ͘ϱ͘Ϯ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ • ĂƌĞĨƵůůǇĞǆĂŵŝŶĞƚŚĞŝƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨŽƌƚĂŬŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ͘ ĞŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐǇǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ dŚĞƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŽƌŬƐďǇŐƵŝĚŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐĂƌĞĨƵůůǇƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĂǁĂǇĨƌŽŵĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂ ƚŚĞƌĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨŇŽŽĚŝŶŐŽŶƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƚƌŝƐŬĨƌŽŵŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͘ ƐŝƚĞƐŽƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐůĂƌŝŶŐĂŶǇ ŬŶŽǁŶŇŽŽĚŚŝƐƚŽƌǇŝŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŵ ĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐϮϬϬϲ͘

• ŶŐĂŐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐĂƚĂŶĞĂƌůǇ ƐƚĂŐĞ͕ƵƟůŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƉƌĞͲƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽĂŶǇŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǇĂƌŝƐĞ͘

• ĂƌƌǇŽƵƚĂƐŝƚĞͲƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůǇǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚĞƌŵƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨĂŶǇŐƌĂŶƚŽĨƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽƚŚĞŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ͘

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Ϯ͘ϲ͘Ϯ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƐĞĐƚŽƌƐĂƐŬĞǇƚŽĞĐŽŶŽŵǇŝŶ ƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚͲĂƐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĨŽŽĚƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐĨŽƌĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƚƉƵƚĂŶĚ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌǁŚĞƌĞ these industries have a strong presence.

Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϯ &ƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚůĂŶĚƐƵƉƉůǇ ƐŚŽƵůĚƚĂŬĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŚŝŌƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞůĞĚ ƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵǇǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐĨŽƌŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ƚƌĂĚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƐ/ƌĞůĂŶĚŝƐŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝǌĞĚĂƐ low cost.

Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϰ ƩƌĂĐƟŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝƐ ƚŽůĂŶĚ͕ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŽ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶŚŝŐŚĞƌǀĂůƵĞ provide is to provide sufficient information to ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐůŝŬĞůǇƚŽďĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘ĂƉƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞŝŐŶͲŽǁŶĞĚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĨŽƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚͿĂƌĞ ƐƵĐŚĂƐtĂƚĞƌĨŽƌĚŝƚǇĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚǇƚŽǁŶƐ͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐ appropriate. ƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŵĂŶǇ/ĐůŝĞŶƚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐƚŽďĞ ďĂƐĞĚŝŶĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĐƌŝƟĐĂůŵĂƐƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ Ϯ͘ϱ͘ϱ dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĂƐŝƚĞͲƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĨůŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐĂůůƚǇƉĞƐŽĨĨůŽŽĚƌŝƐŬĨŽƌĂ ŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘&ZƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨǇƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĨůŽŽĚ Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϱ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƚŝƐƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůĞƚŚĂƚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ ƌŝƐŬ͕ƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŽŶƚŚŝƐ͕ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚ land caters for exogenous as well as endogenous of the development, the effectiveness of flood ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇĂŶĚ^DƐĂƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇ ŵŝƚŝŐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚƵĂůƌŝƐŬƐƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶĂĨƚĞƌ ƐƉƌĞĂĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͛ƐƐŵĂůůƚŽŵĞĚŝƵŵ ƚŚŽƐĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĂƌĞƉƵƚŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ƐŝǌĞĚƚŽǁŶƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘ ƚŽƐĐƌĞĞŶĨŽƌĂŶĚĐĂƌƌǇŽƵƚĂ&ZůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚŽƐĞ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŬŝŶĚŝƐƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůǇ proposing the development in consultation with the relevant to the future growth of towns such as >ĂŶĚĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐǇƉůĂŶŶĞƌƐ͘ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĂƐƚŚĞǇŚŽůĚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽŽǀĞƌƐĞĂƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ Ϯ͘ϱ͘ϲ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĐŽĂƐƚƐĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌƐ͕ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŵĂŝŶůǇŝŶĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ͕ƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂĚǀŝĐĞŽŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ engineering, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and in ĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ĨŽƌĞǆĂŵƉůĞŽǀĞƌůĂŶĚŇŽǁĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůůǇƚƌĂĚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞĂƐƉƌŽŶĞƚŽƐƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƚĞƌŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͘ ƐƵĐŚĂƐ/d͕^ŚĂƌĞĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚ&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůǇƚƌĂĚĞĚ services. 2.6 Regional Planning Guidelines for the Southeast ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϲ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ^DƐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϭ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚĂƐĂŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ dŚĞƌĞŝƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞWůĂŶƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐŐƌŽǁƚŚ dŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƚŚŽƵŐŚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůǇ ^ŽƵƚŚĂƐƚŝĚĞŶƚŝĨǇĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƚŽǁŶƐĂƌĞƚŽǁŶƐǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƟŽŶĂů a population of between 1,500 and 5,000 that ƉƌŽĮůĞůŝŶŬĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ should perform an important role in driving the ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐŝƚƐŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͕ƌŝǀĞƌǀĂůůĞǇƐ͕ĂŶŐůŝŶŐĂŶĚ development of a particular spatial component of golf courses; the overall region.

9 • ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐďĂŶŬŝŶŐ͕ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ • A broad assessment of the requirement for ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶĐǇĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ͖ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨ that trend; • ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŽŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƐĐĂůĞŽĨƌĞƚĂŝů development, • ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĨŽŽĚƐĞĐƚŽƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐĂƌĞƐƵƌŐĞŶĐĞŝŶƉƌŽĮƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ͖ • WƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƟŽŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƚŽ encourage the improvement of town centres; • tŚĞƌĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ͕ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĚĞŵĂŶĚ for forests in the region to provide fuel for wood • /ĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞƚĂŝů ďŝŽŵĂƐƐĞŶĞƌŐǇƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘ developments.

Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϳ dŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨ Ϯ͘ϳ͘ϰ dŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨŶĞǁƌĞƚĂŝůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐ ŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŝůůƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͕ ŽĨŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌŽĂĚĂŶĚƌĂŝůůŝŶŬƐ͕ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǇŵƵƐƚďĞŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ ƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͕ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĞǀĞů͘ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨĮƌƐƚĐůĂƐƐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐͬ dŚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĂďůĞ͕ŶĞǁƌĞƚĂŝů ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƵŶŝƚƐ͘ development to be located within the district centre. tŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŵĂǇďĞ Ϯ͘ϲ͘ϴ dŚĞĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƐŵĂůůĞƌƚŽǁŶƐĂŶĚǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ ŐŝǀĞŶƚŽĂƐŝƚĞŽŶƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ;ĂŶĞĚŐĞ ĂůƐŽůŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͕ ŽĨĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƚĂŬĞŶƚŽďĞŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŝƐƵŶůŝŬĞůǇƚŽďĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯϬϬͲϰϬϬŵĞƚƌĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĞ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨůŽǁĞƌĐŽƐƚƐĂŶĚĂ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂƌĞĂͿ͘ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŵĂŶǇƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ Ϯ͘ϳ͘ϱ &ŽƌƌĞƚĂŝůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ Ϯ͘ϳ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ ĂƐĂdŝĞƌϮ>ĞǀĞůϮƐƵďĐŽƵŶƚǇdŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞǁŚĞƌĞ middle order convenience and tourism related Ϯ͘ϳ͘ϭ tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;WͿ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ͕ƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘ ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐĂĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞWƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇƚŚĞƐĞƚŽǁŶƐŚĂǀĞ Ϯ͘ϳ͘ϲ /ŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ ǁĞůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ ǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶŝƚƐƌĞƚĂŝů ŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŚĂǀĞĂƐŝƚƐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƟŵĞƐĐĂůĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ŽĨƚŚĞĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐŝƚǇĂŶĚŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƐĂdŝĞƌϮ>ĞǀĞůϮ^ƵďŽƵŶƚǇ 2.7.2 It also highlights the role of Local Area Plans dŽǁŶĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚ͕ƚŚƵƐ͕ƉĂƌŝƚǇǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŝŶƐĞƫŶŐŽƵƚŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌ dŽǁŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů,ŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ͘ ĂůůŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐƵĐŚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƐĚĞŶƐŝƚǇ͕ůĂǇŽƵƚĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐ Ϯ͘ϳ͘ϳ dŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚŝƐ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƌŽĂĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĞƚĐ͘ is required. Castlecomer should harness its tourism ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůƐĞƌǀĞƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛Ɛ CDP - Retail Policy ĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶĂƐĂƉůĂĐĞĨŽƌůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ůĞŝƐƵƌĞĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͘<ĞǇďƵŝůĚŝŶŐďůŽĐŬƐĂƌĞŝƚƐƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇƚŽ Ϯ͘ϳ͘ϯ WŽůŝĐǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶƌĞŇĞĐƚƐ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇ͕ƚŚĞƵŶŵŽƌĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĚ:ĞŶŬŝŶƐƚŽǁŶWĂƌŬ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇϮϬϬϳǁŚŝĐŚƐĞƚƐŽƵƚ͗ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƚŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌƐƚĂƚĞzĂƌĚďĞŝŶŐ ĂĐĂƚĂůǇƐƚĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ • ƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ͕ƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͖ infrastructure.

10 KILKENNY DRAFT COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2008- 2014

>'E Proposed Route M9

ProposedProposed Waterford Route M9 ŝƚǇǇͲWĂƐƐ Proposed Waterford EĂƟŽŶĂůWƌŝŵĂƌǇŝƚǇǇͲWĂƐƐ Roads EĂƟŽŶĂůWƌŝŵĂƌǇ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇRoads Roads EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ RegionalRoads Roads

ZĂŝůǁĂǇRegional Roads

ZĂŝůǁĂǇ Main Rivers

Main Rivers Hub

Hub

Waterford Environs

New Ross Environs

New Ross Environs ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚdŽǁŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚdŽǁŶ ^ŵĂůůdŽǁŶͬsŝůůĂŐĞ

Node^ŵĂůůdŽǁŶͬsŝůůĂŐĞ CastlecomerNode Castlecomer ĂƐĞĚŽŶKƌĚŶĂŶĐĞ^ƵƌǀĞǇŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚDĂƉ͕ ĂƐĞĚŽŶKƌĚŶĂŶĐĞ^ƵƌǀĞǇŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚDĂƉ͕>ŝĐĞŶĐĞEŽ͘͞<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇͬDͬϬϯͬϬϳ͟ >ŝĐĞŶĐĞEŽ͘͞<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇͬDͬϬϯͬϬϳ͟ FIGURE 2.2. W^dd>DEd,/ZZ,z

11 12 03 General Context 03 03 General Context

ϯ͘ϭ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ϯ͘ϭ͘Ϯ &ƌŽŵŝƚƐĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ ĂŶĚŐĞŽůŽŐǇŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŚĂƐĚĞĮŶĞĚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͘ 3.1.1 Castlecomer is situated 12 miles north of dŚĞ͚ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌWůĂƚĞĂƵ͛ŝƐĂŶƵƉůĂŶĚƉůĂƚĞĂƵĂƌĞĂ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇĐŝƚǇŝŶEŽƌƚŚͲĂƐƚŽƵŶƚǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ͘dŚĞEϳϴ that surrounds the town to form a discrete landscape EĂƟŽŶĂůƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇƌŽƵƚĞůŝŶŬƐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ unit. Its coal deposits has meant that it is one of the ŝƚǇ͕ƚŚǇĂŶĚƵďůŝŶ͘dŚĞZϲϵϰƌŽƵƚĞůŝŶŬƐĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĨĞǁĂƌĞĂƐŝŶ/ƌĞůĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚƚŚĞĐŽĂůͲŵŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚĂůůǇƌĂŐŐĞƚǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞZϰϮϲƌŽƵƚĞůŝŶŬƐŝƚǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͘dŚĞƉůĂƚĞĂƵŝƐďŽƵŶĚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚďǇƚŚĞ ďďĞǇůĞŝǆ͘dŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶƌƵŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ ĂƌƌŽǁ͕ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚďǇƚŚĞEŽƌĞĂŶĚďŝƐƐĞĐƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞ ZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ͘

Kilkenny County Development Plan 2008 - 2014 ToTo Athy Athy TO PORTLAOISE ToTo Dublin Dublin

AND DUBLIN CloghClogh N78

SSkehanakeehana #

CarlowCarlow ByrnesgroveByrnnesgrove N8 # CASTLECOMER

Galmoy# Lisdowney BallyraggatBallyraggallyraggaat CoanCoan # #

Crosspatrick # # # N9 ConnahyCononnahy Johnstown ClogharinkaClogharinka Freshford

Ballyfoyle Urlingford # Threecastles # Johnswell # ToTo Cashel Cashel andand Cork Cork andand Cork Cork Paulstown Clara # Tullaroan KEY: #

Proposed Route M9 Hub Kilkenny Goresbridge Proposed Waterford City By-Pass Waterford Environs Ballycallan National Primary Roads New Ross Environs • Kilmanagh # Gowran National Secondary Roads • District Town Cuffesgrange Regional Roads Small Town/Village # Skeoghvasteen Railway Node Dungarvan # Danesfort # # Bennettsbridge Main Rivers

Based on Ordnance Survey of Ireland Map, Licence No. “Kilkenny/CCMA/03/07”

FIGURE 3.1. Ws>KWDEd^dZd'z

13 ϯ͘Ϯ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ

ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĚĂƚĞƐĨƌŽŵ ϭϮϬϬǁŚĞŶĂDŽƩĞĂŶĚEŽƌŵĂŶĐĂƐƚůĞǁĞƌĞĞƌĞĐƚĞĚ ĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐďƌŝĚŐĞ͘/Ŷϭϲϴϱ^ŝƌŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ tĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚĞďĞŐĂŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ ĚĞŵĞƐŶĞŶĞĂƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚĂƐƚůĞ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĂůůǇƉůĂŶŶĞĚĂŶĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂ ĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂǆŝƐǁŝƚŚĂůĂƌŐĞŵĂƌŬĞƚƉůĂĐĞ͕ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ to the present square2͘dŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ drivers included the wealth generated from the mining ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĂƌĞĂŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽŝƚƐƌŽůĞ ĂƐĂƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůŵĂƌŬĞƚƚŽǁŶĨŽƌEŽƌƚŚ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ͘^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞůŽƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝŶŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇĂƐĂŵĂũŽƌĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŵĂŝŶƌŽůĞŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌĂĚĞŶƐĞůǇ populated rural hinterland.

ϯ͘ϰ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶWƌŽĮůĞ

ϯ͘ϰ͘ϭ /ŶϮϬϬϮ͕ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϴϴйŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶŽƵŶƚǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇůŝǀĞĚŝŶƌƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕ǁŝƚŚŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐŝŶƌƵƌĂů ƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ͘dŚĞƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞĚĨŽƌďǇƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚƐƚĂďůĞ͕ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĂƚŽĨƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƐŽĨ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ͕ĂůůĂŶ͕ dŚŽŵĂƐƚŽǁŶĂŶĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽƌŝƐĞ͘

ϯ͘ϰ͘Ϯ dŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƌĞƐƵůƚƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďǇƚŚĞĞŶƐƵƐϮϬϬϲ͕ƉŽŝŶƚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƚƌĞŶĚƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͗dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ϯ͘ϯ hƌďĂŶ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ • ŶŽůĚĞƌƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͗ƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶƐĂŐĞĚϲϱ ϯ͘ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞĨŽƌŵĂůůĂǇŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƌĞŵĂŝŶƐǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌŚĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĂƚĞǀĞƌǇĐĞŶƐƵƐƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϲϭĂŶĚ the main commercial areas centred on a cross roads ŶŽǁƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐϭϭƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ development comprising a broad tree lined High Street ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞĂƚŵĂƌŬĞƚƐƋƵĂƌĞ͘ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŚĂƐ • dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƉĞƌǁŽŵĂŶŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ͕ƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚďǇϭ͘ϯ;ĨƌŽŵϯ͘ϱƚŽϮ͘ϮͿŐŝǀŝŶŐƌŝƐĞƚŽƐŵĂůůĞƌ ĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚ'ŽůĨŽƵƌƐĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇƐŝǌĞƐ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐŝǌĞŝƐ ƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶƌƵŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƐŵĞƚ ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚĂƐϮ͘ϴϴ͕ŝŶ/ƌĞůĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ ďǇĂƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƌƵŝŶƐŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌŵĂŶĂƐƚůĞ͘ ƐĞƚƚŽĨĂůůƚŽϮ͘ϲƉĞƌƐŽŶƐďǇϮϬϭϭ͘

ϯ͘ϯ͘Ϯ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůǇ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁĂƐ • ŚŝŐŚĞƌƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƌƵƌĂůĚǁĞůůĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ͕ ĂůƐŽƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚďǇƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂǇůŝŶĞ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ at 64.66% as per the 2006 Census, compared to the since its abandonment development has now spread ŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨϯϵ͘ϯй ďĞǇŽŶĚƚŚŝƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŵĂŝŶĂƌƚĞƌŝĂůƌŽƵƚĞƐĂŶĚŝŶ some cases on upland areas.

Ϯ ŌĞƌƚŚĞƌĞďĞůůŝŽŶŽĨϭϳϵϴĂŶĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞǁĂƐĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚƐƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŝŶϭϴϬϮƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚϮϭϭŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĞǁ ŵĂƌŬĞƚŚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚĂŶŝŶĨĂŶƚƌǇďĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͘ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞŝƚƐĞůĨǁĂƐďƵŝůƚŝŶϭϴϬϮŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽĨĂŶĞĂƌůŝĞƌĚĞƐƚƌŽǇĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ͘

14 03

ϯ͘ϱ ^ŽĐŝŽĐŽŶŽŵŝĐWƌŽĮůĞ ϯ͘ϲ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĐĐĞƐƐ

ϯ͘ϱ͘ϭ dŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ϯ͘ϲ͘ϭ dŚĞŵĂŝŶƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ estate and town was based on the wealth generated ďǇƚŚĞEϳϴ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůƌŽĂĚŐŽŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ďǇƚŚĞĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŵŝŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůŝƚǇ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ the centre of the town. It comes in through Ardra and ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ ŽŶĂŐƵŝůĞĂŶĚŚĞĂĚƐďĂĐŬŽƵƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ͘ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƵŶƟůƚŚĞŝƌĐůŽƐƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϲϬƐ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ,ĞĂĚŝŶŐEŽƌƚŚͲĂƐƚ͕ƚŚŝƐƌŽĂĚŚĞĂĚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚǇ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƌĞƚĂŝů͕ĂƵƚŽ ŽŶƚŚĞǁĂǇƚŽƵďůŝŶ͘ĞĨŽƌĞƚŚǇƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂũƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƚƌĂĚĞƐ͕ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐƐ͕ƟŵďĞƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞEϴϬ͕ĨƌŽŵǁŚŝĐŚĂƌůŽǁĂŶĚWŽƌƚůĂŽŝƐĞĂƌĞ ĂŶĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ͘dŚĞƌŽĂĚ^ŽƵƚŚŽƵƚŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŚĞĂĚƐƚŽ ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůǇƚŽ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇ͘dŚĞŵĂŝŶƌŽĂĚŶŽƌƚŚŝƐƚŚĞůŽŐŚZŽĂĚƚŚĂƚ ďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƐŽŵĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚŝƐ ŚĞĂĚƐƚŽǁĂƌĚDŽǇĂĚĚ͘dŚĞƌŽĂĚtĞƐƚŚĞĂĚƐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ĂƐƐƵŵƉƟŽŶŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶĐĞŶƐƵƐĚĂƚĂǁŚŝĐŚĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞƐ ĂůůǇƌĂŐŐĞƚǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŵĞĞƚƐƚŚĞEϳϴ͘ ƚŚĂƚϰϬйŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ;ĂŐĞĚϱǇĞĂƌƐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌͿƚƌĂǀĞůĂ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽĨϭϬŬŵŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŽǁŽƌŬ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůŽƌĐŽůůĞŐĞ͘ Transport Services

ϯ͘ϱ͘Ϯ dŚĞĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶ/ŶĚĞǆ;^,ZhdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ϯ͘ϲ͘Ϯ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂ:: ZĞƉŽƌƚ͕ϮϬϬϳͿŝƐĂŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŽĨƌĞůĂƟǀĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů <ĂǀĂŶĂŐŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĨƌŽŵƵďůŝŶƚŽůŽŶŵĞů͕ϬϬϳǆƉƌĞƐƐǁĂǇ ĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐĂŶďĞĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐĂƐƚĂƚĞŽĨ͚ŽďƐĞƌǀĂďůĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ƵďůŝŶͲ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇͲůŽŶŵĞůͲŽƌŬǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂďůĞĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞƚŽƚŚĞůŽĐĂů ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇĨŽƵƌĂŶĚƐŝǆƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂĚĂǇƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůǇĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƚŽǁŚŝĐŚĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůďĞůŽŶŐƐ͛͘dŚĞ ͚ƵŐŐǇ͛ƐƵƐƐĞƐ͛ǁŚŝĐŚƌƵŶƐĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇĚĂŝůǇ͘ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚŝƐĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽƌŝŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚĐĂŶƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞďĞĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ϯ͘ϲ͘ϯ dŚĞƚŽǁŶŝƐϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐďǇƌŽĂĚƚŽ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚŽĨƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ͘&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϮƐŚŽǁƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇŚŝŐŚ ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƌĂŝůůŝŶŬƚŽtĂƚĞƌĨŽƌĚĂŶĚƵďůŝŶ͘ ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌǁŚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ ϯ͘ϲ͘ϰ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐƐĞƌǀĞĚďǇ ƚŚĞ͚ZŝŶŐĂ>ŝŶŬ͛ƐĐŚĞŵĞƚŚĂƚŝƐĨƵŶĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞZƵƌĂů dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƵŶĚĞƌdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚϮϭ͘dŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨƌŽŵϴ͘ϬϬƟůůϭϵ͘ϬϬŽŶĂ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇĂŶĚĐĂŶƚĂŬĞ customers from door to door.

CASTLECOMER Castlecomer ϯ͘ϲ͘ϱ tŝƚŚƚŚĞĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶ ƌƵƌĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƚĐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚŝƐ KILKENNYKilkenny ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚƌĞŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇŽĨƐŵĂůůƚŽ ŵĞĚŝƵŵƐŝǌĞĚƚŽǁŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƚĐŚŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂƐǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞůĂƌŐĞůǇĚĞƉĞŶĚĂŶƚŽŶƌŽĂĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƵƐĞ of the car.

DEPRIVATION LEVEL (2006) ϯ͘ϲ͘ϲ ZĞĐĞŶƚĞŶƐƵƐ;ϮϬϬϲͿĮŐƵƌĞƐĐŽŶĮƌŵƚŚĂƚ ϭͲ>ĞĂƐƚĞƉƌŝǀĞĚ cars are the dominant means of transport in the town 2 3 ǁŝƚŚŽǀĞƌϱϬйƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƌƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůƚŽǁŽƌŬ͕ƐĐŚŽŽů 4 or college. As the predominant mode of transport, car 5 6 ƵƐĞŚĂƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƚƌĂĸĐĂŶĚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶŝŶ 7 ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĚŽŶŽƚďĞŶĞĮƚĨƌŽŵ ϴ car ownership this can create barriers to the access of 9 ϭϬͲDŽƐƚĞƉƌŝǀĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘

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15 3.6.7 Within the town, the urban structure and ϯ͘ϴ͘Ϯ ƵƌƌĞŶƚǁĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƐƚĂŶĚƐ ƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚǇŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƉŽŽƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͘ ĂƚϮ͕ϱϬϬƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚ;WͿ͕ǁŝƚŚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ /ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƚŽƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞůŽĂĚŝŶŐŽĨϯ͕ϬϬϬWĂƚƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐtĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ support the long term vision of Castlecomer as a district dƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚtŽƌŬƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĞŶĚ town and increase the number of people travelling on ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƐƚƌĞĂƚĞĚĞŋƵĞŶƚƚŽ ĨŽŽƚĂŶĚďǇďŝĐǇĐůĞ͘ ƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐĂƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞĂƌĞĂ3. dŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚtŽƌŬƐǁŝůůďĞƵƉŐƌĂĚĞĚ͕ ϯ͘ϲ͘ϴ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĨĂĐĞƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŝƐƐƵĞƐǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽƚƌĂĸĐŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞ programme, to 6,000 PE, which will provide the ŵĂŝŶĂǆŝƐŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŝƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĐĂƌĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚĂƚĞƌƟĂƌǇƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐǇƐƚĞŵĂŶĚĂƚƌĞĂƚĞĚ which detracts from the visual appeal of the street and ĞŋƵĞŶƚŽĨĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůǇŚŝŐŚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƚŚĂŶ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐ͘ ĂƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďǇƚŚĞhƌďĂŶtĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ůĂĐŬŽĨĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĞǆĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞƐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘ dƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘

ϯ͘ϳ >ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕dŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚǇĂŶĚ'ĞŽŵŽƌƉŚŽůŽŐǇ ϯ͘ϴ͘ϯ dŚĞĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƋƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞĚĞĮĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ 3.7.1 A Landscape Character Assessment was ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶĨŽƌ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶϮϬϬϯĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞŶĞǁtŽƌŬƐŝƐƚŽďĞĂŵŽĚƵůĂƌĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆŽĨƚŚĞWϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ͘dŚĞ ƐƵĐŚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŝůůďĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽ >ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌ ϵ͕ϬϬϬWƐŚŽƵůĚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽǀĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ area surrounding the town as the Castlecomer Plateau, ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚŝƐŵĂǇƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĞĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĂůĂƌŐĞĂƌĞĂŽĨƵƉůĂŶĚůǇŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌǀĂůůĞǇƐŽĨ lands. ƚŚĞĂƌƌŽǁĂŶĚEŽƌĞ͘dŚĞƵƉůĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŝƐĂƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝŶ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇǁŝƚŚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞǀĂůƵĞƚŚĂƚŝƐ ϯ͘ϴ͘ϰ tŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƵƉŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƚŽ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇŵŽƐƚǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ ϲ͕ϬϬϬWƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚůĂĐŬŽĨĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ waste water treatment infrastructure will constrain ϯ͘ϳ͘Ϯ dŚĞƉůĂƚĞĂƵŝƐĂůŵŽƐƚĐŝƌĐƵůĂƌ͕ĞǆĐĞƉƚǁŚĞƌĞ devlopment in the town and contribute to the ƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚͲǁĞƐƚǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŝƐĐƵƚĂǁĂǇƚŽĨŽƌŵƚŚĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŝŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƌŝǀĞƌǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ ŝŶŝŶZŝǀĞƌsĂůůĞǇ͘dŚĞƚŽǁŶŚĂƐŵĂŶǇŽĨƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂů ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƵƉůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐ ƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚǇĂŶĚƐƚĞĞƉƐůŽƉĞƐ͘/ƚƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚǁŽǁŽŽĚĞĚǀĂůůĞǇƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĂďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉĂŶĚ ĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶďŽĚǇŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚŝƐǀŝƐƵĂů ƌŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚďǇĂŶƵŶŝƋƵĞƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞ centredatHighStreet.

ϯ͘ϳ͘ϯ dŚĞďĂƐŝĐƌŽĐŬĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨŽƵŶƚǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐĂůŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇŽĨůŝŵĞƐƚŽŶĞǁŝƚŚ ƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚĂƌǇƌŽĐŬƐŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚǇƉĞƐĂŶĚĂŐĞƐĐŽŵŵŽŶůǇ found mantling the limestone. Sandstones and shales provide the higher topographical features, including Castlecomer Plateau.

ϯ͘ϴ tĂƚĞƌ^ƵƉƉůǇĂŶĚtĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ

ϯ͘ϴ͘ϭ tĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚůǇƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĨŽƌďǇƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐĂĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚƐǇƐƚĞŵƚŚĂƚĚĞĂůƐǁŝƚŚďŽƚŚƐĞǁĂŐĞĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌŇŽǁƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƉĞƌŝŽĚƐŽĨŚĞĂǀǇƌĂŝŶ͘

ϯ ͞ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞĂƌĞĂƐ͟ĂƌĞƚŚŽƐĞĂƌĞĂƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞŽĨƚŚĞhƌďĂŶtĂƐƚĞtĂƚĞƌdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ϮϬϬϭ;^͘/͘ϮϱϰŽĨϮϬϬϭͿ͕hƌďĂŶtĂƐƚĞ tĂƚĞƌdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ;ŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚͿZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ϮϬϬϰ;^͘/͘ϰϰϬŽĨϮϬϬϰͿĂŶĚƐƵĐŚŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐĂƐŵĂǇďĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽĂƌƟĐůĞϱŽĨƚŚĞhƌďĂŶtĂƐƚĞtĂƚĞƌ dƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƟǀĞ͘;ƉƉĞŶĚŝǆ͗;>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͕WϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰͿ 16 03

ƚŚĞƐĞŝƐƐƵĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƉůĂŶŝƚŝƐůŝŬĞůǇƚŽďĞŝŶƚŚĞůĂƩĞƌƐƚĂŐĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐĐůĞĂƌ that future development will depend on expanding the ĨƵƚƵƌĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘

ϯ͘ϭϬ ĐŽŶŽŵǇĂŶĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ

ϯ͘ϭϬ͘ϭ ǇϮϬϮϬƚŚĞůĂďŽƵƌĨŽƌĐĞŝŶ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŝƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞďǇďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϱйĂŶĚϮϬй͘dŚŝƐ suggests that the labour force in Castlecomer could ĞǆƉĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůǇŝŶƚŚĂƚƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘

ϯ͘ϭϬ͘Ϯ ŶĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚůĂŶĚƐƵƌǀĞǇ͕ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚĂƐƉĂƌƚ of the evidence gathering stage, found that a number of ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐǁĞƌĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐŽŶĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞƐĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐǁŽƵůĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ůĂĐŬŽĨŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůǌŽŶĞĚůĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁĂƐŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚĂƐĂŬĞǇŝƐƐƵĞĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞ economic development of the town. ϯ͘ϵ ƌŝŶŬŝŶŐtĂƚĞƌYƵĂůŝƚǇ ϯ͘ϭϬ͘ϯ dŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŵĂŝŶƌŽůĞŝƐƚŽĂĐƚĂƐĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ϯ͘ϵ͘ϭ /Ŷ:ĂŶƵĂƌǇϮϬϬϴ͕ƚŚĞWƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌŝƚƐĚĞŶƐĞůǇƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞĚƌƵƌĂůŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ͘ǆŝƐƟŶŐ ͚WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚYƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨƌŝŶŬŝŶŐtĂƚĞƌŝŶ/ƌĞůĂŶĚ͗ businesses in Castlecomer tend to be involved in auto ZĞƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞzĞĂƌƐϮϬϬϲʹϮϬϬϳ͛͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚĞ͕ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƚƌĂĚĞ͕ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐƐ͕ƟŵďĞƌŽƌ ĮƌƐƚƌĞƉŽƌƚŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŶŬŝŶŐtĂƚĞƌ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽĮůĞŝƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŬĞǇƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͕ ZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌĂŐƌĞĂƚĞƌůĞǀĞůŽĨ such as agriculture, manufacturing, services and tourism ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶďǇƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐǁĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞů͘KĨƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐƚŽŶŽƟĨǇƚŚĞWĂŶĚƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĨŽŽĚƐĞĐƚŽƌŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ǆĞĐƵƟǀĞǁŚĞƌĞĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨĂŝůƐƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞ ƚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ standards. ĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚ'ŽůĨŽƵƌƐĞŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͘

ϯ͘ϵ͘Ϯ dŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉƵďůŝĐ ǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĞǆĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƐŽƵƌĐĞƚŽ consumer in order to determine whether replacements ŽƌƵƉŐƌĂĚĞƐǁĞƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕ŽƌǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ

ϯ͘ϵ͘ϯ dŚĞůŽŐŚͲĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌt^ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉůĂĐĞĚ ŽŶƚŚĞZĞŵĞĚŝĂůĐƟŽŶ>ŝƐƚĚƵĞƚŽĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨ dƌŝŚĂůŽŵĞƚŚĂŶĞƐ;d,DͿĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŶŬŝŶŐtĂƚĞƌZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘d,DĂƌĞĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚŝƐŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶďǇƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐǁŚĞŶ chlorine or other disinfectants used to control microbial ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐŝŶĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌƌĞĂĐƚǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĂůůǇ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝĐĂŶĚŝŶŽƌŐĂŶŝĐŵĂƩĞƌŝŶǁĂƚĞƌ͘

ϯ͘ϵ͘ϰ tĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůǇŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĂƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ͕ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌǁĂǇƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞŶĞǁƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ

17 ϯ͘ϭϬ͘ϰ /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇĂŶĚ^DƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ is also relevant, given that the strengths of the smaller ƚŽǁŶƐĂŶĚǀŝůůĂŐĞƐůŝĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐ ŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨůŽǁĞƌĐŽƐƚƐ ĂŶĚĂƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽŵĂŶǇƉĞŽƉůĞ͘

ϯ͘ϭϭ &ůŽŽĚŝŶŐ

ϯ͘ϭϭ͘ϭ dŚĞWůĂŶĐĂŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůǇƚŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŇŽŽĚŝŶŐƌĞůĂƚĞĚŝƐƐƵĞƐďǇ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐǇǁŝƚŚŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞ KWt͕͚&ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬΘĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͛ǁŚŝĐŚƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĂƚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŝƐƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƚŽƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ǁŝůůŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇŶŽƚďĞƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚŝŶŇŽŽĚƉƌŽŶĞŽƌ marginal areas.

• 'ƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ͗ WĂǀŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇƉĞƌŵĞĂďůĞĂƌĞĂƐĨŽƌƌŽĂĚƐ͕ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬƐ͕ĞƚĐ͘ĐĂŶƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůǇƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚƚŚĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŶĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶƌĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͘dŚŝƐ ĂĐƟǀŝƚǇŵŝŐŚƚŚĂǀĞĂŵŝŶŽƌŽƌŶĞŐůŝŐŝďůĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŝŶůĂƌŐĞ ƌŝǀĞƌďĂƐŝŶƐ;ĚƵĞƚŽŇŽŽĚƉĞĂŬƟŵŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ ĂƌĞĂĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚͿ͕ďƵƚĐŽƵůĚƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůǇŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƌƵŶŽī in small river basins

• ŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶ>ĂŶĚhƐĞŽƌ>ĂŶĚhƐĞWƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͗ŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŝŶƚŚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĐŽǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞǁĂǇŝŶǁŚŝĐŚůĂŶĚŝƐ ƵƐĞĚ͕ŽƌŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŝŵƉĂĐƚŶĞŐĂƟǀĞůǇŽŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŇŽŽĚƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƐ;ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿ͕ĐĂŶŚĂǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽŶďŽƚŚŝŶƚĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘

ϯ͘ϭϭ͘ϰ &ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϯŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƚĞƌďŽĚŝĞƐ in Castlecomer, including the main river traversing ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ƚŚĞŝŶŝŶ͘dŚŝƐŝƐũŽŝŶĞĚĂƚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƐƚĂŐĞƐ ϯ͘ϭϭ͘Ϯ &ůŽŽĚŝŶŐŝƐĂŶĂƚƵƌĂůƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ ďǇĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌŝĞƐ͘/ƚĂůƐŽƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞĞǆƚĞŶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƌŝƐŬƚŽŚƵŵĂŶůŝĨĞĂŶĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ͕ŝƚŝƐ ŽĨ͚ďĞŶĞĮƫŶŐůĂŶĚƐ͛ĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŇŽŽĚĞǀĞŶƚƐĂƚ ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůĂƐŝƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨĞƌƟůĞƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ͕ ĂůůǇŚĞŵŵŝŶŽŶƚŚĞEϳϴ͕ĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞďƌŝĚŐĞĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ͘ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐǀĂůƵĂďůĞǁŝůĚůŝĨĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞƐŇŽŽĚ ƌŝƐŬĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƚĐŚŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ͕ƚŚĞ ϯ͘ϭϭ͘ϱ ĞŶĞĮƫŶŐůĂŶĚŵĂƉƐǁĞƌĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚ ŇĂƚůĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽĂƐƚƌĞĂŵŽƌƌŝǀĞƌƚŚĂƚĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨƚŚĞKWtƌƚĞƌŝĂůƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ^ĐŚĞŵĞƐ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůŽƌƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ƉůĂǇƐĂŬĞǇƌŽůĞŝŶ ĂŶĚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞůĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƉŽŽƌůǇĚƌĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂĐƟŶŐĂƐĂƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇƐƚŽƌĞŽĨŇŽŽĚ ǁŽƵůĚďĞŶĞĮƚĨƌŽŵĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ͘tŚŝůĞŶŽƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƐ ǁĂƚĞƌƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶǀĞǇĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŇŽŽĚůĞǀĞůƐ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶŽƌŇŽŽĚĞǆƚĞŶƚŵĂƉƐ͕ĂŐŽŽĚĐŽƌƌĞůĂƟŽŶ downstream. has been observed between these lands and those ĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǇďĞƉƌŽŶĞƚŽŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͘tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ ϯ͘ϭϭ͘ϯ ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŚƵŵĂŶĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚĞŶĚƚŽƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ͕ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŵĞĂŶƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨƌŝǀĞƌƐƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŽƌŵ ƚŚĞƐĞůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚŽĨ ŇŽǁƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞǁŝƚŚĂƌĞĂƐŽĨůŽǁůǇŝŶŐůĂŶĚ͘

ϭϴ >'E

&ůŽŽĚŝŶŐǀĞŶƚƐ ĞŶĞĮƫŶŐ>ĂŶĚƐ dƌŝďƵƚĂƌŝĞƐ River >ĂŬĞƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ

FIGURE 3.3. ZKZ&>KKsEd^/E^d>KDZEE&/dd/E'>E^Έ^KhZKWtΉ

19 3.12 Retail

ϯ͘ϭϮ͘ϭ ZĞƚĂŝůĂĐƟǀŝƚǇŝƐĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĐĞŶƚƌĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚ Street where the main stores are located. Pedestrian ŇŽǁƐĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇĂůŽŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞǀŝĐŝŶŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞ'ůĂŶďŝĂŽͲŽƉĂƚƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ ŚĂƚƐǁŽƌƚŚZŽǁĂŶĚƚŽĂůĞƐƐĞƌĞǆƚĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐĂƌƌĂĐŬ ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘dŚĞƚŽǁŶĞŶũŽǇƐĂŶ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞǁŝƚŚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇ buildings.

3.12.2 In 2000, Castlecomer was the third largest, in ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ ŽƵŶƚǇ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂŵŝŶŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƚŽƚĂůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ between 2000 and 2004, with an increase of 102m² ;ϯ͘ϵйͿ͘ŵŽƌĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞǁĂƐƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϬϰͲϮϬϬϳ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŶϴ͘ϰйŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘ ŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨEĞƚZĞƚĂŝů&ůŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕ ϯ͘ϭϮ͘ϯ ŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞƐƉĂĐĞŚĂƐŽŶůǇŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚďǇϯ͘ϰй dƌĂĚŝŶŐĂƐĂƚDĂƌĐŚϮϬϬϳ;ŵϸͿ;ŽƵŶƚǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZĞƚĂŝů ƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϰŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϭƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂϯ͘ϴй ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇZĞǀŝĞǁϮϬϬϳͿ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůǇ sĂĐĂŶƚ Convenience Comparison dŽƚĂů ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĂƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϬϭĂŶĚϮϬϬϰ Ϯϯϴ ϭϯϴϭ4 ϭϯϴϯ 3,002 ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚďǇϭϮ͘ϳй͘ dĂďůĞϯ͘ϭ͗ EĞƚZĞƚĂŝů&ůŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ϯ͘ϭϮ͘ϰ ŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞůǇ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂŵŽƵŶƚ ϯ͘ϭϮ͘ϱ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŚĂƐĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇƐůŝƉƉĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ŽĨƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŝƐďĞůŽǁƚŚĂƚŽĨdŚŽŵĂƐƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚǇ͛ƐƌĞƚĂŝůŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƚŽƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƚŚ ĂůůĂŶ͘ƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƚŽƚĂůƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚƌĞƚĂŝůĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐŽŶǀĂĐĂŶƚŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ ŽŶůǇƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐϱϳ͘ϴйĂŶĚϳϮ͘ϮйŽĨdŚŽŵĂƐƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĂƚǀĂĐĂŶƚŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŚĂƐ ĂůůĂŶ͛ƐƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͘ increased from 3.6% in 2000 to 7.9% in 2007. Whilst ǀĂĐĂŶƚŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞďĞůŽǁϭϬйŝƐŶŽƚŶŽƌŵĂůůǇĐĂƵƐĞĨŽƌ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͕ϳ͘ϵйǀĂĐĂŶĐǇŝƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇŚŝŐŚŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐŝǌĞŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘

3.12.6 Overall, whilst retail in Castlecomer has shown ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇŚŝŐŚǀĂĐĂŶĐǇƌĂƚĞƐƐŚŽǁ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐůŽƐƚĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚďǇĨŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ ǁŚŝĐŚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇĂŶĚĂƌůŽǁ ĂƐƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŝŶŚĂďŝƚĂŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ dĂďůĞϯ͘ϮƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶǁŝƚŚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨ ƐĐŽƉĞĨŽƌƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĞǆƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞůĞĂŬĂŐĞƐ͘

DĂŝŶĨŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ % of visits

Castlecomer Eurospar Ϯϴ͘ϴ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇ ƵŶŶĞƐ^ƚŽƌĞƐ 25.4

ϰ DŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐŽƵŐŚƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŽĨϮϲϲƐƋ͘ŵ͘ŽĨƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞĂƚŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌůĞǀĞů͘

20 03

DĂŝŶĨŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ % of visits

Carlow dĞƐĐŽ 13.6 dĂďůĞϯ͘Ϯ͗ DĂŝŶĨŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ

3.12.7 Given current trends described above, it is ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚ ǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƚŽ the access of services and reducing the unsustainable ƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŽĨƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůŽŶůǇďĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŝĨƚƌĂĚĞ ŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚŝƐƐƵĞƐƐƵĐŚ ĂƐƚŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚǇďƵůŬĨŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĸĐĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶĂƌĞ addressed.

ϯ͘ϭϮ͘ϴ dƌĂĸĐĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶƐƚĞŵŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨǀĞŚŝĐƵůĂƌƚƌĂĸĐĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ,ŝŐŚƐƚƌĞĞƚͬ ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚͬŚĂƚƐǁŽƌƚŚZŽǁŝƐĞǆĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞĚďǇ ƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨďƵůŬǇŐŽŽĚƐƌĞƚĂŝůƵƐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚŵĂǇďĞďĞƩĞƌƐƵŝƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨĐĞŶƚƌĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨƉĂƌŬŝŶŐǁŽƵůĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞ local environment and restore the emphasis on the ƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞ͘ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƌĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐŽīĞƌĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ DĞĂůǇ͛ƐƵĐƟŽŶĞĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌƐƚĂƚĞzĂƌĚ which provide a unique base to expand retail services in the town.

ϯ͘ϭϯ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞŶŝƚǇ

3.13.1 Green space and trees and indeed all the environmental resources in the town comprising its ŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ƉůĂǇĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘Ϯ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŚĂƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϭϮϴ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚǌŽŶĞĚĂƐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞǁŚŝĐŚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ŽǀĞƌϱϯ͘ϰйŽĨůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚŝƐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ • ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽůĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĐŽŶƚƌŽů Golf Club which are on the eastern side of the town and ƚŚƌĞĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶŝŶZŝǀĞƌ • ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰ͘ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͖ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϯ YƵĂŶƟƚǇ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŽĨ • ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĞ͘Ő͘ŐƌĞĞŶǁĂǇƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨŶŽŶͲĐĂƌƌŽƵƚĞƐ ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂƌĞĂůůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐ ƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƉƵďůŝĐŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨůŝĨĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ͖ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘Ž,>''ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶ͚^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶhƌďĂŶƌĞĂƐ͛ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐĞƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ • Landscape, green spaces and corridors which provide ŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘ƋƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂůƌŝĐŚŶĞƐƐ͘ assessment of open space can be found in Appendix 1.

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Provision of New Public Open Space

ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϰ ŽƵŶĐŝůƉŽůŝĐǇĂƐƐĞƚŽƵƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƐĞĞŬƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĂ ŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇŽĨƉĂƌŬƐ͕ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĐĂŶ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝǀĞ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƉƵƌƐƵŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĞĂƐǇƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨǁŽƌŬ͘ůůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚǇƉĞƐŽĨŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞďǇĚĂǇƚŽĚĂǇƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŽ ůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŽƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƉĂƌŬƐ͘

ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϱ dŚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽĨ ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨϮ͘ϰŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐƉĞƌϭ͕ϬϬϬƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ5.

^ŝƚĞĂƉĂĐŝƚǇEŽ͘ DŝŶŝŵƵŵ ƋƵĂŶƟƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƚǇƉĞ ŽĨ ŽĨǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ ůĞŝƐƵƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

<25 ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŽƌ Ϯ͘ϰŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐƉĞƌϭ͕ϬϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞ;Ă minimum of 0.25 hectares must be provided ůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐ 25 or over Open space 2.4 hectares per 1,000 ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ people ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϴ dŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨŽŶĂŐƵŝůĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ ϭϬϬͲϭϵϵ Public open space to include is considered as an area of high landscape value. ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚWůĂǇƌĞĂ dĂďůĞϯ͘ϯ͗ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ Class II – Local Parks ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϲ dŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƋƵĂŶƟƚǇ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϵ dŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞ must be located and designed on a hierarchical basis ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐůĂƐƐ//ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ͕ŝƐŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨĂĚĞĮŶĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞ ŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϲ͘ϬϮŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨ ŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇůĞǀĞůƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐŽĨϰϬϬŵ͕ƚŚĞĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚŽĨĂϱͬϭϬŵŝŶƵƚĞ • ůĂƐƐ/ʹ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ ǁĂůŬ͕ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ͘dŚĞǇŝŶĐůƵĚĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐƉŽƌƚƐ • ůĂƐƐ//ʹ>ŽĐĂůWĂƌŬƐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ;'ĂŶĚ^ŽĐĐĞƌƉŝƚĐŚĞƐͿƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ • ůĂƐƐ///ʹ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂůͬĐĂƐƵĂůKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ ƚŽǁŶ͕ĂŶĚƚǁŽĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĂŵĞŶŝƚǇŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŽŶĞƚŽ • ůĂƐƐ/sʹƵīĞƌůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŽŶĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƚŚĞďŽǇ͛Ɛ school in the southwest of the town. Class I – Strategic Open Space ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϬ dŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚůŝŶŬĞĚƚŽ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϳ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞŝƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĂƌĞĂŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ ƐƉĂĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƉƚŚĞůĂƐƐ/ʹ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐKƉĞŶ ĚŝƐƵƐĞĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌZĂŝůǁĂǇ͘dŚŝƐĂĐƚƐĂƐĂŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ^ƉĂĐĞ͘/ƚŵĂŬĞƐƵƉĂůĂƌŐĞƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŝŶ ůŝŶŬĂŐĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂŶĚĐŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐƚŽ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶ͖ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŝƚƐ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͘

ϱ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͖ĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƐƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƐƵƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚďǇ ƚŚĂƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƚŽĐĂƚĞƌĨŽƌĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞŶĞĞĚƐ͘ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĞǆĐĞƐƐŽĨϮϬϬ ƵŶŝƚƐǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůŶĞĞĚƐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͘ 23 dƌĞĞƐWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ

ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϭ /ŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϮ dŚĞdƌĞĞZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŝƐĂĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞŽĨŽǀĞƌϱ͕ϬϬϬ ƚŚĞƉůĂŶŵĂŬĞƐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶǇ ƚƌĞĞƐŝŶ/ƌĞůĂŶĚĂŶĚŚĂƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ&ĂŐƵƐƐǇůǀĂƟĐĂ ƚƌĞĞ͕ŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨƚƌĞĞƐŽƌǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͘dƌĞĞWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ;ĞĞĐŚͿĂƚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ'ŽůĨůƵď͕ϲ͘ϱϬΛϭ͘ϱŵпϮϵŵ KƌĚĞƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĂŶĂƌĞĂŽĨ^ĂǁŶĞǇ͛ƐtŽŽĚ as part of the register. ;d͘W͘K͘ϭͬϲϳͲ^ĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϱͿ͘/ƚĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐŽĨϰϭ individual trees, four tree groupings and an area of 3.13.13 Individual trees represent a considerable ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞƚƌĞĞƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĂŵŝǆƚƵƌĞŽĨ ĂŵĞŶŝƚǇƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘/ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƚƌĞĞƐ deciduous trees and conifers with species including ŽĨƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƐŝǌĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ ďĞĞĐŚ͕ĂƐŚ͕ĐĞĚĞƌ͕ŽĂŬ͕ĂŶĚƐǇĐĂŵŽƌĞ͘ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐDĂƉ&ŝŐƵƌĞϱ͘Ϯ͘

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ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐWůĂǇ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϰ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐƉůĂǇŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŬĞǇďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŽŚĞĂůƚŚƐƵĐŚĂƐƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͕ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚǇĂŶĚŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŚĞĂůƚŚǇĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞ͘

ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϱ dŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĂƚĂ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŽĨϭϬƐƋ͘ŵ͘ŽĨĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƉůĂǇĂďůĞ ƐƉĂĐĞƉĞƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƐĂŶ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨĞĂĐŚŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐƉůĂǇĂďůĞ space can form part of the overall open space provision ŽĨĂĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďƵƚŵƵƐƚďĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƉůĂǇĂŶĚ should be distributed throughout the development ƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŽīͲƐŝƚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘

ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϲ dŚĞƚŽƚĂůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞďƌŽŬĞŶ ĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƚǇƉŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚĂŬŝŶŐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂǆŝŵƵŵǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚƐ ŐŝǀĞŶďĞůŽǁ͘ůůĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚǇŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϳ dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƚǁŽƉůĂǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶ ŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƉůĂǇƐƉĂĐĞǁŚŝĐŚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞǁŝƚŚŝŶĂ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϲŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞĂŶĚƐĂĨĞǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞ͘dŽ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶƚŚĞ ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚǇŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ĐŽƵůĚďĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐĚĞĮĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŚŝƐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƉůĂǇƐƉĂĐĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŶƉůĂǇƐƉĂĐĞ͘tŚŝůƐƚƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝƐŐŽŽĚ͕ ďĞŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚǁŚĞŶŶĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ͕ƚŽƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ being laid out: ŝŶƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞĐŽƵůĚďĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ͘

• ŽŽƌƐƚĞƉWůĂǇĂďůĞ^ƉĂĐĞϭϬϬŵ;DĂǆŝŵƵŵǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ϯ͘ϭϯ͘ϭϴ dŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶĂůƐŽƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚͿ ƚŚĂƚĂ^ƵďͲŽƵŶƚǇ^ĐĂůĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇƐŚŽƵůĚ • >ŽĐĂůWůĂǇĂďůĞ^ƉĂĐĞϰϬϬŵ ďĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ • EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚWůĂǇĂďůĞ^ƉĂĐĞϴϬϬŵ ƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĂĐĂƚĐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨϭϬʹϮϬŬŵ͘ • zŽƵƚŚ^ƉĂĐĞϴϬϬŵ

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ϯ͘ϭϲ dŚĞZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ

ϯ͘ϭϲ͘ϭ dŚĞZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐůŝƐƚƐƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌǇƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͘dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŽƵŶƚǇ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐϮϲƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ Record of Protected Structures which are located in ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘KĨƚŚĞƐĞϮϲ͕ϮĂƌĞŽĨŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͕ 10 are of regional importance and 14 are of local ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆϮ͘

3.14 Historic Environment ϯ͘ϭϳ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů Heritage ϯ͘ϭϰ͘ϭ dŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĚĂƚĞƐĨƌŽŵ ϭϮϬϬǁŚĞŶĂDŽƩĞĂŶĚEŽƌŵĂŶĐĂƐƚůĞǁĂƐĞƌĞĐƚĞĚ ϯ͘ϭϳ͘ϭ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐďƌŝĚŐĞĂŶĚŝŶϭϲϴϱ^ŝƌŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ Heritage has also recorded a number of structures within tĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚĞďĞŐĂŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŝƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇ͕ ĚĞŵĞƐŶĞŶĞĂƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚĂƐƚůĞ͘&ŝŐƵƌĞƐϯ͘ϳ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉŽƐƚͲϭϳϬϬĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚϯ͘ϴƚƌĂĐĞƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵ ŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ƵŶŝĨŽƌŵůǇĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůǇĂƐĂŶĂŝĚŝŶƚŚĞ ϭϴϰϮƚŽϭϵϬϮ͘dŚĞƚŽǁŶƐƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐďƵŝůƚĨĂďƌŝĐŵĂŬĞƐĂ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůƚŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͘E/, ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀĞǇƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ environment and townscape. the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ϯ͘ϭϱ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐǇ ŽĨƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͘dŚĞE/,ŝƐŵĂƉƉĞĚŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆϮ͘ ϯ͘ϭϱ͘ϭ dŚĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇůŽǁůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŽƚŚĞďƵŝůƚ ĨĂďƌŝĐĂƐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚďǇ&ŝŐƵƌĞƐϯ͘ϳĂŶĚϯ͘ϴŚĂƐŵĞĂŶƚƚŚĂƚ ƐŽŵĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐĞĂƌůǇŚŝƐƚŽƌǇŚĂǀĞƐƵƌǀŝǀĞĚ͘ dŚĞƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞǇŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚŚŽůĚƐƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨĂůůŬŶŽǁŶŽƌƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐƉƌĞͲĚĂƟŶŐϭϳϬϬ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƚͲϭϳϬϬƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐ^ŝƚĞƐĂŶĚ DŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐZĞĐŽƌĚƐ;^DZƐͿǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌǇZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨDŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ WůĂĐĞƐƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽ^ĞĐƟŽŶϭϮŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůDŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐ ;ŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚͿĐƚϭϵϵϰ͘dŚĞZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨDŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ WůĂĐĞƐ͕ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨůŝƐƚƐŽĨŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƐŝƐƐĞƚ ŽƵƚŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆϮĂŶĚŵĂƉƉĞĚŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϵ͘

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High Street

ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϰ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚŝƐĂŶĞǆĞŵƉůĂƌŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ character of Castlecomer, with its generous dimensions, lime tree lined footpaths and buildings ŽĨĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŵĞƌŝƚ͘dŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚǁŝĚƚŚ ƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƌĂƟŽŝƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚǁŝĚƚŚĞǆĐĞĞĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚǇŵĞƚƌĞƐĂƚ some points and building heights ranging from two ƚŽƚŚƌĞĞƐƚŽƌĞǇƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐƵƌďĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵŝƚƐĞĂƐƚǁĞƐƚŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŝŶƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂ ďƌŝŐŚƚƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐďƵƚĨŽƌŵĂůƵƌďĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ;ƐĞĞ &ŝŐƵƌĞƐϯ͘ϭϬĂŶĚϯ͘ϭϭ͘Ϳ ϯ͘ϭϴ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϱ ůĂƐƐŝĐĂůůǇƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂƵŐŵĞŶƚ ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϭ dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐƚϮϬϬϮ the formal character of the streetscape, with the provides that Plans can designate Architectural ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĨƌŽŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŽ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂƐ;ƐͿŝĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨĂƉůĂĐĞ͕ ŚĂǀŝŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůŽƌĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŵĞƌŝƚ͘&ĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ area, group of structures or townscapes is of special ŽĨƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞǁǇĂƩƐƚǇůĞĚƚƌŝƉĂƌƟƚĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů͕ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂƌƟƐƟĐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ ĨĞŶĞƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĂƉƉůŝĞĚƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůŽƌƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌǀĂůƵĞŽƌ ƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚƐ͕ƐĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϮ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƐŚĂƌƉĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ between public and private space in the town, with ŝŶĂƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ͛ƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĂƌĞĂ͘ public space in the spaces between building frontages ĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐƉĂĐĞĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĞǁĂǇƐƵŶĚĞƌ ϯ͘ϭϴ͘Ϯ ƐĐĂŶĐŽǀĞƌƐŵĂůůŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚĞƐ͘ or extend over sections of a town. In Castlecomer the ACA extends to include 26 structures on the ZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚϱϴƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŽŶƚŚĞEĂƚŝŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ;E/,Ϳ͘dŚĞEĂƚŝŽŶĂůDŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞŚĂƐ also designated a large portion of the town as a ǌŽŶĞŽĨĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂů͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇƐŝǆŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚĂŶĚĐŽǀĞƌƐĂ significant proportion of the ACA.

ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϯ dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚĐƌŽƐƐƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƚŽƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚůĂǇŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕ǁŝƚŚ the four most significant streets converging on one central point offering a focal point to the ƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞ͘/ŶƚŚĞŵŝĚϭϳƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌǇƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐŽŶ which Castlecomer is now located were given to Sir Christopher Wandesforde who laid out the ƚŽǁŶƚŽŚŝƐŽǁŶƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ƵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐĂƌĞĨƵůůǇ planned proportions of the town a strong sense of ĨŽƌŵĂůŝƚǇĐĂŶďĞŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ Several significant vistas can be observed within the ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂƌĞĂ͕ǁŝƚŚŶŽƚĂďůĞǀŝĞǁƉŽŝŶƚƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĞĂƐƚĨƌŽŵĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚĚŽǁŶ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐƐŽƵƚŚĚŽǁŶ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘ &/'hZϯ͘ϭϬ͗s/t&ZKD^ddKt^d>KE',/',^dZd

31 &/'hZϯ͘ϭϭ͗s/tdKtZ^d,Z/'&ZKD,/',^dZd &/'hZϯ͘ϭϯ͗DZ<d^YhZ

Kilkenny Street

ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϳ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ dimensions of High Street, with street widths ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚĞŶƚŽĮŌĞĞŶŵĞƚƌĞƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŚĞŝŐŚƚƐŶŽƚĞǆĐĞĞĚŝŶŐƚŚƌĞĞƐƚŽƌĞǇƐ͘dŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚŚĂƐ ĂŶŽƌƚŚƐŽƵƚŚŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇŇĂƚŝŶ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘^ĞǀĞƌĂůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐůƵƐƚĞƌƐŽĨŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƚŚĂƚƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞ ĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘

ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϴ dŚĞŽůĚƐĐŚŽŽůŚŽƵƐĞƚŚĂƚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ďĞŝŶŐƵƐĞĚĂƐĂůŝďƌĂƌǇ͕ŝƐƐĂŝĚƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞ &/'hZϯ͘ϭϮ͗,/',^dZd ĮƌƐƚƉƵƌƉŽƐĞďƵŝůƚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚŝƚŽīĞƌƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƐŝŶŐůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ƐĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϰ͘dǁŽƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĐůƵƐƚĞƌƐ Market Square ĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚǁĂƐďƵŝůƚ ƚŽŚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞZŽǇĂů/ƌŝƐŚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ ϯ͘ϭϴ͘ϲ DĂƌŬĞƚ^ƋƵĂƌĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚƐŽƵƚŚŽĨ,ŝŐŚ ƐƚĂƟŽŶĞĚĂƚƚŚĞŶĞĂƌďǇĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͘ƵŝůƚŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůǇ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƩĞƌŶŽĨĂƐƋƵĂƌĞƐŝĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŽ ϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͕ƚŚĞĐůƵƐƚĞƌĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨĨŽƵƌĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘dŚĞĐŽƵƌƚŚŽƵƐĞ;ƐĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϯͿ͕ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ at the centre of the square acts as a focal point, ĂŶĚĐƌĂŌƐĂŶĚƉĂƌƚůǇƚŚĞĚǁĂƌĚŝĂŶŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂƉƉĞĂůŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘ ŽŶĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĐůƵƐƚĞƌĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞŽĐƚĂŐŽŶĂůůĂŶƚĞƌŶĂƌƟĐƵůĂƟŶŐŽƌŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕ƐĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϭϱ͕ǁĞƌĞďƵŝůƚďǇ ƐŬǇůŝŶĞ͘dŚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůǇĂDĂƌŬĞƚ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ ĂƉƚĂŝŶtĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚ͕ĨĂŵŝůǇŽĨŶĞĂƌďǇĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ǁĂƐƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚŝŶƚŽĂĐŽƵƌƚŚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚ ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůǇϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌǇƚŽŚŽƵƐĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐŽŶĞƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůǇ ŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĂƌďǇŽĂůŵŝŶĞƐ͘dŚĞĐůƵƐƚĞƌŝƐĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ƵƐĞĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůƵƐĞƐŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘dŚĞƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďƵŝůƚĨŽƌŵĚƵĞƚŽŝƚƐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ŽīĞƌƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĂŶĚĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂůůǇŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞĚƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůůǇ streetscape, providing formal open space to an produced wrought iron fencing embellishing the otherwise narrow street. street presence of the cluster.

32 03

ǆŝƐƟŶŐ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ Childcare ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ town KĂŬŚŝůůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ EĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ϮϱĂůůĚĂǇƉůĂĐĞƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ area to south of the town K/ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ dŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ ϭϱͬϮϬƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů Hall places Equitable dŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ ϰϬĂůůĚĂǇͬϱϬ Healthcare ĂŌĞƌƐĐŚŽŽů ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞWƌŽũĞĐƚ dŽƚĂů^ƉĂĐĞƐ ϴϱͬϵϱ &/'hZϯ͘ϭϰ͗K>^,KK>,Kh^ dĂďůĞϯ͘ϰ͗ ǆŝƐƟŶŐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

School Current ĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ No. of No. of School available Pupils School Places ŽǇƐEĂƟŽŶĂů ϴϲ ϴϲ 0 ^ĐŚŽŽůͬ^E Caislean An Cumair Castlecomer 195 216 21 ŽŶǀĞŶƚEĂƟŽŶĂů School ,ŽůǇĐƌŽƐƐ 66 70 4 &/'hZϯ͘ϭϱ͗&>KZEdZZ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů͕ &ŝƌŽĚĂ;ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ϯ͘ϭϵ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ development ďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇͿ ϯ͘ϭϵ͘ϭ dŚĞƌĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇϭϳ͘ϬϮŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚǌŽŶĞĚ Wandesforde ϰϴ 50 2 ĨŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů ĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ Lisnafuncheon 39 ϰϬͲϰϱ ϭͲϲ ĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶdĂďůĞƐ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů 3.4 and 3.5. ;ϯŬŵĨƌŽŵ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌͿ WƌŝŵĂƌǇ^ĐŚŽŽů 434 ϰϲϮͲϰϲϳ ϮϴͲϯϯ dŽƚĂů Castlecomer 632 632 0 ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ School ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ 632 632 0 ^ĐŚŽŽůdŽƚĂů dŽƚĂů 1,066 1,094 WƌŝŵĂƌǇ Ͳϭ͕Ϭϵϵ School ϮϴͲϯϯ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐͲϬ dĂďůĞϯ͘ϱ͗ ǆŝƐƟŶŐĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ

33 Schools Castlecomer District Hospital

ϯ͘ϭϵ͘Ϯ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůƉůĂĐĞƐĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞ ϯ͘ϭϵ͘ϱ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŚĂƐϯϬ ŽǇƐEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽŶǀĞŶƚEĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ͘ ^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚtĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ dŚĞŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŽīĞƌƐƐŚŽƌƚͲƐƚĂǇ͕ƐƚĞƉͲĚŽǁŶ͕ĐŽŶǀĂůĞƐĐĞŶƚ͕ ,ŽůǇĐƌŽƐƐEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚ>ŝƐŶĂĨƵŶĐŚĞŽŶEĂƟŽŶĂů G.P. admissions, terminal, respite and care of the Schools, which are located outside the town also ǇŽƵŶŐĐŚƌŽŶŝĐĂůůǇŝůů͘/ƚƐĞƌǀĞƐĂůůŽĨŶŽƌƚŚ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ͘ ĐĂƚĞƌĨŽƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘dŚĞŽǇƐ ƐƚŚŝƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĂŶĚ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝƐĂŐŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ϴϮƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŝŶĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽŶǀĞŶƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽĐĂƚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůǇƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ EĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůŚĂƐϭϵϱƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŝŶĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ͖ and surrounding area. ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂƌĞĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘dŚĞƐĐŚŽŽů ŚĂƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌϮϭϲƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞtĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚEĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĐŚŽŽůŚĂƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌϱϬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ;ďŽƚŚŐŝƌůƐĂŶĚ ďŽǇƐͿĂŶĚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚϰϴƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŝŶ ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞ,ŽůǇĐƌŽƐƐEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůŚĂƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ ĨŽƌϳϬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚϲϲƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ;ďŽǇƐĂŶĚŐŝƌůƐͿŝŶĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ͘>ŝƐŶĂĨƵŶĐŚĞŽŶEĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĐŚŽŽůĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŚĂƐϯϵƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŚĂƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϰϬͲϰϱ͘

ϯ͘ϭϵ͘ϯ WŽƐƚƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďǇĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇǁŝƚŚϲϯϮƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐďŽƚŚŵĂůĞĂŶĚĨĞŵĂůĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘dŚŝƐ school serves a wide catchment.

ϯ͘ϭϵ͘ϰ dĂďůĞƐϯ͘ϰĂŶĚϯ͘ϱƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶŽƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽďŽƚŚĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĂŶĚƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨŶĞǁ ƉůĂĐĞƐĨŽƌďŽǇƐŽĨŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĐŚŽŽůŐŽŝŶŐĂŐĞ͘ WƌŝŵĂƌǇĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

ϯ͘ϭϵ͘ϲ dŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞŚĂƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨĂWƌŝŵĂƌǇ,ĞĂůƚŚĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƚǇ͘dŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŚŝůĚƌĞŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞ͚EĞǁ ŝƌĞĐƟŽŶYƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚ&ĂŝƌŶĞƐƐͲ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ǇƐƚĞŵĨŽƌ zŽƵ͛;ϮϬϬϭͿƐĞƚƐŽƵƚĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞƚŽďĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ďĂƐĞĚƵƐŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚƚĞĂŵͲďĂƐĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘

ϯ͘ϭϵ͘ϳ dŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞƚĞĂŵ6 will be the format ďǇǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞŝƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂŶĚǁŝůůƐĞƌǀĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨϯ͕ϬϬϬͲϳ͕ϬϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶ whetheraregionisruralorurban.

ϲ dŚĞWƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞƚĞĂŵǁŝůůƵƐƵĂůůǇĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ'W͕EƵƌƐĞͬŵŝĚǁŝĨĞ͕,ĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ͕,ŽŵĞŚĞůƉ͕WŚǇƐŝŽƚŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚ͕KĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂůƚŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚ͕^ŽĐŝĂůǁŽƌŬĞƌ͕ ZĞĐĞƉƟŽŶŝƐƚ͕ůĞƌŝĐĂůŽĸĐĞƌ͕ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ͘;^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ϮϬϬϭͿ͘

36 04 Development Strategy 04 04 ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ

ϰ͘ϭ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ϰ͘Ϯ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶdƌĞŶĚƐĂŶĚWƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ

ϰ͘ϭ͘ϭ dŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞǆĂŵŝŶĞĚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ϰ͘Ϯ͘ϭ tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĐŽŶƚĞǆƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚǇĂƌĞĂŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚ WůĂŶ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞWůĂŶ͘ ĂĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĨŽƌ dŚŝƐĐŚĂƉƚĞƌƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƉůĂŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚĂƐƚŝĚĞŶƟĨǇĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƚŽǁŶƐĂƐ͚ƚŽǁŶƐǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐǇĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ͕ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭ͕ϱϬϬĂŶĚϱ͕ϬϬϬƚŚĂƚŵĂǇ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚƐĨĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ perform an important role in driving the development ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĂŶĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐƉĂƟĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůů ĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĂŶĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͛͘ ŽƚŚĞƌƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂůƐŽĨŽƌŵƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨ ĨƵƚƵƌĞǌŽŶŝŶŐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘ 4.2.2 In the most recent Census in 2006, ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁĂƐƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚĂƐϭ͕ϱϯϭ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐϯйŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϮ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŶ;Ɖƌŝů͕ϮϬϬϲͿϮϵŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƵŶŝƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͘hƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐŝǌĞ;Ϯ͘ϴϴŚĞĂĚƐƉĞƌŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚͿƚŚŝƐ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůϴϯƉĞƌƐŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂĚĚĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϭ͕ϱϯϭ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚƚŚĞ>ŽĐĂů ƌĞĂWůĂŶĂƐƐƵŵĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ of 1,614 residing in Castlecomer.

ϰ͘Ϯ͘ϯ dŚŝƐĨŝŐƵƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇĨŽƌĞƐƚŝŵĂƚŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘dŚŝƐ ŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽƉĂƐƚƚƌĞŶĚƐŝŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶƚŽ ĨƵƚƵƌĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƵƉƉůǇ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ through the review of planning permissions granted ĂŶĚƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇWŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ^ƚƵĚǇĂŶĚ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ;:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϳͿ͘

37 'ƌŽǁƚŚƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐďǇϮϬϮϬ

ϰ͘Ϯ͘ϲ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŝŶƚŚŝƐWůĂŶǁŝůůĂůƐŽ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘ƐĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚďĞůŽǁ͕ ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ͕Ϯϯ͘ϱϳŚĂŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ůĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘hƐŝŶŐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞŶƐŝƚǇĮŐƵƌĞƐŽĨϮϰ͘ϳϭŚŽŵĞƐƉĞƌŚĞĐƚĂƌĞ ;DŽĚĞů,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ'ƵŝĚĞ͕ϮϬϬϬͿ͕ĂŶĚĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐŝǌĞŝŶ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽĨϮ͘ϴϴŚĞĂĚƐƉĞƌŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ͕ ƚŚŝƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇǁŽƵůĚďĞƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůϱϴϮŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐ͘dŚŝƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞƐƵƉƉůǇŽĨϭϯϬƵŶŝƚƐ ǁŝůůƌĞĂůŝƐĞĂƚŽƚĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϯ͕ϲϲϰ͘

ϰ͘Ϯ͘ϳ /ƚŝƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ 4.2.4 A review of planning permissions granted since scope for development to 2020 which is consistent with the the most recent census period indicates that there are ƟŵĞƐĐĂůĞŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚĂƐƚZĞŐŝŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϭϯϬƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚƵŶŝƚƐƚŽďĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ͘ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐƌŽůĞĂƐĂŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĞŶƚƌĞ͘ ƐƐƵŵŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂďůĞĂŶĚĂƉƉůǇŝŶŐ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐŝǌĞ;Ϯ͘ϴϴŚĞĂĚƐƉĞƌ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚͿ͕ŝƚŝƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƵŶŝƚƐ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ'ƌŽǁƚŚϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ ǁŝůůĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϯϳϰƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ Growth 2014 WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŐƌŽǁƚŚϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ ŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƚŽ scenario ϭϵϴϴŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞǆƚƉůĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂŶ Low Scenario 1,705 92 ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŽĨĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϮϰй͘dŚŝƐĮŐƵƌĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ Central ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůůĂŶĚǌŽŶĞĚ͘ ;ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚͿ 1,760 146 Scenario ϰ͘Ϯ͘ϱ dŚĞ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ;:ƵŶĞϮϬϬϳͿŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚĂ 7 ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĂƐĂǁŚŽůĞ͘ High Scenario ϭ͕ϴϮϲ 212 'ƌŽǁƚŚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͕ďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƐŚĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ dĂďůĞϰ͘Ϯ͗WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ;ďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞϮϬϬϴĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚǇƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĂŶŐĞĨƌŽŵϭϵ͘ϵйŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƚŽϯϰ͘ϯй ŽĨĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶϭ͕ϲϭϰͿ ŵĂǆŝŵƵŵŐƌŽǁƚŚƚŽϮϬϮϬ͘dĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞ ƐƵƉƉůǇ͕ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚŐƌŽǁƚŚůĞǀĞůŽĨϮϲ͘ϯйŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŚŽƐĞŶ ĂƐƚŚĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŐƌŽǁƚŚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨϮϲ͘ϯйŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚƟůůϮϬϮϬ͕ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĮŐƵƌĞŽĨϭ͕ϴϮϲĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚƵƉ ƚŽϮϬϭϰ͘dŚĞĮŐƵƌĞŽĨϭ͕ϴϮϲĨŽƌŵƐƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘

WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶdƌĞŶĚƐ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ϮϬϬϴ on realising zĞĂƌ 1996 2002 2006 est. pipeline ƐƵƉƉůǇ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ϭ͕ϯϴϬ ϭ͕ϰϴϮ 1,531 1,614 ϭ͕ϵϴϴ % increase Ͳ 7.39% 3.3% 5.42% 24% dĂďůĞϰ͘ϭ͗ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶdƌĞŶĚƐ

ϳ dŚŝƐĮŐƵƌĞŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŐƌŽǁƚŚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽŽĨϮϲ͘ϯйŽǀĞƌĂƉĞƌŝŽĚƟůůϮϬϮϬĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ

ϯϴ 04

ϰ͘ϯ <ĞǇ/ƐƐƵĞƐ͕^ƉĂƟĂůsŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚWůĂŶ KďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ

ϰ͘ϯ͘ϭ dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƉůĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĨŽƌ • ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚ'ŽůĨůƵď͘ ĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚƌĞŇĞĐƚƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĂŶĚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞ • dŚĞĚŝƐƵƐĞĚƌĂŝůǁĂǇůŝŶĞ͘ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐ͕ǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ͕ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚƌĞĂƚƐŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐǇĐŽŶƚĞǆƚƐĞƚĂƚŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚĐŽƵŶƚǇůĞǀĞů͘ • ĂĐŬůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐͬŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ centre. ϰ͘ϰ ^ƵŵŵĂƌǇŽĨ^tKdĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ • hŶĚĞƌƵƐĞĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůůĂŶĚĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ Strengths centre.

• dŚĞƚŽǁŶĞŶũŽǇƐĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ • dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐ ǀĂůƵĞŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚ'ŽůĨ crossing the river. ůƵďĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵĂƵŶŝƋƵĞƐĞƫŶŐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďǇƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƵƉůĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘ • dŽƵƌŝƐŵŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͘

• ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ • ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞƐĞƫŶŐ͘ important features that together give the town its unique townscape character which is centred ŽŶƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞĂƚŵĂƌŬĞƚƐƋƵĂƌĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƚ Threats the heart of the town centre. • tĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůǇŵĂǇďĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ • /ƚƐƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇƚŽ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŝƚǇ͘ in the town.

• dŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨƐĞǁĂŐĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝŶƐŽŵĞĂƌĞĂƐ Weaknesses ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƚŽǁŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇŝƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽ ƉŽŽƌǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ • ůĂĐŬŽĨĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚƐĐŽƉĞĨŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘ • ƌĞĂƐŽĨŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ͘

• ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůĂŶĚƐŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕

• Poor retail provision in the town.

• EĞǁŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉŽŽƌůǇ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƚŽǁŶ͘

• ƌĞĂƐŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĂƌĞůĂƌŐĞůǇŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĚĞĮĐŝĞŶĐǇǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽ ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞͬƉůĂǇƐƉĂĐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕

• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŶĞĞĚĞĚĨŽƌƐŽŵĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ͕ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůǇ

39 ϰ͘ϰ͘ϭ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ϰ͘ϱ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐsŝƐŝŽŶ townthePlanisalsorequiredtobeconsistentwith ƚŚĞsŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ'ŽĂůƐŽĨ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇ ϰ͘ϱ͘ϭ ǇϮϬϮϬ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌǁŝůůďĞĂĐŽŵƉĂĐƚ͕ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ͘ sustainable and vibrant town of between 3,000 and ϰ͕ϬϬϬƉĞƌƐŽŶƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďǇĂŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƌĞƚĂŝůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ũŽďƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞ ǁĞůůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƵƌďĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽĨ >ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ĂŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƉĞĐƟŶŐĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƵƉůĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽ ϰ͘ϰ͘Ϯ dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐĂŶĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞǁŝůů ƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚǇĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞƉůĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘ ƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨ Castlecomer: ϰ͘ϲ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ

ϭ͘ dŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇďǇ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϭ dŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬǁŚŝĐŚ extending the town centre; ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚďƵŝůƚŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͕ƵŶŝƋƵĞƵƉůĂŶĚƐĞƫŶŐ͕ĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞ Ϯ͘ dŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƉůĂŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐƚŽŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞŽĨůĂŶĚĂŶĚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ƌĞƚĂŝůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͖ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚ ϯ͘ ĚĚƌĞƐƐĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĚĞĮĐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ permeable developments. established developments and provide for ĨƵƚƵƌĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ͕ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐǇ ƌĞƚĂŝů͕ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝŶ the Castlecomer area; • dŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚƌĞŇĞĐƚƐŝƚƐƌŽůĞĂƐĂĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƚŽǁŶĂƐƐĞƚŽƵƚ ϰ͘ WƌŽƚĞĐƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚǇ within the South East Regional Planning Guidelines ŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͖ ĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͖

ϱ͘ &ĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ • dŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂŶĚůŝŶŬĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ through support for tourism development and ǁŝƚŚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů provision of a new industrial area to the south ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ of the town;

ϲ͘ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞ͖

7. Support the re use of land and buildings, ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇƚŚŽƵŐŚďĂĐŬůĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͖ĂŶĚ

ϴ͘ dŽƐĞĞŬĂŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶƋƵĂůŝƚǇŝŶĂůůŶĞǁ development.

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ZĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐ WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ 2002 Proposed Remaining dƌĞŶĚƐ ŽŶŝŶŐ;ŚĂͿ ;ŚĂͿ ĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ ϰ͘ϲ͘Ϯ dŚĞƌĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐǁĂƐ ;WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƐƵƌǀĞǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐ ŽŶŝŶŐƐͿ;ŚĂͿ ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů 65.59 67.5 Ϯϲ͘ϴ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ ;ĞǆĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Guidelines: mixed use ĂƌĞĂƐͿ • EĞĞĚ;ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶͿ Industrial 13.39 27.4 12.1 Open Space ϭϮϴ͘Ϭϱ 137.1 Ͳ • WŽůŝĐǇŽŶƚĞǆƚ General 15.52 ϭϯ͘ϴ Ͳ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ • ĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨtĂƚĞƌ͕ƌĂŝŶĂŐĞĂŶĚZŽĂĚƐ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ 17.02 19.6

• ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ DŝǆĞĚhƐĞ 07.67.6 dŽƚĂů 239.57 271.3 • WŚǇƐŝĐĂů^ƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ dĂďůĞϰ͘ϯ͗ ϮϬϬϮĂŶĚWƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŽŶŝŶŐ

• ^ĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ Mixed Use

• ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞƉŽůŝĐǇ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϲ ϳ͘ϲŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌDŝǆĞĚhƐĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞĂƌĞĂƐ͘ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚǁŝůůĂůůŽǁĨŽƌ ǆŝƐƟŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ƌĞƚĂŝů ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϯ ǆŝƐƟŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁĂƐƐĞƚŽƵƚƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϮͲϮϬϬϴ͘dŚĞ Industrial ƚŽǁŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇĂƐĚĞĮŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶϮϬϬϮͲ ϮϬϬϴŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚϯϭϮ͘ϵŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚ͕Ϯϯϵ͘ϰϱŚĂŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ 4.6.7 As a consequence of changing central ŝƐǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƵƐĞƐĂƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚŝŶdĂďůĞϰ͘ϯ͘ industrial use in the town centre to mixed use in ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇ͕ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĂƌĞĂƐŚĂǀĞ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϰ hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶϮϬϬϮͲ ďĞĞŶǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƵƐĞƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚŝƐ ϮϬϬϴ͕ĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϲϱ͘ϰϳŚĂ͘ĂƌĞǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů is replaced elsewhere in the town. ƵƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚŝƐ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϴ KǀĞƌĂůů͕ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚǌŽŶŝŶŐŚĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůďĂĐŬůĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƌĞ from 13.39 to 27.4 ha as a means of providing for the ĂƌĞĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϮϭ͘ϮϯŚĂŽĨƵŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůůĂŶĚƐ ƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƵƐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶϮϬϬϮ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƵƐĞƐ͘ ʹϮϬϬϴǌŽŶĞĚĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϭϯ͘ϭϵŚĂ͘ĨŽƌůŝŐŚƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƵƐĞƐŽĨǁŚŝĐŚϬ͘ϲϮŚĂĂƌĞŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƌĞŵĂŝŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ undeveloped.

ϰ͘ϲ͘ϵ ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůϮ͘ϱϴŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ Proposed Zoning ǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚƚĞƌŵĞǆƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϱ dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞϮϬϬϮǌŽŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĂƌĞƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶdĂďůĞϰ͘ϯĂŶĚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞǌŽŶŝŶŐ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĨŽƌ ŵĂƉƚŚĂƚĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐƚŚŝƐ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶ͘dŚĞWůĂŶ ƚŚĞĐĞŵĞƚĞƌǇƐŚŽƵůĚŝƚďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨǌŽŶŝŶŐĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚƐ͘

41 Castlecomer Demesne

D e en

R iv e r

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Golf Course

Cruckaun

r e v i R n e e D Legend>'E ResidentialZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŽŶĞĚ>ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚWůĂŶŶŝŶŐWĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ Zoned Land without Planning Permission DevelopmentĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ Plan Boundary

FIGURE 4.1. Z^/Ed/>KE>Et/d,KhdW>EE/E'WZD/^^/KE^K&KdKZϬϴ

42 04

ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů

ϰ͘ϲ͘ϭϬ dŚĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ WůĂŶƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƚŝŶ ƚŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶ hƌďĂŶƌĞĂƐƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽŝŶƐĞĐƟŽŶϮ͘ϯ͘

ϰ͘ϲ͘ϭϭ dŚĞƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐŽĨϲϳ͘ϱ ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ;ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŽĨůŽǁĚĞŶƐŝƚǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐͿ ǁŚŝĐŚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŽĨϭ͘ϵϭŚĂ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚĂŬĞƐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞƐƵƉƉůǇŽĨ ϭϯϬƵŶŝƚƐĂŶĚƵŶĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨϮϱ͘ϭŚĂǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ͘dŚŝƐĮŐƵƌĞĞǆĐůƵĚĞƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƐ a part of the mixed use development and general ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘dŚŝƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽ ŵĞĞƚƚŚĞĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƉůĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŇĞǆŝďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚƐĐŽƉĞ ϰ͘ϲ͘ϭϯ dŚĞƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞƐƵƉƉůǇŽĨϭϯϬƵŶŝƚƐŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ for development over the longer term in support the ƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨϲϲϮƵŶŝƚƐ;ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ ƚŽǁŶ͛ƐƌŽůĞĂƐĂĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĐĞŶƚƌĞĂƐƐĞƚŽƵƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƵƐŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞŶƐŝƚǇĮŐƵƌĞƐŽĨϮϰ͘ϳϭ South East Regional Planning Guidelines. ŚŽŵĞƐƉĞƌŚĞĐƚĂƌĞͿŚĂƐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌďǇϮ͕Ϯϭϳ͕ƌĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐĂƚŽƚĂů ϰ͘ϲ͘ϭϮ hƐŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞŶƐŝƚǇĮŐƵƌĞƐŽĨϮϰ͘ϳϭ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϯ͕ϴϯϭ͘dŚŝƐĐůĞĂƌůǇĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŚŽŵĞƐƉĞƌŚĞĐƚĂƌĞ;DŽĚĞů,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇŐƵŝĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůĂŶĚĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ϮϬϬϬͿ͕ĂŶĚĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐŝǌĞŝŶ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇĂƐ over the long term which is consistent with the vision Ϯ͘ϴϬƉĞŽƉůĞƉĞƌŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ for the town as set out in the South East Regional ƚŽĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĂƚƵŶĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇǁŽƵůĚ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐϮϬϬϰʹϮϬϮϬĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ ďĞƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůϲϲϮ ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚǌŽŶĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů households. ůĂŶĚƚŽďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶĂŶĚďĞǇŽŶĚƚŽŵĞĞƚĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ needs and allow for an element of choice.

Open Space

4.6.14 A further 9.05 hectares of open space has ďĞĞŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ ǀŝƐƵĂůĂŵĞŶŝƚǇŽĨƵƉůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŐƌĞĞŶǁĂůŬŝŶŐƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘

43 FIGURE 4.2. ^d>KDZ>Eh^KE/E'DW LEGENDLegendLEGENDLegend ResidentialResidentialZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů

IndustrialIndustrial/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů

OpenOpenKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ SpaceSpace

CommunityCommunityŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ Facilities Facilities

GeneralGeneral'ĞŶĞƌĂůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ'ĞŶĞƌĂůƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ BusinessBusiness

MixedMixedMixedMixed UseUse UseUse

DevelopmentDevelopmentĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƵŶĚĂƌǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ Plan Plan Boundary Boundary

FIGURE 4.2. CASTLECOMER LAND USE ZONING MAP 44

05 Plan Policies and Controls 05 05 Plan Policies and Controls

ϱ͘ϭ dŽǁŶĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚZĞƚĂŝů ϱ͘ϯ ZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ

ϱ͘ϭ͘ϭ /ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ Zϭ͗dŚĞϮϬϬϳZĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ ƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨ clear policies and proposals for retail development ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚŝƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂů ďǇƐĞĞŬŝŶŐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝƐƐƵĞƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶŚĂƉƚĞƌϯ͘ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶŝƚƐƌĞƚĂŝůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ In accordance with the Retail Planning Guidelines ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƐĂdŝĞƌϮ>ĞǀĞůϮ^ƵďŽƵŶƚǇdŽǁŶ ;ϮϬϬϱͿĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚŽƵŶƚǇƉŽůŝĐǇƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂů ĞŶƚƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů,ŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ͘/ƚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐǇŽĨƚŚŝƐƉůĂŶƚŽ͗ town. • dŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů ϱ͘Ϯ dŽǁŶĞŶƚƌĞ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dϭ͗dŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŚŝŐŚͲƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚ is sustained and enhanced and retail needs ƐĂĨĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝĨƚŚĞǇĂƌĞƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ ĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐŵĞƚŽŶĂŶĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ͕ĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĂŶĚ ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ͘/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ sustainable basis; ƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůů ƐĞĞŬƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ • /ŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŽīĞƌďǇƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƌĞƚĂŝů ƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƌĞͲƵƐĞ͕ƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĚĞƌĞůŝĐƚ͕ ŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞƵƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŵŝǆĞĚƵƐĞůĂŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞ ǀĂĐĂŶƚĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝƐĞĚƐŝƚĞƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇǁŚĞƌĞ ǌŽŶŝŶŐŵĂƉǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞ/:DĨĂĐƚŽƌǇƐŝƚĞƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ the north of the High street and the lands at the ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞ Glanbia premises; public realm and facilitate access to and from the ƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞďǇĂůůŵŽĚĞƐŽĨƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͘ • ŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŶĞǁƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶďƵŝůĚƐŽŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂƐƐĞƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌƐƚĂƚĞzĂƌĚ͖ĂŶĚ

• DĂǆŝŵŝƐĞƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇĨŽƌĚŝƌĞĐƚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ůŝŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞ^ƋƵĂƌĞĂŶĚ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĨƌŽŵ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘

47 ϱ͘ϰ EĞǁZĞƚĂŝůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ

ZϮ͗dŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞĨŽĐƵƐŽĨ ĂůůŵĂũŽƌŶĞǁƌĞƚĂŝůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů ǁŝůůŶŽƌŵĂůůǇƉĞƌŵŝƚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůǁŚĞƌĞďǇƚŚĞ development:

• /ƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĂŶĚ ƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͖

• Improves and enhances pedestrian movement in ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐĨŽƌĂůů͖

• /ƐǁĞůůŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĐĞŶƚƌĞďǇ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐůŝŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƵƌďĂŶ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĨŽƌůŝŶŬĞĚƚƌŝƉƐƚŽƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͖

• WŽƐŝƟǀĞůǇƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĨĂďƌŝĐĂŶĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞǀĂůƵĞ͘

Car Parking

ϱ͘ϰ͘ϭ EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ͕ŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ standards, which caters for the immediate and ϱ͘ϱ YƵĂŶƟƚǇŽĨEĞǁZĞƚĂŝů&ůŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞŵĂŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘Ăƌ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƌŵĂůůǇďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŽƌǁŚĞƌĞ Zϯ͗dŚĞŽƵŶƚǇZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƚŚĞƌŽůĞĂŶĚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇ archaeological heritage. ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŽŶƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨŶĞǁ ŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ͘dŚĞZĞƚĂŝů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĚĞĮŶĞƐĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ϱ͘ϰ͘Ϯ dŚĞůĂǇŽƵƚŽĨŶĞǁƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĂƐĂdŝĞƌϮ>ĞǀĞůϮ^ƵďŽƵŶƚǇdŽǁŶĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐ within the overall design of new proposals for the ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŽīĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚůŝŶŬĞĚƚŽĚĞŵĂŶĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌĂƌĞĂ͘ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůǇŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŵĞĞƚŝƚƐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ƚŽƌĞĂĐŚdŝĞƌϮ͕>ĞǀĞůϮƐƚĂƚƵƐ͘dŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨ ĐƟŽŶ͗ ŶĞǁŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞůŝŶŬĞĚƚŽĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛Ɛ ƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĂŶĚ dŽĐĂƌƌǇŽƵƚĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞ should be appropriate in scale and character to the town centre, which hierarchical role of the centre.

• ƌĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞƐĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞůĞǀĞůĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ dŚĞƚǇƉĞŽĨƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƚŽƚŚŝƐůĞǀĞů ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂů ŽĨƚŚĞŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŵŝĚĚůĞĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ impact; and ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƌĞůĂƚĞĚ͘

• ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƐŚŽƌƚƐƚĂǇƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘

ϰϴ 05

It will not be appropriate to prescribe what the • ƌĞĂƟŶŐƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂŶĚůĞŐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͖ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŝƐ ŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌĂůŝƚǁŝůůďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ • Improve the public realm and provide for public the assessment criteria for retail developments ĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůǇĚŝƐƟŶĐƚĂŶĚ being met where proposals are above the 500m² ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵŝƚǇĂŶĚĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞ͖ ;ŐƌŽƐƐͿƚŚƌĞƐŚŽůĚƐĞƚĨŽƌďŽƚŚĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶŇŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞ͘ • ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƐĂĨĞƚǇďǇ ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĐƟǀĞ ϱ͘ϲ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ street frontages, and ensuring appropriate ĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͖ ϱ͘ϲ͘ϭ ƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ WůĂŶϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ͕ĨŽƌĂůůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů • ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇ͕ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ ƐĐŚĞŵĞƐĂĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƉůĂŶǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͕ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽ ^ĞĐƟŽŶϭϬ͘ϰ͘ϭŽĨƚŚĞW͘ ĂǁĞůůĚĞĮŶĞĚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ĐǇĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐďǇƉƵďůŝĐ Z^ϭ͗/ŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ transport; ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͕ŝƚŝƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ ŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶƚŽĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶ • Ensuring that buildings and spaces can adapt to ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ changing environmental, social and economic ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂĨŽƌŶĞǁŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͖ development. • ƌĞĂƟŶŐǀĂƌŝĞƚǇĂŶĚĐŚŽŝĐĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŵŝǆĞĚ Z^Ϯ͗WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚǇŽĨĂƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚ should have regard to the Guidelines on ensure that all new developments are accessible ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶhƌďĂŶ to all; and ƌĞĂƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨůŝŵŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞƐŝǌĞŽĨŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽϭϬйͲϭϱйŽĨƚŚĞ • ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĂŝƌĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƚŽĐŬ͘/ŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕ƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŐŽŽĚƋƵĂůŝƚǇůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƚŽĐŬŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϲϲϬƵŶŝƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͘ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌĂŶŝŶĚŝĐĂƟǀĞŵĂǆŝŵƵŵƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨϲϲʹϵϵƵŶŝƚƐ͕ĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ͘

Z^ϯ͗/ŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚůĂǇŽƵƚ͕ŶĞǁ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŽŽĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ design and submit design statements in ĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĞǆƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ the principles and concept behind the design, ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽŝƚƐ wider context, meets the following urban design ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͗

• ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂŶĚƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚ environmental context of the town;

• WƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞdŽǁŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĨĂďƌŝĐĂŶĚ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůǇĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐŝƚƐŝĚĞŶƟƚǇĂŶĚ character;

49 5.7 Phasing ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐKďũĞĐƟǀĞ ĐƟŽŶǇ͗ dŝŵĞƐĐĂůĞ

ϱ͘ϳ͘ϭ dŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůĂŶĚǌŽŶĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐWůĂŶ /ƚŝƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ Ongoing from ƚŽĐĂƚĞƌĨŽƌŶĞĞĚƐďĞǇŽŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚŝƐWůĂŶ͘ of the Council to ŽƵŶƚǇ ƚŚĞĂĚŽƉƟŽŶ dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ ensure that future ŽƵŶĐŝůͬ^ŝƚĞ of the plan. development at the ĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐ ƚŚŝƐǌŽŶŝŶŐŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĐŚĞĚƵůŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽƐƚŽĨ Glanbia site and the delivering infrastructure. In this regard, the Council /:DƐŝƚĞŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƐ ǁŝůůĂĚŽƉƚĂƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƵďůŝĐĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ of the town and will discourage the leapfrogging ^ĞĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞƐǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚ KďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŵĂƉͿ result in the development of the town in a piecemeal dĂďůĞϱ͘ϭ͗^Kϭ͗ĂƌWĂƌŬŝŶŐ and incoherent manner out of sequence with the ƐĐŚĞĚƵůŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ϱ͘ϵ tĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚǇĐůŝŶŐ to serve the proposed development. dϯ͗ůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ W,ϭ͗dŽĂĚŽƉƚĂƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞ ƌĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽ development of the town and to discourage the ƚŽƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌďǇ͗ ůĞĂƉĨƌŽŐŐŝŶŐŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚůĞĂĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŶŽƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚďǇ • Providing safe and direct new routes where this ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ǁŽƵůĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇ͖

• /ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƚŝŶŐƌŽƵƚĞƐŝŶ ϱ͘ϴ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ crossings, lighting, signage, appropriate traffic dϭ͗ĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŐĞŶĞƌĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇĂŶĚ calming and speed reduction measures; and ƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽŶĞǁĂŶĚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐǌŽŶŝŶŐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŝƚŝƐƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ • tŚĞƌĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚĐǇĐůĞ Local Area Plan to support and facilitate sustainable ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐƚĂŶĚƐ͘ transport within the town through measures to ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ƌĞĚƵĐĞƚƌĂĸĐĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ĨŽƌŵƐŽĨƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐ͘

ĐƟŽŶ͗ dŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͬĐǇĐůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨďƌŝĚŐĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƚƚǁŽůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚ ŝŶƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͕ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŵĞƐŶĞ͘

dϮ͗/ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƚŽĐĂƌƌǇŽƵƚĂƚƌĂĸĐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ for the town as soon as possible as resources permit ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶ͘dŚŝƐƚƌĂĸĐŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƉůĂŶǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐĐĂŶďĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚ ŽĨďĂĐŬůĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ;'ůĂŶďŝĂ^ŝƚĞͬ/:D^ŝƚĞͿĐůŽƐĞ

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ϱ͘ϭϬ ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ϱ͘ϭϭ dŽƵƌŝƐŵĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ

ϭ͗ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚǇŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ϯ͗/ŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƚŽƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĞƟŵĞůǇĂŶĚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨůĂŶĚ ŝƚŝƐƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚŶĞĞĚƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐŝƚĞƐĂƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĞǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƵƐĞƐ͘ĂƐĞĚŽŶ dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŽƵůĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͕ŝƚŝƐƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐǇ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ of the Plan to promote a diverse and sustainable ƚŽǁŶ͕ƚŚĞĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƚŽƵƌŝƐŵĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵǇƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ůĂŶĚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶŽĨĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ^DŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐ͘ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚ'ŽůĨŽƵƌƐĞ͘ ϱ͘ϭϮ &ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬ dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂƌĞĂƚŽƚŚĞtĞƐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽŵŝǆĞĚƵƐĞĂƌĞĂƐ within the town centre that, among other uses, can &ϭ͗/ŶĂƌĞĂƐĂƚƌŝƐŬĨƌŽŵŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĂƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ ƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂƉƌĞĐĂƵƟŽŶĂƌǇĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁŝůů ĂƉƉůǇĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐǇƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ Ϯ͗EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĞǁůǇĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ 'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͞dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵĂŶĚŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂƐǁŝůůďĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͟ǁŝůůďĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŵĞĞƚƐŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ;ƐĞĞŚĂƉƚĞƌ proposals. ϲͿĂŶĚ͗ &Ϯ͗dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨ • WƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ^DďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĂƩĞŶƵĂƟŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƌĞĚƵĐĞůĞǀĞůƐŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶŬĞǇƐĞĐƚŽƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů surface water discharge into the main water course, ƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ;Ğ͘Ő͘ƟŵďĞƌ͕ĐƌĞĂŵĞƌŝĞƐ͕ĨŽŽĚ ƚŚĞƌĞďǇƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͕ĮƐŚŝŶŐͿƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ͘dŽĚŽƚŚŝƐ͕ƚŚĞ manufacturing Council will encourage surface water management ĨŽƌĂůůŐƌĞĞŶͲĮĞůĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞďǇƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ • ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶͲŽīǁŝůůďĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽƉƌĞͲĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ levels. base; and /ŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨďƌŽǁŶͲĮĞůĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚŝůĞ • ZĞŇĞĐƚƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƚĞƌĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐǁŝůůďĞ ƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶŚĂƉƚĞƌϲ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ͕ƐŽŵĞĂƩĞŶƵĂƟŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĨŽƌ to landscaping and visual impacts given the ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƚĞƌŵĂǇďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĚŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶŽĨ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂ ƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽŝƚƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞ and sustainable development. town. /ŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂďŽǀĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůů consider all drainage proposals consistent with ^Ƶ^;^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ^ǇƐƚĞŵƐͿ͘/ŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŽĨƐƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƚĞƌƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ͕ƌĞŐĂƌĚƐŚĂůůďĞŚĂĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ'ƌĞĂƚĞƌƵďůŝŶZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽĚĞŽĨWƌĂĐƟĐĞĨŽƌ ƌĂŝŶĂŐĞtŽƌŬƐĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ'^^ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů documents.

51 5.13 Infrastructure 5.14.4 Class II open space in the town varies in ƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ Water Supply ƚŚĞŝƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂŶĚ use. Open space assessments outlined in Appendix 1 /Eϭ͗dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůůĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƵƌƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚǁĂǇƐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂƌĞĂƐĐŽƵůĚďĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĂŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůǇƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ ǁŚĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĚĞĞŵĞĚ development needs of the plan. appropriate in lieu of open space provision.

Accessibility Waste Water Treatment Works

/EϮ͗/ƚŝƐĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůƚŽƵƉŐƌĂĚĞ ϱ͘ϭϰ͘ϱ ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐǁĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇĨŽƌ ĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐƚŚĞ Castlecomer to enable development as proposed in ĞǆƚĞŶƚƚŽǁŚŝĐŚƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚ͘ĂƐĞĚŽŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ this Local Area Plan and ensure that improvements ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ŝƚŝƐƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƌĞƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽŵĞĞƚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĂǀŽŝĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽůŽĐĂůƉĂƌŬƐǁŝƚŚŝŶϰϬϬŵŽƌϱͬϭϬŵŝŶƵƚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂĚǀĞƌƐĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌEŽƌĞĂŶĚ ǁĂůŬŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƚĂŬĞ ZŝǀĞƌĂƌƌƌŽǁ^͘ into account features such as rivers which act as ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŚŝƐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂŶŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ with areas outside the 400m catchment described as 5.14 Open Space Requirements ĚĞĮĐŝĞŶƚ͘ ϱ͘ϭϰ͘ϭ YƵĂŶƟƚǇ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ Applying The Standards ĂƌĞĂůůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶ͚^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ϱ͘ϭϰ͘ϲ dŚĞŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĂƚ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶhƌďĂŶƌĞĂƐ͛ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐĞ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƉůĂǇŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐŽƉĞŶ ĂƚĂƌĂƟŽŽĨϮ͘ϰŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐƉĞƌƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͘dĂďůĞ ƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƚŚĞŬĞǇƋƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƚŚĂƚ ϱ͘ϮĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŚĞƐĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ open spaces should expect to achieve an assessment of ŐƌŽǁƚŚĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽǁŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϬϴƚŽϮϬϭϰĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƉƉĞŶĚŝǆϭ͘ ůŽŶŐĞƌƚĞƌŵŐƌŽǁƚŚĞŶǀŝƐĂŐĞĚŽǀĞƌĂϭϮǇĞĂƌŚŽƌŝǌŽŶ͘ Class I – Strategic Open Space

ϱ͘ϭϰ͘Ϯ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞŝƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ ƐƉĂĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƉƚŚĞůĂƐƐ/ʹ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ͘/ƚŵĂŬĞƐƵƉĂůĂƌŐĞƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŝƚƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ ŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůǇŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐ town.

ϱ͘ϭϰ͘ϯ dŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚůŝŶŬĞĚ ƚŽĂŶĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĂƌĞĂƐŝƐĂŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƚŚ ŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐƵƐĞĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌZĂŝůǁĂǇ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂůŝŶŬĂŐĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĨŽƌĂĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŽƵƐůŝŶŬĂŐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝǀŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ Class II – Local Parks

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Open Space • ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌĂůŝŶĞĂƌƉĂƌŬ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ Current ϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϭϰ ϮϬϬϴͲϮϬϮϬ Requirements ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŝŶŝŶZŝǀĞƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌĂƌƌŽǁ and River Nore SAC; WŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ 1,614 ϭ͕ϴϮϲ 3,664 ;&ƵƚƵƌĞ WƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶͿ • dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨůĂƐƐ////ŶĨŽƌŵĂůͬĂƐƵĂůŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞŝŶĂůůĂƌĞĂƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐǁŝůůďĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚ Increase +212 +2,050 ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĨŽƌƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ 2.4 2.4 2.4 neighbourhood areas; Plan Standard ;ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ • ĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƟƚĂƟǀĞĚĞĮĐŝĞŶĐǇŝŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ per 1,000 ƚŚĂƚŝƐůŝŬĞůǇƚŽƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵ͖ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶͿ

Open Space 5.13 5.13 5.13 • /ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐďǇ One ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ Open Space Ϭ͘ϱϴ Ϭ͘ϱϴ Ϭ͘ϱϴ ĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĐƟǀĞƵƐĞŽĨŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͖ dǁŽ Open Space 0.31 0.31 0.31 • DĞĞƟŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ dŚƌĞĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĨŽƌ dŽƚĂůKƉĞŶ 6.02 6.02 6.02 ĂĐƟǀĞĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞƐĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞ͘ Space Recorded Open Space ϰ͘ϬϬϴ ϰ͘ϯϴ ϴ͘ϳϵ ĐƟŽŶ͗ Required for the town of Castlecomer • dŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ ^ƵƌƉůƵƐͬĞĮĐŝƚ 2.01 1.36 surplus Ϯ͘ϳϳĚĞĮĐŝƚ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͬĐǇĐůŝŶŐďƌŝĚŐĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ of open space surplus ĂƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ &ƵƚƵƌĞ DĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ;ƐĞĞŚĂƉƚĞƌϲͿ͘ dĂďůĞϱ͘Ϯ͗ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌůĂƐƐ//ʹ>ŽĐĂůWĂƌŬƐ • ĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƉĂƌŬǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ OS 1: Enhancing Open Space Provision ĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ

K^ϭ͗EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨĂŶĚ 5.15 Natural Heritage ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨŶĞǁŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚďǇ͗ E,ϭ͗/ŶƐĞĞŬŝŶŐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂů environment, the Council will refer to relevant • ƌĞĂƟŶŐŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶĂŶĚƐĞĞŬ͖ maintained; • dŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŶĂƚƵƌĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞƐŝƚĞƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚŝŶ • tŚĞƌĞĨŽƌƐŵĂůůĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů EĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůǇ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĚĞĞŵĞĚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌƐEŽƌĞĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐůĂƐƐ//ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͖ ĂƌƌŽǁ^;^ĞĞE,ϮͿ͖

• • ǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚǇŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ dŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĂŶĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ within the plan and at a minimum require the features such as hedgerows and surface water ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨůĂƐƐ//ͬŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƉĂƌŬǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŶĞǁ ƚŚĞĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ͕ development and public realm;

53 • dŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇǀĂůƵĞŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŽƉĞŶ spaces; and NH2: The Rivers Nore and River Barrow SAC

• dŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇůĞǀĞůƐ͕ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ E,Ϯ͗dŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶŚĂƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůďŽƚŚ designated sites where deemed appropriate ǁĂƚĞƌƐŝĚĞĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐŝĚĞƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚĂƐƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƐƐĞƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŚĞWůĂŶǁŝůůƐĞĞŬƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŵĞŶŝƚǇƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ͗ ϱ͘ϭϱ͘ϭ dŚĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇŽĨƚŚĞ^ĂƐŐŝǀĞŶďǇEWt^ ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐƚƌŝĐƚůǇƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚĂƚĂůůƟŵĞƐ͘/ŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕ • ZĞůĞǀĂŶƚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞ ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐŵĂƌŐŝŶƐŽĨƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ŽƵŶƚǇĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͗ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐŚŽƵůĚĨĞŶĐĞĚŽīĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶǇĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁŽƌŬƐ͘ • dŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ EĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚƵƌŽƉĞĂŶůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ ϱ͘ϭϱ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƚŚĂƚŝƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶŽƌŶĞĂƌƚŚĞ^ǁŝůůĂǀŽŝĚ ŽƌĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞ^ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ĂŶǇƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂĚǀĞƌƐĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĨŽƌ in accordance with the requirements for Appropriate which the site has been designated; ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚƐŝƌĞĐƟǀĞ͘ŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚĂƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚĂŐĞǁŝůůĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨ • ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚďŽĚŝĞƐĂŶĚ features and land parcels within the SAC relevant government agencies when assessing ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞůŝŬĞůǇƚŽŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶ designated natural heritage sites or those sites proposed to be designated;

• dŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨĂŶǇƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚůŝŬĞůǇƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŶŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶĂ designated natural heritage site, or those sites proposed to be designated.

Zϭ͗ĸĐŝĞŶƚhƐĞŽĨŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ

Zϭ͗EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƵƐĞŽĨĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐďǇ͗

• WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĞŶĞƌŐǇĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ĞĸĐŝĞŶĐǇĂŶĚĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞƵƐĞ of materials;

• ,ĂǀŝŶŐƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞŶĞƌŐǇ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ ŽŶYƵĂůŝƚǇ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐĨŽƌ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ;ϮϬϬϳͿĂŶĚŚĂƉƚĞƌϭϬŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͖

• WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ management sustainable drainage methods.

54 ϱ͘ϭϲ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂƐ ϭ͗ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ ϱ͘ϭϲ͘ϭ dŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐΘĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐƚϮϬϬϬ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂWůĂŶŶŝŶŐƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞŝŶŝƚƐ ϭ͗<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŽƵŶĐŝůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚĞ historic core of Castlecomer town comprises character of areas of special architectural, historical, an area of special architectural, archaeological, ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů͕ĂƌƟƐƟĐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ͕ƐŽĐŝĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͕ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞ or technical interest. Such areas are designated as ĂŶĚŝƐǁŽƌƚŚǇŽĨƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĂƐĂŶƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂƐ;ƐͿ͘dŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ͘&ŝŐƵƌĞϱ͘ϭŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĞƌĞͲĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŽƌƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŶĞǁƐƚŽĨŽƌŵƉĂƌƚŽĨ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ the Local Area Plan process. Ϯ͗dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ϱ͘ϭϲ͘Ϯ dŚĞƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂŝƐƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌdŽǁŶŝƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽƐĂĨĞŐƵĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚ ŝĚĞŶƟƚǇŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĐŽŶƟŶƵŝƚǇǁŝƚŚ streetscape in a manner which respects its special ŝƚƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͘dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚ character and consolidates that character with spaces within the ACA represent a unique aspect of ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐǁŚĞŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌdŽǁŶ͛ƐďƵŝůƚŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŝƚƐ arise. In order to preserve the special interest the ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ͘dŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂƌĞĂŽĨĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ Council will require ϭϮ͘ϴϳŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĐŽƌĞŽĨ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͕ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϱ͘ϭ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ • ƚŚĞƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ,ŝŐŚƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŚĂƚƐǁŽƌƚŚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŬĞĂƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽ ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚDĂƌŬĞƚ^ƋƵĂƌĞ͘dŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂƌĞĂŚĂƐ ƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂů ƉůĂǇĞĚĂƉŝǀŽƚĂůƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĐŽŚĞƌĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĐĂƉĞŽĨƚŚĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ through the centuries. Area;

ϱ͘ϭϲ͘ϯ dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĂŶĚĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ • ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚ ůĂǇŽƵƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞϭϳƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌǇďǇŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ ƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐůŝŶĞĂŶĚŚĞŝŐŚƚ͖ tĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚĞŝƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ͘dŚƌĞĞ ƐƵďƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ • ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚĮŶŝƐŚĞƐ͕ŵĂƐƐŝŶŐ͕ŚĞŝŐŚƚ͕ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂƌĞĂ͕ƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂůůǇƐƚǇůĞĚ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚŝƐ ĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǁŝŶĚŽǁƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĚƵĞƚŽŝƚƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ƚŚĂƚƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͖ ƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞĂŶĚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůŵĞƌŝƚ͘<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚŚĂƐ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůǇďĞĞŶŵŽƌĞŽĨĂŶŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽĨ • ƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ features within the public realm that contribute to ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƵƐĞƐĨƌŽŶƟŶŐŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚ͘&ŝŶĂůůǇDĂƌŬĞƚ the character of the town, and ^ƋƵĂƌĞŽīĞƌƐĂĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞďƌĞĂŬŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĐĂƉĞ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůĐŽƵƌƚŚŽƵƐĞĂĐƟŶŐĂƐĂŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ • ƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘ ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬ͘

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ϱ͘ϭϳ ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐǇ WůĂǇ^ƉĂĐĞdǇƉĞDĂǆŝŵƵŵǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚ ϱ͘ϭϳ͘ϭ dŚĞĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͕ŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ ŽŽƌƐƚĞƉWůĂǇĂďůĞ^ƉĂĐĞ 100m developed sites, all recorded monuments as well as >ŽĐĂůWůĂǇĂďůĞ^ƉĂĐĞ 400m ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƚĞǆƚƐĂŶĚŵŽǀĞĂďůĞŽďũĞĐƚƐ͕ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚďŽƚŚŽŶ ůĂŶĚĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌǁĂƚĞƌ͘ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐŵŝŶŝŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌǇŚĂƐ EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚWůĂǇĂďůĞ^ƉĂĐĞ ϴϬϬŵ also imbued the town with industrial heritage, made zŽƵƚŚ^ƉĂĐĞ ϴϬϬŵ ǀŝƐŝďůĞďǇƚŚĞƉĂƚŚǁĂǇĂŶĚƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬŽĨƚŚĞ dĂďůĞϱ͘ϯ͗ WůĂǇ^ƉĂĐĞ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐWϮϬϬϴʹϮϬϭϰ ĚŝƐƵƐĞĚƌĂŝůǁĂǇůŝŶĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞǇŽĨŽƵŶƚǇ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ͕ 1990. ϱ͘ϮϬ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

Zϭ͗tŚĞƌĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞ &ϭ͗ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞŚĞĂůƚŚĐůŝŶŝĐƐ͕ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞƌĞŵŶĂŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂǇ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ĐŚƵƌĐŚĞƐ͕ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ůŝŶĞ͕ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĂŶĚ ůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŚĂůůƐ͕ďƵƌŝĂůŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͘dŚĞ>ŽĐĂů ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶKĸĐĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ͘ Area Plan will ensure that sites are reserved for Where possible, these remnants should be ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĂŶĚƚŽƐĞĞŬƚŽ maintained in order to preserve Castlecomers ƌĞŵĞĚǇƚŚĞĚĞĮĐŝĞŶĐǇŝŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƌĞĂƐ͘ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇǁŝƚŚŝŶ dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŝůůďĞůŝŶŬĞĚƚŽ the town. ƚŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘

&Ϯ͗/ƚŝƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶƚŽĂůůŽǁ ϱ͘ϭϴ WƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶĞǁƉƌŝŵĂƌǇ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚ ϱ͘ϭϴ͘ϭWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐůŝƐƚĞĚŽŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚŝĐŚŵĂǇďĞ ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĂƌĞ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞŵŝǆĞĚƵƐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ mapped in Appendix 2. Policies with regard to these ƐŝƚĞŽƌĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŝƐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶ^ĞĐƟŽŶϴ͘ϰ͘ϰŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂŚŝŐŚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͘ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚǇĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ

ϱ͘ϭϵ WůĂǇ^ƉĂĐĞ

W^ϭ͗EĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽ ďĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶǁŚĞƌĞĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϭϬƐƋ͘ŵ͘ ŽĨĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƉůĂǇĂďůĞƐƉĂĐĞƉĞƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚ is to be provided as an integral part of each new ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐƉůĂǇĂďůĞƐƉĂĐĞĐĂŶĨŽƌŵƉĂƌƚŽĨ the overall open space provision of a development ďƵƚŵƵƐƚďĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƉůĂǇ͘

W^Ϯ͗ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϲĐŽƵůĚďĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐĚĞĮĐŝĞŶƚŝŶƉůĂǇ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ƐƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚĞƚŽĂƌĞĂƐĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŝƚŝƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞ >ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŶĞǁƉůĂǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘

57 ϱ͘Ϯϭ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ϱ͘ϮϮ ŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

ϱ͘Ϯϭ͘ϭ dŚĞ'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŽŶ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ,&ϭ͗,ĂǀŝŶŐƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶhƌďĂŶƌĞĂƐƌĞĨĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͕ŶĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨůŽĐĂƟŶŐŶĞǁ development will be required to contribute to the ƐĐŚŽŽůƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽ͗ ƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞϮϬϬϭ͚'ƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĨŽƌ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕͛ • the need to reserve sites in local area plans; ǁŚĞƌĞĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŽĨŽŶĞĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ;ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ϮϬĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐͿĨŽƌĞĂĐŚϳϱĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐǁŝůůďĞ • ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŵĂǆŝŵŝƐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽǁĂůŬŽƌĐǇĐůĞƚŽ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ĂŶĚƚŽĂůƐŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƉŽƐƚͲƉƌŝŵĂƌǇƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞŽŵŵŝƩĞĞŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚ͘ ;ǁŚŝĐŚŵĂǇƐĞƌǀĞĂůĂƌŐĞƌĐĂƚĐŚŵĞŶƚͿĂƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂďƵƐƌŽƵƚĞŽƌƌĂŝůƐƚĂƟŽŶ͖ĂŶĚ ϱ͘Ϯϯ WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

• ƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƐĐŚŽŽůƵƐĞŽĨŵĂũŽƌ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ public open spaces dŝŵĞƐĐĂůĞ ϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϱ ϮϬϭϱͲϮϬϮϭ Requirements ϱ͘Ϯϭ͘Ϯ /ƚŝƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚϮϬϬƉĞƌƐŽŶƐƉĞƌƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ ŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂƌĞŽĨƐĐŚŽŽůͲŐŽŝŶŐĂŐĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůWŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ 212 ϭ͕ϴϯϴ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϯϮϯĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŽĨ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƵŶŝƚƐ 74 ϲϯϴ ƐĐŚŽŽůͲŐŽŝŶŐĂŐĞůŝǀĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ϲϬй;ϭϵϰͿ ŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ 1 ϴ͘ϱ ŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƌĞĂƚƉƌŝŵĂƌǇůĞǀĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐϰϬй required ;ϭϮϵͿĂƚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇůĞǀĞů͘ Childcare places 20 170 required ϱ͘Ϯϭ͘ϯ ƐƐƵŵŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůϮϭϮƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ were in the Plan area, it can therefore be assumed that dĂďůĞϱ͘ϰ͗^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌWƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϰϮƉĞƌƐŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚďĞŽĨƐĐŚŽŽůͲŐŽŝŶŐ ĂŐĞ͕ϲϬй;ϮϱͿŽĨǁŚŽŵǁŽƵůĚďĞĂƚƉƌŝŵĂƌǇůĞǀĞůĂŶĚ ϰϬй;ϭϳͿĂƚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇůĞǀĞů͘

5.21.4 In the longer term an increase in the ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϮ͕ϯϯϳǁŽƵůĚƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶϰϲϳƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŽĨ ƐĐŚŽŽůŐŽŝŶŐĂŐĞ͕ϲϬй;ϮϴϬͿŽĨǁŚŽŵǁŽƵůĚďĞĂƚ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇůĞǀĞůĂŶĚϰϬй;ϭϴϳͿĂƚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇůĞǀĞůϴ.

ϱ͘Ϯϭ͘ϱ dŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ ƐĐŚŽŽůƉůĂĐĞƐǁŽƵůĚďĞƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨ ƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ƚŽǁŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝƚŵƵƐƚ ďĞĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚƚŚĂƚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ School also accommodates students from a number ŽĨƉĂƌŝƐŚĞƐŝŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ͛ƐƌƵƌĂůŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ͘/ƚŝƐ recommended that the Castlecomer Local Area Plan ϮϬϭϱͲϮϬϮϭ͕ƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇŽĨĂůůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘

ϴ dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝŶƉƌŝŵĂƌǇƐĐŚŽŽůŐŽŝŶŐĂŐĞŝƐĂƐƐƵŵĞĚƚŽďĞϭϭƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶͬƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇƐĐŚŽŽůŐŽŝŶŐĂŐĞŝƐĂƐƐƵŵĞĚ ƚŽďĞϴ͘ϮϲƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘

ϱϴ dĂďůĞϱ͘ϱ͗>ĂŶĚhƐĞŽŶŝŶŐKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ 05 >ĂŶĚhƐĞ KďũĞĐƟǀĞ ͚WĞƌŵŝƐƐŝďůĞ͛hƐĞƐ KƉĞŶĨŽƌŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ EŽƚ͚WĞƌŵŝƐƐŝďůĞ͛ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů dŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂ ǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ͕ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ >ŽĐŬƵƉŐĂƌĂŐĞƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌƵƐĞƐ sustainable places of worship, house, hotel, restaurant. ƚŚĂƚŵĂǇŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĂŵĞŶŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞ and protect and ŚĂůƟŶŐƐŝƚĞƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐ hƐĞďǇŽǁŶĞƌŽƌ ĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞƐĞŵĂǇŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ occupier of part of a uses that have a high ŝŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ͕ŶƵƌƐŝŶŐ private residence as ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ĞĚĂŶĚďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ a studio, for a light ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ establishments and ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ĂĐůŝŶŝĐ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌ͕ ŐƵĞƐƚŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ŚŽŵĞͲďĂƐĞĚ ŽƌƐƵƌŐĞƌǇ͕ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƐƉƌĂǇŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ͖ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ͕ůŽĐĂů ŽĸĐĞ͕ŽƌĂƐĂƉůĂǇŐƌŽƵƉ and processing and convenience shop, nursing or crèche. storing minerals, waste homes, and medical centre. and building materials. General dŽĂůůŽǁĂŇĞǆŝďůĞ ǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ͕ƌĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ͕ƌĞƚĂŝů KƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ approach to warehousing, wholesale ŽƌůŝŐŚƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͕ƐŵĂůů development that ŽƵƚůĞƚƐ͕ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐ incubator uses provided ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇ buildings or places of that there is no adverse ĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞ ĂƐƐĞŵďůǇ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŽƌ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƚŽƚŚĞĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ town centre ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ ŽĨĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ areas ŚĂůƟŶŐƐŝƚĞƐ͕ŚŽƚĞůƐ͕ŵŽƚĞůƐ͕ guest houses, clubs, private garages, open spaces, ƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ medical and related consultants, restaurants, ƉƵďůŝĐŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬƐ͕ halls or discotheques, and ŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐĂƐƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶĨŽƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐ͘

ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ dŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂŶĚ Public service ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ and enhance ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ buildings, crèches, schools, churches, hospitals, Open space ĐŽŶǀĞŶƚƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ centres and halls, school ƉůĂǇŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐ͕ĐŽůůĞŐĞƐ͕ ŽƌƉŚĂŶĂŐĞƐ͕ŚŽƐƚĞůƐ͕ŚĂůƟŶŐ sites, cemeteries, libraries and medical centres, nursing homes,

ŵĞŶŝƚǇͬ dŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ KƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ƉůĂǇŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ Café, club house and hƐĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǇĂīĞĐƚƚŚĞ Open Space ͬŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞͬŐƌĞĞŶ ĂŶĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐͬ ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌ ͬ'ƌĞĞŶ>ŝŶŬƐ ůŝŶŬƐͬďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂĐƟǀĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƵƐĞƐĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ EŽƌĞĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌĂƌƌŽǁ ͬŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶ golf course, water based ^ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ purposes and ƚŚĞŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇWĂƌŬ͘ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ extends to include the to allow for the agricultural buildings. ZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ͘ expansion of tourist ƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇWĂƌŬ͘

59 >ĂŶĚhƐĞ KďũĞĐƟǀĞ ͚WĞƌŵŝƐƐŝďůĞ͛hƐĞƐ KƉĞŶĨŽƌŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ EŽƚ͚WĞƌŵŝƐƐŝďůĞ͛ Industrial dŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌ Industrial premises, car WĞƚƌŽůĮůůŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ Retailing other than ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ retail warehousing. related uses ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ͕ŽƉĞŶ car showrooms, ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŚĞĂǀǇǀĞŚŝĐůĞƉĂƌŬƐ͕ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚ *Retail warehousing is ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚ structures, wholesale ĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐůĂƌŐĞƐŝŶŐůĞ development, enterprise premises. level stores specialising centre, funeral home, ŝŶƚŚĞƐĂůĞŽĨďƵůŬǇ medical and related household goods or consultants, public service ŐŽŽĚƐƐŽůĚŝŶďƵůŬ͘ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͕ hotel, warehousing including retail warehousing*.

DŝǆĞĚhƐĞ dŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞ ǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ͕ƌĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ͕ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ >ŝǀĞǁŽƌŬhŶŝƚƐ dŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůůƌĞƐŝƐƚ ǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ public buildings or places the loss of small of the town centre ŽĨĂƐƐĞŵďůǇ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŽƌ Wholesale outlets ͞ŝŶĐƵďĂƚŽƌ͟ƵŶŝƚƐ ďǇĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ unless occupiers have ĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨƵƐĞƐ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ given rise to consistent in town centre hotels, clubs, open spaces, problems ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ medical and related of disturbance for ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞ consultants, restaurants, ĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘ reuse of derelict and ƉƵďůŝĐŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬƐ͕ dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶǇ ƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝƐĞĚƐŝƚĞƐ ŚĂůůƐŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐĂƐƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ and buildings and as ĂŶĚŽƉĞŶĨŽƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ important to the local ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ŝŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůǌŽŶŝŶŐ͘ ĞĐŽŶŽŵǇďƵƚ more detailed area which can have ƉƌŽĮůĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƵƐĞƐ adetrimental ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĞīĞĐƚŽŶ ĂƐĚĞĮĐŝĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞ neighbouring town. ƵƐĞƐ͘ƐƐƵĐŚ͕ƚŚĞǇ are inappropriate in ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƚŽǁŶ centres or industrial estates. dŚĞƐĞƵƐĞƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͞ďĂĚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ͟ŽŌĞŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗Ͳ ͲǀĞŚŝĐůĞďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞƉĂŝƌ͕ƐƉƌĂǇŝŶŐĂŶĚ storage; and ͲƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽƌŝŶŐ minerals, waste and building materials.

60 LEGEND >ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ EĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇŽĨ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ZĞĐŽƌĚŽĨWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŽŶĞŽĨƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůWŽƚĞŶƟĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚDŽŶƵŵĞŶƚ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƌĞĂŽĨŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĞŶĞĮƟŶŐ>ĂŶĚƐ KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ KůĚ^ƚŽŶĞtĂůůƐ Trees

FIGURE 5.2. CASTLECOMER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS 61 62 06 Urban Design Framework and 06 Masterplan Description 06 hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ

ϲ͘ϭ DĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ

ϲ͘ϭ͘ϭ dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌ 6.1.2 Masterplans are most useful where the buildings, spaces, movement and land use in three ƐĐĂůĞŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ dimensions and is an important element of the Local ĐŚĂŶŐĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŵĞƌĞůǇĂĨĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘ ƌĞĂWůĂŶ͘dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐďƌŝŶŐƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌ dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͕ĂƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶ ŽĨŬĞǇďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ &ŝŐƵƌĞϲ͘ϭ͕ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶĂƌĞĂƐǁŚĞƌĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŶĞǁ dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐƚŽďĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚĂŶĚŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽ these areas illustrates: • ,ĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽƐŚĂƉĞƚŚĞƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůĨŽƌŵŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ so that it responds to local economic and social • How the streets, squares and open spaces of the ĚǇŶĂŵŝĐƐ͖ development area could be connected;

• ,ĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨĂŶĂƌĞĂŽƌƐŝƚĞĨŽƌ • ^ĞƚƐŽƵƚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ development; and public spaces; and

• hŶůŽĐŬŝŶŐƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇƵŶĚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚůĂŶĚ͖ • Provides an understanding of how well new neighbourhoods are integrated with the surrounding • Helping to build consensus about the future of an urban context and natural environment. area; and 6.1.3 Chapter 7 provides a number of site • ĞĮŶŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĚĞůŝǀĞƌŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďƌŝĞĨƐŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďůŽĐŬƐƚŚĂƚƌĞŇĞĐƚ building, sustainable buildings and public spaces. the proposals set out in this masterplan and structure ƚŚĞƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘

ϲ͘ϭ͘ϰ tŚŝůƐƚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůǇƚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂďůĞŽƉƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚ͕ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƟǀĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨůĂǇŽƵƚ͘dŚĞ exact elements e.g. access points of future proposals will be established at the more detailed design level.

63 hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐĨŽƌĂĐŬůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐ hϭ͗ƐĞƚŽĨƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽ hϮ͗ŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŝƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽƚŚĞ inform the design of new development in the ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ>ŽĐĂůƌĞĂWůĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ͘ ƚŽǁŶ͘/ƚŝƐƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝůƚŚĂƚĂůůŶĞǁ ĂĐŬůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƌŽůĞ͕ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚǁĞůůĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŽ ĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘ǇǀŝƌƚƵĞŽĨŝƚƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ achieve this, new development will be required to: ƚŚĞƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇŽĨŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ŽĨƚŚŝƐƚǇƉĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĐĂƌĞĨƵůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ͗ • ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂŶĚƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞƉŚǇƐŝĐĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚ environmental context of the town; • ĞŶƐŝƚǇ͕ŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĨŽƌŵŽĨƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͖

• WƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĨĂďƌŝĐĂŶĚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůǇ • dŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚƐƚƌĞĞƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐŝƚƐŝĚĞŶƟƚǇĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͖ frontage and common building line which will ŚĞůƉƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝƚǇŽĨĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ͕ƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞ • Improve the public realm and provide for public ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĐĂƉĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞ ĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůǇĚŝƐƟŶĐƚĂŶĚ to the public realm; ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵŝƚǇĂŶĚĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞ͖ • Access arrangements that include measures to • ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƐĂĨĞƚǇďǇ ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚƌĂĸĐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂĨĞƚǇ͖ ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĐƟǀĞ street frontages, and ensuring appropriate • dŚĞĐŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚǇŽĨƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͖ character of uses in the area;

• ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇ͕ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ • Site context and where appropriate, areas of ƚŚĞůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͖ ĂǁĞůůĚĞĮŶĞĚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇŝŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ĐǇĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐďǇƉƵďůŝĐ • ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŽĨĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ transport; ƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶǀĂůƵĞ͖ĂŶĚ

• Ensuring that buildings and spaces can adapt to • /ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƵƌďĂŶ changing environmental, social and economic fabric. ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͖

• ƌĞĂƟŶŐǀĂƌŝĞƚǇĂŶĚĐŚŽŝĐĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŵŝǆĞĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚǇŽĨĂƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚ ensure that all new developments are accessible to all; and

• ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĂŝƌĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŐŽŽĚƋƵĂůŝƚǇůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͘

64 LEGEND

WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ;ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟǀĞůĂǇŽƵƚͿ WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŵŝǆĞĚƵƐĞ͗ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůͬƌĞƚĂŝůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ;ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟǀĞůĂǇŽƵƚͿ WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůͬĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ

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7.1 AREA 1: Z/sZ^/YhZdZ

ϳ͘ϭ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇ development proposals include:

• &ůŽŽĚZŝƐŬʹWĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ ĂƐŝƚŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ͘/ƚŝƐ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĂƚĂŇŽŽĚŝŵƉĂĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂŶǇĨƵƚƵƌĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘

• WƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇƚŽƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌEŽƌĞĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌĂƌƌŽǁ^͘

• sŝƐƵĂů/ŵƉĂĐƚ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĨƌŽŵ ŬĞǇǀŝĞǁƉŽŝŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĞ͘Ő͘ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞŵĞƐŶĞŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇWĂƌŬ

ƌĞĂϭ͗ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞYƵĂƌƚĞƌ • ĂƌWĂƌŬŝŶŐʹZĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƉƵďůŝĐĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘ ϳ͘ϭ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ • WĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŝĚŐĞʹZĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĨƵůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ dŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŶŽƌƚŚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞĚĞƉĞŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ of the Square and is bounded to the east and north ŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ďǇƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶĂŶĚŝƚƐƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ ĞŵĞƐŶĞ͘ ďǇŚĂƚƐǁŽƌƚŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘/ƚŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĐůŽƐĞƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇ ƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůĐŽƌĞĂŶĚĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞ͘ • ǇĐůĞǁĂǇƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŽƵƚĞƐͲdŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐĂĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϯ͘ϮϵŚĂŝŶƐŝǌĞĂŶĚŝƐ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐƌŽƵƚĞ͘ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵƐĞĚĂƐĂƟŵďĞƌĨƌĂŵĞĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ͘/ƚŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞĂŶĚŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ƌĞƚĂŝů͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ;ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇͿ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ůĞŝƐƵƌĞ ĂŶĚŽĸĐĞƐƵƐĞƐ͘

67 • ƉƵďůŝĐůǇĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞƐƉĂĐĞŵƵƐƚďĞ provided

• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŽīĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ

ϳ͘ϭ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ

hƐĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌĞƚĂŝů;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐŚŽƉƐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐͬďĂƌƐͿ͕ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ůĞŝƐƵƌĞ͕ŽĸĐĞĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ;ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇͿ͘tŚŝůƐƚŝƚŝƐĞŶǀŝƐĂŐĞĚƚŚĂƚ ŇĞǆŝďŝůŝƚǇǁŝůůĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌǇĂŶĚĂůůŽǁĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶ ŵĂƌŬĞƚĚĞŵĂŶĚ͕ĂĐĂƌĞĨƵůďĂůĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞŵŝǆŽĨƵƐĞƐǁŝůů ďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇŽƵŶƚǇŽƵŶĐŝů͘ dŚĞŬĞǇŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆŝƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ YƵĂƌƚĞƌĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ sĞŚŝĐƵůĂƌĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞYƵĂƌƚĞƌŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ provided via Chatsworth Street. It is proposed that • >ŝŶŬĂŐĞƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŽƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞůŝŶŬƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƚŽ two further access points to the site are provided. ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂ dŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝƐ new pedestrian bridge. ƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶ&ŝŐƵƌĞϲ͘ϭ͘ĞůŝǀĞƌǇǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐďƵƚǁŝůůĐĂƵƐĞŵŝŶŝŵĂů • DŝǆŽĨhƐĞƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇƌĞƚĂŝů͕ ĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĐĂƉĞ͘ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ůĞŝƐƵƌĞĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƵƐĞƐ

• KƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞŶŝƚǇʹ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƚŽƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƚǇĂƚŶĞĂƌďǇĂŵĞŶŝƚǇůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ

ϳ͘ϭ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϭŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗

• dŚĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŵƵƐƚĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ

• ZĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĨƵůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞ ĚĞƉĞŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐƚŽ ƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞ

• ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐǇĐůŝŶŐƌŽƵƚĞŵƵƐƚďĞ developed along the riverside frontage

ϲϴ 07

Proposals for the site will need to consider the need to enhance pedestrian access to the town centre and ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĞŵĞƐŶĞ͘ hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞYƵĂƌƚĞƌŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚďǇƚŚĞ /:DdŝŵďĞƌĨƌĂŵĞĨĂĐƚŽƌǇǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐĂůĂƌŐĞ warehouse structure. dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐďĂƐĞĚƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨŵĂǆŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨŝƚƐ ƌŝǀĞƌĨƌŽŶƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶďǇĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŵŝǆĞĚͲƵƐĞĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘

ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐŵƵƐƚďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĂŵŽƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ masterplanning exercise that supports the following ƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ͗

• ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƐŚŽƵůĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇďĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮ ĂŶĚϰƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĂĮŶĞƚŽŵĞĚŝƵŵŐƌĂŝŶŽĨ development, development should address the ƐĐĂůĞŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͖

• Ensure development provides appropriate ĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ surrounding area;

• dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂŶĞǁƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶďƌŝĚŐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐ the river;

• ZĞƚĂŝŶƉƵďůŝĐƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞǁĂůŬͬĐǇĐůĞƌŽƵƚĞǁŝƚŚĂĐƟǀĞ ƵƐĞƐĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐŝƚƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƌŽůĞĂƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ĐǇĐůĞƌŽƵƚĞ͖

• ĐƟǀĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƵƐĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐ ĂůůŬĞǇƌŽƵƚĞƐ

• /ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚǀŝĞǁƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƚŚŽƐĞĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ should be considered through submission of a visual impact assessment; and

• ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŐŝǀĞŶƚŽĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͕ďůŽĐŬƐĂŶĚƉůŽƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐĐŚĞŵĞ͘

69 7.2 AREA 2: ZZYhZdZ

• dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ routes that allow access through the site and provide for direct access to the centre of the town;

• /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ trees and hedgerows; and

• /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐĂŶĚ screening, maintaining where possible the open nature of the landscape

dŚĞŬĞǇŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆŝƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĚƌĂYƵĂƌƚĞƌ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝƚĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗

• DŝǆŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů units

ϳ͘Ϯ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ • KƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞŶŝƚǇʹWƌŽǀŝĚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŶĞĂƌďǇƉůĂǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ dŚĞƌĚƌĂYƵĂƌƚĞƌZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ • ,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇǀŝĞǁŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƌĞĂŝŶĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƵƐĞ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐ ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇWĂƌŬĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚďǇƚŚĞůŽŐŚZŽĂĚĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚďǇĂŶĂƌĞĂŽĨƐůŽƉŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚ • WŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĂĐƟǀŝƚǇĂƚŶĞĂƌďǇWƌŝŶĐĞ which incorporates the remnants of the Castlecomer ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůŐƌŽƵŶĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĐƟǀĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌ ZĂŝůǁĂǇůŝŶĞĂŶĚƐŝƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝƚĞ ƵƐĞƐĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶŝŶZŝǀĞƌ͘dŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ also a number of mature trees. dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂƌĞĂŽĨƐůŽƉŝŶŐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐůĞĂƌůǇǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌǇƐŝĚĞĂŶĚŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇWĂƌŬ͘ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϯ͘ϮϳϯŚĂĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐ͘

ϳ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ proposals include:

• sŝƐƵĂů/ŵƉĂĐƚ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĨƌŽŵ ŬĞǇǀŝĞǁƉŽŝŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇƐŝĚĞ͖

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ϳ͘Ϯ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϮŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗ dŚĞƌĚƌĂYƵĂƌƚĞƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĂŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐ • dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ ďĂƐĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨŵĂǆŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌ routes that allow access through the site and ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů provide for direct access to the centre of the town; development that has a limited visual impact on the ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂďǇĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ͗ • /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƚƌĞĞƐĂŶĚ hedgerows; • ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚďǇƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖ĂŶĚ • ,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇǀŝĞǁŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ • EĂƚƵƌĂůƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞŽŶĂŶǇƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌŽƵƚĞƐ ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇWĂƌŬĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ through the site.

• /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ maintaining where possible the open nature of the landscape:

• Ensure that the development accommodates a ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚƐ͘

ϳ͘Ϯ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ

ƌĚƌĂƐŝƚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƌĞĂĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ

Access to the site will be from the Clogh Road and ŝƚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͬĐǇĐůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƌĞĂϮ͗ƌĚƌĂYƵĂƌƚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐĞ'ƌŽƵŶĚƐͬƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞŵŝǆĞĚ ƵƐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐůŝŬĞůǇƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞďǇƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŵĞĂŶƐ͘

71 7.3 AREA 3: ZZ<^ΘWZ/^,>E^

• /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ development; and

• Incorporate natural features of the site.

dŚĞŬĞǇŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆŝƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗

• >ŝŶŬĂŐĞƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞ town

• DŝǆŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵŶŝƚƐƚŚĂƚ support independent living

• KƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞŶŝƚǇʹWƌŽǀŝĚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽƉĞŶ space

ϳ͘ϯ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ • ZĞŶŽǀĂƚĞ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƵŝůĚŝŶŐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͕ĂďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚZĞŐŝŽŶĂů dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚtĞƐƚĞƌŶƋƵĂĚƌĂŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ protected status and bring it into use. ƚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƐďŽƵŶĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ^ĐŚŽŽůƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĂŶĚĂĐĞŵĞƚĞƌǇƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚ͘ ϳ͘ϯ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ

/ƚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĂŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞǁŝƚŚƚǁŽĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐ dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϯŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗ ĨƌŽŵĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚDĂƌǇǀŝůůĞ͘ŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ;ϬϳͬϭϮϰϳͿŚĂƐďĞĞŶŐƌĂŶƚĞĚĨŽƌŚŽƵƐŝŶŐŽŶƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞ͘ • dŽƌĞĂůŝƐĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁĂƐŝŶWĂƌŝƐŚŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ƵŶƟůĞĂƌůŝĞƌƚŚŝƐǇĞĂƌǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚďǇ^ƵĞ ZǇĚĞƌ,ŽŵĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŚĞůƚĞƌĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĞůĚĞƌůǇ͘dŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐŽǁŶĞĚďǇƚŚĞ KĸĐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐtŽƌŬƐ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϰ͘ϰϵ ŚĂĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶǌŽŶĞĚĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐ͘

ϳ͘ϯ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ proposals include:

• sŝƐƵĂů/ŵƉĂĐƚ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĨƌŽŵ ŬĞǇǀŝĞǁƉŽŝŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͖

• dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŽƵƚĞƐ that allow access through the site and provide the most direct access route to the main shopping area;

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• dŽŚĂǀĞƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽďĂƌƌĂĐŬƐĂƐĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ • ĐƟǀĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƵƐĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐ on the Record of Protected Structures. ĂůůŬĞǇƌŽƵƚĞƐĂŶĚŶĞǁƉƵďůŝĐͬŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͖

• /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƌĂĐŬƐŽŶƚŚĞZW^ • Protected structures within the scheme should ƉƌŝŽƌƚŽĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďĞŝŶŐƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ͖ ďĞƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞůǇŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ development; and • dŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐĞƚǇƉĞƐĂŶĚƚĞŶƵƌĞ͖ • /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ • /ĨĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽŵĞĞƚ ƵƐĞƌŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚƌĞĨĞƌƚŽŐŽŽĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŝŶ housing design for older people e.g. Older Persons ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐĞƐŝŐŶ͗ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ'ŽŽĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ'ƵŝĚĞ ;KĐƚŽďĞƌϮϬϬϳͿ9

ϳ͘ϯ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ

dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƌĞĂĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘

dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ

ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁŝůůďĞĨƌŽŵĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ DĂƌǇǀŝůůĞ͘/ƚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌƉƵďůŝĐĂĐĐĞƐƐ through the site which will require more detailed ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƚĞƌŵƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ƌŽƵƚĞŝƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ͘ ƌĞĂϯ͗ĂƌƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚWĂƌŝƐŚ>ĂŶĚƐ

hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ

dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĂ 'ƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐ ďĂƐĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨŵĂǆŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů development that is accessible to all and provides an ĞǆĞŵƉůĂƌĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƚǇƉĞďǇĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐŽŶ ŽůĚĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞƐŶĞĞĚ͘dŚŝƐĐĂŶďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͗

• ƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐ through the site;

• ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƐŚŽƵůĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇďĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮĂŶĚ ϰƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĂŶĚŵĂƐƐŝŶŐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚƚŽ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĂĮŶĞƚŽŵĞĚŝƵŵŐƌĂŝŶŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͖

ϵ tĞůĨĂƌĞ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐWŽůŝĐŝĞƐĨŽƌ^ĞŶŝŽƌŝƟǌĞŶƐŝƐĂƵƌŽƉĞĂŶhŶŝŽŶƉĂƌƚĨƵŶĚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϬϱĂŶĚϮϬϬϳ͕ĞǆĂŵŝŶĞĚŐŽŽĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŽĨŽůĚĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŚŽƵƐŝŶŐǁŚŝĐŚůĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ͚KůĚĞƌWĞƌƐŽŶƐ͛,ŽƵƐŝŶŐĞƐŝŐŶ͗ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ'ŽŽĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞ'ƵŝĚĞ͘

73 7.4 AREA 4: '>E/^/d

• dŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĨŽƌ direct access routes to the main shopping area;

• ǆŝƐƟŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽͲKƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƌĞĂŵĞƌǇǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇ of Architectural Heritage as having regional ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ͖

• WŽƐƐŝďůĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞǌŽŶĞŽĨĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůǁŚŝĐŚƵŶĚĞƌůŝĞƐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖ĂŶĚ

• dŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨƌĞŵŶĂŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŽůĚ ƌĂŝůǁĂǇůŝŶĞĞ͘Ő͘ƚŽƉƐŽŝů͘

dŚĞŬĞǇŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆŝƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ'ůĂŶďŝĂ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ^ŝƚĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗

ϳ͘ϰ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ • >ŝŶŬĂŐĞƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞ town dŚĞ'ůĂŶďŝĂƐŝƚĞŝƐƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚŝŶĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞ^ƋƵĂƌĞ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐďŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŽ • DŝǆŽĨƵƐĞʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚďǇĂƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ<ŝůƚŽǁŶ ŽĨƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇ ZŽĂĚ͘/ƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐďŽƚŚ'ƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚƌĞƚĂŝů ďƌŽǁŶĮĞůĚŝŶŶĂƚƵƌĞĂƐŝƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ development ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚĂŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚ ĂƌĞĂƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͘dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ ũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨŚĂƚƐǁŽƌƚŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƵŶŝƋƵĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂƌĂŝƐĞĚďĂŶŬǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƌŵĞĚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌZĂŝůǁĂǇĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ͘ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϭ͘ϱϰŚĂĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶǌŽŶĞĚ for a mix of uses.

ϳ͘ϰ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ proposals include:

• dŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌǀŝƐƵĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽŶƚŽǁŶƐĐĂƉĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞ town;

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ϳ͘ϰ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ • Minimise visual impact which will be determined through visual impact assessment; dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϰŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗ • WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĐƟǀĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ • dŽŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚŬĞǇƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖ĂŶĚ direct access routes to the main shopping area and ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇŐĞŶĞƌĂůůǇ • Retain protected structures within the scheme.

• ŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƚĂŬĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽʹKƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƌĞĂŵĞƌǇǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇ of Architectural Heritage as having regional ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ

• dŚĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƉƵďůŝĐ ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ

ϳ͘ϰ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ dŚĞ'ůĂŶďŝĂƐŝƚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƌĞĂĨŽƌ mixed use development. dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ

Area 4: Glanbia Site dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂĐĐĞƐƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ ŚĂƚƐǁŽƌƚŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚdŚĞ^ƋƵĂƌĞ͕ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐĂƚĂƌƌĂĐŬ Street and Kiltown Road. It is proposed to allow for public access through the site which will require more ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƚĞƌŵƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞŝƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůǇŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ͘ hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞ'ůĂŶďŝĂƐŝƚĞŝƐ ďĂƐĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨŵĂǆŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚǀŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘,ŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŚŝƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽ͗

• WƌŽǀŝĚĞŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ movement through the site;

75 7.5 AREA 5: <EEzZKDW>KzDEdZ

dŚĞŬĞǇŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆŝƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚ ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗

• ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƵƐĞʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂ ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƵƐĞƐ

• >ŝŶŬĂŐĞƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇŝŶƚŚĞ town

• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂǆŝŵŝƐĞƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞŽĨůĂŶĚ͘

ϳ͘ϱ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ

dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϱŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗

• dŽƌĞƚĂŝŶƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͗

ϳ͘ϱ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ • WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐǀŝĂƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚ͗ dŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞĂŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽ • WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƌŽĂĚůŝŶŬƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ ƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘/ƚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂ;^ŝƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďƌŝĞĨϲͿ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐŽĨĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϭϬ͘ϯϴŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ͘ • ,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͖ĂŶĚ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐďŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚďǇĂƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇŽĨ ƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ͕ƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĂŶĚǁĞƐƚďǇĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů • ĸĐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞŽĨůĂŶĚĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŚŝůƐƚŵŝŶŝŵŝƐŝŶŐ ůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚďǇƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚͬEϳϴ͘ visual impact on the surrounding landscape. dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚďǇĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐĂŶĚƐůŽƉĞƐƵƉǁĂƌĚƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚ͘

ϳ͘ϱ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ proposals include:

• dŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌǀŝƐƵĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ǀŝƐƵĂůůǇƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚůĂŶĚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͖

• ǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖

• dŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚĂŶĚ ůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ

ƌĞĂϱ͗<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ

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ϳ͘ϱ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ dŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƌĞĂĨŽƌĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚ development. dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ

ƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ no access to this area. It is proposed future access ŝƐŐĂŝŶĞĚŽīƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚĂŶĚůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐĂƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůůĂŶĚƐ͘ hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚ ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞĂŝƐďĂƐĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨ ŵĂǆŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌ ŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚƌĞůĂƚĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘,ŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŚŝƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽ͗

• WƌŽǀŝĚĞŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ movement through the site; and

• Minimise visual impact which will be determined through visual impact assessment.

77 7.6 AREA 6: >>z,/DD/E

• dŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇ within the site and to the surrounding area

dŚĞŬĞǇŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆŝƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂĂƚĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗

• ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂĨŽƌĂ ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƚǇƉĞƐ͖ĂŶĚ

• >ŝŶŬĂŐĞƐʹWŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚǇƚŽƚŚĞ town centre

ϳ͘ϲ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ

dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϲŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗

• ZĞƚĞŶƟŽŶŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖

ϳ͘ϲ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ • /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚƉĞƌŵĞĂďŝůŝƚǇǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ and to the surrounding area; dŚĞĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚtĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽĂƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ • ,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂ͘/ƚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϱ͘ϲ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŝŶƐŝǌĞĂŶĚŝƐƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚůǇĂŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƌĞƚĂŝůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƉƵďůŝĐ ĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ open space: agricultural buildings located to the north of the site. • WƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌĂƌŽĂĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽĂƌĞĂϱ͘ ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇůŝŵŝƚĞĚďƵƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĂ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨsĂŶŝĞŵĞŶƐ>ĂŶĞ͘ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĂŶƵƉůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĮĞůĚƐǁŝƚŚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐĂŶĚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŝŶĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƵƐĞ͘

ϳ͘ϲ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ proposals include:

• dŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌǀŝƐƵĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂůůǇƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚƐŝƚĞ͖

• ǆŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖ĂŶĚ

ƌĞĂϲ͗ĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ

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ϳ͘ϲ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ dŚĞĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƌĞĂĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů development. dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ

ƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ limited access to this area. hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂŝƐďĂƐĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŚĞ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨŵĂǆŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƚƚŚŝƐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞĞŬƚŽ͗

• WƌŽǀŝĚĞŶĞǁůŝŶŬĂŐĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ movement through the site; and

• Minimise visual impact which will be determined through visual impact assessment.

79 7.7 AREA 7: d,zZK

• sŝƐƵĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƚĂŐĂƚĞǁĂǇŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͖

• dŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŵĂƚƵƌĞƚƌĞĞƐďŽƌĚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖

• ZŽĂĚƐĂĨĞƚǇŝƐƐƵĞƐĚƵĞƚŽůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŝƚĞŽŶĨĂƐƚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŶƚŽĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĂŶĚƉŽŽƌǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚǇĂůŽŶŐ this stretch of road;

• dŚĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚǇŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽŶĨŽŽƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ town.

ϳ͘ϳ͘ϯ DĂŶĚĂƚŽƌǇKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ

dŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƌĞĂϳŵƵƐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨŽƌ͗

• Appropriate Assessment to be carried out for ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽŶƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌ ŝŶŝŶƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇ͕ƚŽ͗ ϳ͘ϳ͘ϭ /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽŶƚĞǆƚ - ƐƐĞƐƐĞǆƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶŽƵƚƐŬŝƌƚƐŽĨ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂůŽŶŐƐŝƚĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ͖ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌĂŶĚďŽƵŶĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚďǇƚŚĞƚŚǇZŽĂĚ ;EϳϴͿĂŶĚKƌŵŽŶĚĞƌŝĐŬ͘ƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶ - ƐƐĞƐƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽŶǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͕ ;^ͿƌƵŶƐƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐďŽƵŶĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŐŝǀĞŶƚŽƚŚĞŚŝŐŚ ƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚďǇĂŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚďǇ ŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚǇŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͖ woodland. - ŶƐƵƌĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŵĂƚƵƌĞƚƌĞĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘ /ƚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇŐƌĞĞŶĮĞůĚǁŝƚŚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŵĂƚƵƌĞ trees bordering the site. dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϱ͘ϯŚĂĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶǌŽŶĞĚ for industrial use.

ϳ͘ϳ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ

<ĞǇĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐƚŽďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ proposals include:

• dŚĞƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌĂƌƌŽǁĂŶĚZŝǀĞƌEŽƌĞ ^ƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ;ϰϬϬŵͿĂŶĚƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝŶŝŶƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇ bordering the eastern side of the site;

• dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂƌĞĂŽĨĞǆƚƌĞŵĞĂƋƵŝĨĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚǇ͖

• dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇƵŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚ͖ ƌĞĂϳ͗ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ

ϴϬ 07

• ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂĸĐŝŵƉĂĐƚĂŶĚƌŽĂĚƐĂĨĞƚǇ͖Ă ƌŽĂĚƐĂĨĞƚǇĂƵĚŝƚĂŶĚƚƌĂĸĐŝŵƉĂĐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ŵĂǇďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͖

- ^ĞĞŬƚŚĞƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶŽĨŵĂƚƵƌĞƚƌĞĞƐ͖

- Minimise visual impact which should be determined through a visual impact assessment;

- Incorporate pedestrian routes from the town centre to the site

- Proposals for development should ensure measures for waste water treatment in order to ŵŝƟŐĂƚĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘

ϳ͘ϳ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ

>ĂŶĚhƐĞ dŚĞƚŚǇZŽĂĚƐŝƚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂŶĂƌĞĂĨŽƌ industrial development. dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚΘĐĐĞƐƐ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚŚǇZŽĂĚ;EϳϴͿĂŶĚĂŶǇ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽƚĂŬĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚŽĨƚƌĂĸĐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚĂŶĚƌŽĂĚƐĂĨĞƚǇŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ undeveloped there is limited access to the site. hƌďĂŶĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ ďĂƐĞĚŽŶŵŝƟŐĂƟŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚŵŝŶŝŵŝƐŝŶŐƚƌĂĸĐŝŵƉĂĐƚĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƌŝƐŬƐ͘

ϴϭ ϴϮ 08 Development Objectives and Implementation Ϭϴ Ϭϴ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ

ϴ͘ϭ͘ϭ ŽŶĞĚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐǇŝƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨ ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŚŝŐŚͲ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞŵŽǀŝŶŐďǇĨŽŽƚ͕ĐǇĐůĞ ůŝŐŚƚĞĚĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶŚĂƉƚĞƌϳ͘DŽƌĞ ŽƌĐĂƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚŶŽĚĞƐŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐƐĐŚŽŽůƐŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞǁŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĞĂĐŚďůŽĐŬŝƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶdĂďůĞϴ͘ϭ͘ ƉĂƩĞƌŶƐůŝŬĞůǇƚŽďĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďǇƚŚĞŬĞǇĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ &ŝŐƵƌĞϴ͘ϭŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĞĂĐŚďůŽĐŬŝŶƚŚĞ areas. context of the overall plan. ϴ͘ϭ͘ϯ dŚĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKďũĞĐƟǀĞDĂƉƚĂŬĞƐƚŚŝƐ ϴ͘ϭ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKďũĞĐƟǀĞƐDĂƉ;&ŝŐƵƌĞϴ͘ϭͿ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚ has been produced to incorporate the movement ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌŝƐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŬĞǇ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞƌĂŌWůĂŶ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨ development areas.

ϴϯ Table 8.1: Site Development Brief Infrastructure Requirements.

AREA 1: AREA 2: AREA 3: AREA 4: ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚůŽĐŬƐ ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞYƵĂƌƚĞƌ ƌĚƌĂYƵĂƌƚĞƌ ĂƌƌĂĐŬΘWĂƌŝƐŚ 'ůĂŶďŝĂ^ŝƚĞʹDŝǆĞĚ ͲDŝǆĞĚhƐĞ ͲZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů >ĂŶĚƐͲZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů hƐĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝƚĞ development

Required ĂƌWĂƌŬŝŶŐ dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ dŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌ infrastructure to be access points and access points and pedestrian routes delivered in tandem WĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŝĚŐĞ pedestrian routes pedestrian routes that allow for direct with development ͲƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ that allow access that allow access access routes to the pedestrian crossings through the site and through the site and main shopping area; to the Castlecomer provide for direct provide the most ĞŵĞƐŶĞ͘ access to the centre direct access route ,ŝŐŚYƵĂůŝƚǇƉƵďůŝĐ ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶͬƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ to the main shopping Realm ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞǇĐůĞǁĂǇƐ ŵŝǆĞĚƵƐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ area; and pedestrian routes site.; ĂƌWĂƌŬŝŶŐ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽƉĞŶ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůǀĞŚŝĐƵůĂƌ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽƉĞŶ space and improve access for Chatsworth space ŶĞĂƌďǇƉůĂǇĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ Street

New pedestrian Access from the Square

&ĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ

AREA 5: AREA 6: AREA 7: ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚůŽĐŬƐ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚ ĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ ŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ

Required dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁ Provision of improved Provision of improved infrastructure to be road infrastructure road infrastructure pedestrian routes to delivered in tandem ĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐůŝŶŬƐƚŽ ǁŝƚŚĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐ the town. with development EϳϴĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂĂƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉĂůĂƐƐ//ͬ Provision of indicated on the ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƉĂƌŬ appropriate waste associated masterplan ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ water treatment in ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŵŝƟŐĂƚĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ against groundwater ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐƉůĂǇ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ

ϴϰ dK>K',

dKd,z Θh>/E

dK>>zZ''d

<z͗

dϭŶŚĂŶĐĞĚWĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚΘ dƌĂĸĐĂůŵŝŶŐ

Key Nodes

ǆŝƐƟŶŐZŽĂĚ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ

WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚZŽĂĚ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ <zs>KWDEdZ^ 1 ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞYƵĂƌƚĞƌ dϯEĞǁŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚǇĐůĞͬWĞĚ>ŝŶŬƐ

ƌĚƌĂ2 K^ϭŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ 3 ĂƌƌĂĐŬƐĂŶĚWĂƌŝƐŚ>ĂŶĚƐ W^ϮWůĂǇ^ƉĂĐĞ 4 'ůĂŶďŝĂ^ŝƚĞ dK<EEz 5 <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇZŽĂĚŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚĞŶƚƌĞ /EϮhƉŐƌĂĚĞtĂƐƚĞtĂƚĞƌdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ 6 ĂůůǇŚŝŵŵŝŶ EĞǁWĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƌŝĚŐĞ 7 ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ

FIGURE 8.1. ^d>KDZs>KWDEdK:d/s^DW 85 ϴϲ Appendix 01 Open Space Assessment

Appendix 01 Open Space AsͲ

A1 A1.1: OPEN SPACE 1

>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ͗ ŽƌŶĞƌKĨĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚ;^ĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰͿ ^ŝǌĞ͗ Ϭ͘ϯϭ,Ă dǇƉĞ͗ ŵĞŶŝƚǇ

ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝƐĂŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘WŚǇƐŝĐĂůĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚ due to the steep slopes surrounding it. YƵĂůŝƚǇ /ƚŝƐĂǀŝƐƵĂůůǇĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƐŝƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐǀŝƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͘/ƚŝƐƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚŽŶ ƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůƚƵƉĂƌĞĂĂƚĂũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƵƌƌŽĂĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂůƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞŝƐƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĚďǇĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐƐƚĂƚƵĞ͕ůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĨŽƌŵĂů ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůǀĂůƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐǁĞůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚůŝƩĞƌďŝŶ͘dŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂƌĞĂĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƚƌĞĞƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞďĂĐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘ŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůƉĂƚŚǁĂǇďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞĚŐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚƐ͘ WƌŝŵĂƌǇƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŵĞŶŝƚǇ Management and dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐǁĞůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘ Maintenance sĂůƵĞ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝƐǀĂůƵĂďůĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŝƚƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůƌŽůĞ͘

ϴϵ A1.2: OPEN SPACE 2

>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ͗ KƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽǇƐEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů;^ĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰͿ ^ŝǌĞ͗ Ϭ͘ϱϴ,Ă dǇƉĞ͗ ŵĞŶŝƚǇͬ>ŝŶĞĂƌ

ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝƐĂŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘ YƵĂůŝƚǇ /ƚŝƐĂǀŝƐƵĂůůǇĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵŐŽŽĚǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƉŽŝŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƵƉůĂŶĚůĂŶĚͲ ƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĂƚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘dŚĞƉĂƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐƵƐĞĚƌĂŝůǁĂǇƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶĞǆƚĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƌĞŶŽĨŽƌŵĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůǀĂůƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŝƚŝƐǁĞůů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƉƵďůŝĐƐĞĂƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͘ WƌŝŵĂƌǇƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŵĞŶŝƚǇĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘ Management and dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐǁĞůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘ Maintenance sĂůƵĞ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝƐǀĂůƵĂďůĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŝƚƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƚǇĂŶĚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůƌŽůĞ͘

90 A1A1 A1.3: OPEN SPACE 3

>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ͗ ^ŽĐĐĞƌĂŶĚ'WŝƚĐŚĞƐ;^ĞĞ&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘ϰͿ ^ŝǌĞ͗ ϱ͘ϭϯ,Ă dǇƉĞ͗ ŵĞŶŝƚǇ

ĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞŽĨƚǁŽĂƌĞĂƐĨŽƌŽƵƚĚŽŽƌĨŽƌŵĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂƐŽĐĐĞƌĂŶĚ' ƉŝƚĐŚ͘/ƚŝƐǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌǇƐĞĐƚŽƌƐŽǁŶĞĚĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƵƐĞĨŽƌ'ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐŝŶ ĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚƵĞƚŽŶĞǁĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇƌŽĂĚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƚŽǁŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ͘dŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞŝƐŝŶŐŽŽĚƉƌŽǆŝŵŝƚǇƚŽƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĂŶĚƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůǇĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶͲ ƟĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂƌĞĂ͘ YƵĂůŝƚǇ dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƉŽŽƌůǇŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚĂƐŝƚŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƚŚĞďĂĐŬͲ ůĂŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůǌŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇůŝŵŝƚĞĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĨŽƌĂŵĞŶŝƚǇƵƐĞďƵƚƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇŽĨƚŚĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞĐŽƵůĚďĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚďǇƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĨŽƌ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚǇŽŶƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞ͘ WƌŝŵĂƌǇƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ &ŽƌŵĂůŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů Management and dŚĞƐŝƚĞƐĂƌĞǁĞůůŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘ Maintenance sĂůƵĞ dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝƐǀĂůƵĂďůĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŝƚƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƚǇ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůƌŽůĞ͘

91 92 Appendix 02 Ƶŝůƚ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ

Appendix 02 Record of ProͲ tected StrucͲ tures and NaͲ ƟŽŶĂů/ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌǇ 94 A2

A2.1: CASTLECOMER SITES AND MONUMENTS RECORD

SMR No ůĂƐƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ dŽǁŶůĂŶĚ A <<ϬϬϱͲϬϯϯϬϬϭͲ ĂƐƚůĞͲhŶĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚ Ardra

<<ϬϬϱͲϬϯϯϬϬϮͲ ĂƐƚůĞͲDŽƩĞ Ardra C <<ϬϬϱͲϬϯϰͲͲͲͲ Church Ardra <<ϬϬϱͲϬϯϰϬϬϭͲ 'ƌĂǀĞǇĂƌĚ Ardra E <<ϬϬϱͲϬϴϮͲͲͲͲ dŽǁŶ Castlecomer & <<ϬϬϱͲϬϴϭͲͲͲͲ ,ŽƵƐĞͲϭϲƚŚͬϭϳƚŚĞŶƚƵƌǇ ƌƵŵŐŽŽůĞ

G <<ϬϬϲͲϬϬϮͲͲͲͲ ZŝƚƵĂů^ŝƚĞͲ,ŽůǇtĞů ƌƵŵŐŽŽůĞ

H <<ϬϬϲͲϬϬϯͲͲͲͲ Mine ƌƵŵŐŽŽůĞ

A2.2: CASTLECOMER RECORD OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES

ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ NIAH Ref RPS Ref Entrance gate Entrance gate and lodge to Castlecomer House ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ 12301061, 1 C66 and lodge to Castlecomer House C of I Church ^ƚ͘DĂƌǇ͛ƐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ͕ĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞͲŚĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ 12301062 C59 & C29 ŽĂƌĚŽĨ&ŝƌƐƚ&ƌƵŝƚƐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚŚƵƌĐŚ͕ďƵŝůƚϭϴϭϴ͘ Stable buildings ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞ͕&ŽƌŵĞƌƐƚĂďůĞƐĂŶĚǇĂƌĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŽĨ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ Eͬ C510 Castlecomer House Entrance gates ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞ͕&ŽƌŵĞƌĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞŐĂƚĞƐ͕ƉŝĞƌƐĂŶĚ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϭ C509 and railings railings to Castlecomer House C of I Church ^ƚ͘DĂƌǇ͛ƐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ͕ĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞͲŚĞŝŐŚƚ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ 12301062 C296 & C5 ŽĂƌĚŽĨ&ŝƌƐƚ&ƌƵŝƚƐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚŚƵƌĐŚ͕ďƵŝůƚϭϴϭϴ͘ Gate Lodge ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽǀĞƌďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚdƵĚŽƌ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ Eͬ C331 ƐƚǇůĞŐĂƚĞůŽĚŐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ͘ƵƌŶƚŝŶϭϵϲϱ͕ůŽĚŐĞŚĂƐďŽǁ windows. dŚĞKůĚDŝůů dŚĞKůĚDŝůůZĂĐĞ ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ Eͬ C67 Race Glebe House ^ĞǀĞŶͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ>ƉůĂŶ ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Eͬ C507 and half hexagon bow at North end Parochial House dŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚWĂƌŽĐŚŝĂůŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301024 C506 ϭϵϬϬŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐĨĂďƌŝĐŽĨĞĂƌůŝĞƌŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬǁŝƚŚ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂůƐƚǇůĞƉŽƌĐŚ͘ 'ĂƌĚĂĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ͕ŶŝŶĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŝŶĨĂŶƚƌǇďĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͕Đ͘ ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϰ ϰϴϲ former ϭϴϬϬ͘ Spa Well dŚĞ^ƉĂtĞůů͗ĂƌƵƐƟĐĂƌĐŚĨŽůůǇďƵŝůƚŽŶƚŚĞtĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚ &ŽƌŵĞƌ Eͬ ϲϴ ƐƚĂƚĞďǇ>ĂĚǇŶŶKƌŵŽŶĚĞƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŵŝŶĞƌĂů Wandesford Estate, ƐƉĂǁĂƚĞƌƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďǇƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŝƌŽŶĂŶĚƐƵůƉŚƵƌ now Castlecomer ƚƌĂĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶĞĂƌďǇ Golf Club grounds ĐŽĂůƐĞĂŵƐĐ͘ϭϴϬϬ͘

95 ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ NIAH Ref RPS Ref ͚dŚĞŽƩĂŐĞ͛ ͚dŚĞŽƩĂŐĞ͕͛dŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ Chatsworth Street Eͬ ϱϬϴ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞŝŶ/ƚĂůŝĂŶĂƚĞƐƚǇůĞǁŝƚŚŚĂůĨŽĐƚĂŐŽŶďŽǁĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĞĂƌůŝĞƌƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ Avalon Inn, dŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇ͕ High Street 12301005 C494 ,ŽƵƐĞ;ŶŽǁŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇǁŝŶŐ͘dƌŝͲƉĂƌƟƚĞƐĂƐŚǁŝŶĚŽǁƐǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞ ƵƐĞĂƐŚŽƚĞůͿ original crown glass. House dǁŽͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ High Street Eͬ C493 House dǁŽͲďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ High Street Eͬ C492 House >ĂZŝǀĞ͕dŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĞŶĚͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ High Street Eͬ C491 ǁŝƚŚĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚĚŽŽƌǁĂǇǁŝƚŚďůŽĐŬĞĚŐƌĂŶŝƚĞ architecture WŽƐƚKĸĐĞ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ͕ĮǀĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƉŽƐƚŽĸĐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ High Street 12301014 C496 ƉŽƐƐŝďůǇŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůǇZ/ďĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͕ŽŶĐŽƌŶĞƌƐŝƚĞ͘ House ϱďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĂŝƐĞĚƋŽƵŝŶƐ͕ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;Ϳ 12301021, 1 C50 ƉĂƌĂƉĞƚĂŶĚƌĂŝƐĞĚĞŶĚƐƚĂĐŬƐ͘/ŶĨƌŽŶƚŐŽŽĚƌĂŝůŝŶŐƐĂŶĚ good set of raised piers House ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;EͿ 12301010 C46 ϭϴϬϬĂŶĚĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚ͘D͘,ĂƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŶƉŚĂƌŵĂĐǇ͘ House &ŝǀĞĂǇ͕ƚǁŽƐƚŽƌĞǇ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŶŐůĞƌŽƵŶĚͲ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;EͿ 12301009 C45 headed doorcase and leaded fan light House ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱǁŝƚŚ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;EͿ 12301011 C47 ĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚƚŽůĞŌ͘ House ĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚĂƉĂŝƌŽĨƚŚƌĞĞďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞƐ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;EͿ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϭϮͲϭϯ ϰϴ one with a simple doorcase House &ŝǀĞďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;EͿ Eͬ C49 ĂŶŬ ĂŶŬKĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚ͘dĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕ĮǀĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;EͿ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϬϴ C44 ĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱǁŝƚŚĞůůŝƉƟĐĂůͲŚĞĂĚĞĚĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞǁĂǇ͘ House &ŽƵƌͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱǁŝƚŚŽƌŝĐƉŽƌƟĐŽ͕ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;^Ϳ 12301051 ϱϯΘϰϴ ĨŽƌŵĞƌůǇŽŽŐĂŶ͛ƐWƵď͕ŶŽǁƚŚĞ>ŝŵĞdƌĞĞŝƐƚƌŽ House dǁŽƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĞůŝƉƟĐĂůͲŚĞĂĚĞĚĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚ͘ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;^Ϳ 12301053 C54 House >ĂƌŐĞϰďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ͕ǁŝƚŚƐƋƵĂƌĞͲ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;^Ϳ 12301054 C55 headed doorcas and leaded light. Houses, row of dŚƌĞĞƚǁŽƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚ͚DĐ<ĞŶŶĂ͛ǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŵƉůĞ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;^Ϳ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϱϱͲϱϳ C56 three ƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚĂŶĚŐŽŽĚůĞƩĞƌŝŶŐ Public House dǁŽƉƵďůŝĐŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ďŽƚŚĮǀĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇ͘ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;^Ϳ Eͬ C52 House ,ŽƵƐĞŽŶĐŽƌŶĞƌĂŶĚ͚>ǇƐƚĞƌ͛ƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚ͕ĨŽƵƌďĂǇƐ͕ƚǁŽ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;^Ϳ 12301050 C51 ƐƚŽƌĞǇƐ͘ House dŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŵŝĚͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚďŽǁͲĨƌŽŶƚ͘ High Street, No. 26 12301007 C495 House &ŽƵƌͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŵŝĚͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚŐƌŽƵŶĚ High Street, No. 5 12301051 ϰϴϵΘϱ ůĞǀĞůďŝƐƚƌŽƚƌĂĚŝŶŐĂƐ͚dŚĞ>ŝŵĞdƌĞĞ͛ ͚YƵŝŶŶƐ͕͛,ŽƵƐĞ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚ͕ƚǁŽͲďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ͘^ŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301049 C64 ĂĚĚĞĚĐ͘ϭϴϳϱ dĞƌƌĂĐĞ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ;ϴŚŽƵƐĞƐͿ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301072 C65 House ŶĚŽĨƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ͘ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301034 C63 dŝŵďĞƌƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚŝŶƐĞƌƚĞĚĐ͘ϭϴϳϱƚŽŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌ͘ House dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚ͕ĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ͕ƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301033 C62 ĂĚĚĞĚĐ͘ϭϵϬϬ͚͘K͛ƌĂŽŝŶĂŝŶƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚ͘ House ŶĚŽĨƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕&ŽƵƌͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚǁĞůůŝŶŐͬƐŚŽƉ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301031 C500 ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ͘^ŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚĂĚĚĞĚĐ͘ϭϵϬϬ͘ZĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ c. 1950.

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ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ NIAH Ref RPS Ref House dŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚǁĞůůŝŶŐͬƐŚŽƉƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301030 C499 ǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕ǁŝƚŚĞůůŝƉƟĐĂůŚĞĂĚĞĚĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞǁĂǇĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚĂĚĚĞĚĐ͘ϭϴϳϱ͘ House dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚ͕ƚǁŽͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚǁĞůůŝŶŐͬƐŚŽƉƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐ͕Đ͘ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301029 ϰϵϴ ϭϴϮϱǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƉĨƌŽŶƚĂĚĚĞĚĐ͘ϭϵϬϬ͘ Public House ĂǀǇƵŐŐǇ͛ƐWƵď͕ƚǁŽͲďĂǇ͕ƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĚǁĞůůŝŶŐͬƉƵďůŝĐ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ 12301032 C501 house. DĂƌŬĞƚ,ŽƵƐĞ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂůƐƚǇůĞDĂƌŬĞƚ,ŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;Ϳ 12301047 C61 ϭϴϬϬ͘DĂŝŶďůŽĐŬǁŝƚŚƉĞĚŝŵĞŶƚĞĚǁŝŶŐƐ͘/ƚŝƐƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂůͲŚĞĂĚĞĚǁǇĂƩǁŝŶĚŽǁƐŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ŇŽŽƌ͘ZĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚϭϴϳϱ͕ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞůǇƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚϭϵϵϳ͘ ƩƌŝďƵƚĂďůĞƚŽ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐ:ŽŚŶƐƚŽŶ;ϭϳϲϭͲϭϴϮϵͿ Catholic Church ĂƚŚŽůŝĐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ/ŵŵĂĐƵůĂƚĞŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͘ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;Ϳ 12301039 C60 ƐŝǆďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞŚĞŝŐŚƚ'ŽƚŚŝĐZĞǀŝǀĂůĂƚŚŽůŝĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ďƵŝůƚ ϭϴϯϲͲϭϴϰϯ͘ Model Housing ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕WĂƌƚŽĨĂhͲWůĂŶƚƌƐĂŶĚƌĂŌƐƐƚǇůĞ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϰϮͲϰϱ C502 model housing development of 1913 23A Model Housing ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕WĂƌƚŽĨĂhͲWůĂŶƚƌƐĂŶĚƌĂŌƐƐƚǇůĞ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϰϮͲϰϱ C503 model housing development of 1913 Ϯϯ Model Housing ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕WĂƌƚŽĨĂhͲWůĂŶƚƌƐĂŶĚƌĂŌƐƐƚǇůĞ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ Eͬ C504 model housing development of 1913 24A Model Housing ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕ZŽǇĂů/ƌŝƐŚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇŽĸĐĞƌƐ͛ŚŽƵƐĞƐ͘ <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϰϮͲϰϱ C505 WĂƌƚŽĨĂhͲWůĂŶƌƚƐĂŶĚƌĂŌƐƐƚǇůĞŵŽĚĞůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ Ϯϰ development of 1913 DŝůůƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŇŽƵƌŵŝůůͬƐĂǁŵŝůů͘ŽƵďůĞŚĞŝŐŚƚĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů Mill Lane ϭϮϯϬϭϬϱϴ C497 ƐƚǇůĞŇŽƵƌŵŝůůǁŝƚŚĐ͘ϭϴϬϬƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůǇŝŶƵƐĞĂƐƐĂǁ ŵŝůůϭϵϬϮ͘^ĞǀĞŶďĂǇ͕>ͲƉůĂŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘ School ŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů͕ƉƌĞϭϵϬϮͲƐŝŶŐůĞͲ Dŝůů>ĂŶĞ͕ŽīdŚĞ 12301059 C490 ƐƚŽƌĞǇŵĂƐŽŶƌǇƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚƚĂůůƉŽƌĐŚĂŶĚǁŝĚĞĞĂǀĞƐ͘ Square ŝƌĐƵůĂƌƉůĂƋƵĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚ͚tĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚEĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĐŚŽŽů͛ ƌŝĚŐĞ ZŽĂĚŽǀĞƌƌŝǀĞƌďƌŝĚŐĞ͘&ŝǀĞͲƐƉĂŶƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂůĂƌĐŚĞƐŽĨ KǀĞƌƚŚĞŝŶŝŶ 12301001 ϭϯ ǀĂƌǇŝŶŐƐŝǌĞĂŶĚǁŝƚŚĂŶŐůĞĚĐƵƚǁĂƚĞƌƐ͘dŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶŵŽƐƚ ;ĞĞŶͿZŝǀĞƌ ĂƌĐŚůĞĂĚƐŽŶƚŽĂŚĞĂĚƌĂĐĞƚŽŶĞĂƌďǇŇŽƵƌĂŶĚƐĂǁŵŝůůƐ͘ dŚĞƐƉĂŶĚƌĞůƐŚĂǀĞWĂůůĂĚŝĂŶŵŽƟĨƐ͘ƵŝůƚƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚďǇ'ĞŽƌŐĞ^ŵŝƚŚ;ŇϭϳϲϯϳͿ͘ ƌŝĚŐĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂůĂƌĐŚǁŝƚŚĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞƐƚƌŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƐĞĂŶĚ KǀĞƌƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇŽĨ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϭϴ ϴϬ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞǀŽƵƐƐŽŝƌƐĐĂƌƌŝĞƐĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌͲůŽŐŚƌŽĂĚŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞŝŶŝŶ;ĞĞŶͿ ƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌǇŽĨŝŶŝŶZŝǀĞƌ͘ River Houses, row of KŶĞƚŚƌĞĞďĂǇĂŶĚŽŶĞĨŽƵƌďĂǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞĂƌĐŚ͘ Swan Road Eͬ ϱϴ two ŽƚŚƚǁŽƐƚŽƌĞǇ House dŚƌĞĞďĂǇ͕ϮͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ͕ǁŝƚŚƚǁŽ Swan Road 12301015 C57 ĚŽƌŵĞƌƐĂŶĚĞŶĚƐƚĂĐŬƐ

97 A2.3: CASTLECOMER NATIONAL INVENTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Map ƵŝůĚŝŶŐEĂŵĞĂŶĚ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ NIAH Ref Ref A ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌƌŝĚŐĞ &ŝǀĞͲĂƌĐŚƌƵďďůĞůŝŵĞƐƚŽŶĞůĂƐƐŝĐĂůƐƚǇůĞƌŽĂĚďƌŝĚŐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϳϲϬ 12301001 High Street, Castlecomer ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301002 C High Street, Castlecomer dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301003 High Street, Castlecomer ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301004 E Avalon Inn Hotel, High Street, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽǀĞƌďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301005 & High Street, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽǀĞƌďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301006 G Orton House, High Street, Castlecomer ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301007 H ĂŶŬŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϬϴ I Londis, High Street, Castlecomer dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301009 : M. Harrington, High Street, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301010 K High Street, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301011 L hůƚƌĂsŝƐŝŽŶ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301012 M Eurospar, High Street, Castlecomer dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301013 N ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌWŽƐƚKĸĐĞ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƉŽƐƚŽĸĐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301014 Chatsworth Street, Castlecomer O Chatsworth Street, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ 12301015 P Michael Moran, 15 Chatsworth Street, ƩĂĐŚĞĚĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301016 Castlecomer Y Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŐĂďůĞͲĨƌŽŶƚĞĚĞƐƚĂƚĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301017 house, 1920 R Castlecomer ^ŝŶŐůĞͲĂƌĐŚƌƵďďůĞƐƚŽŶĞƌŽĂĚďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌƌŝǀĞƌ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϭϴ S dŚĞŽƩĂŐĞ͕<ŝůƚŽǁŶĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ 12301019 d Chatsworth Street &ƌĞĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĐĂƐƚͲŝƌŽŶǀĞŶƚƉŝƉĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ 12301020 h ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽǀĞƌďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϳϱϬ 12301021 s ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽͲKƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƌĞĂŵĞƌǇ͕,ŝŐŚ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĐƌĞĂŵĞƌǇ͕Đ͘ϭϵϮϱ 12301022 Street, Castlecomer W ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ^ĞŵŝͲĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϮϱ 12301023 y DŽƵŶƚtŝůůŝĂŵƐ;,ŽƵƐĞͿ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;ŽīͿ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƉĂƌŽĐŚŝĂůŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ 12301024 Castlecomer z ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƐŝŶŐůĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301025 ŽŵĞƌĨŽƌĚ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301026 AA '͘ǁǇĞƌ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301027 <ĞůůǇ͛Ɛ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϮϴ AC <ĞůůǇ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301029 <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301030 AE ĞŶƚƌĂů&ƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ^ƚŽƌĞ;dŚĞͿ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301031 Castlecomer & ĂǀǇƵŐŐǇ͛Ɛ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301032 AG KƌĄŽŶĄŝŶͬƌĞŶŶĂŶ;>ĂŶĚĞƌͿ͕ϴϱ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301033 Street, Castlecomer AH DŽůůŽǇ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301034

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Map ƵŝůĚŝŶŐEĂŵĞĂŶĚ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ NIAH Ref Ref AI ϭ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301035 Castlecomer house, c.1900 : ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌWƌĞƐďǇƚĞƌǇ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƉƌĞƐďǇƚĞƌǇ͕Đ͘ϭϴϳϱ 12301036 Castlecomer AK dŚŽŵĂƐŽŽŐĂŶ>ŝďƌĂƌǇ;ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ƩĂĐŚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĐŽŶǀĞŶƚƐĐŚŽŽů͕Đ͘ϭϴϴϬ 12301037 WƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽͿ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ AL ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌWƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽŶǀĞŶƚ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƐŝǆƚĞĞŶͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇĐŽŶǀĞŶƚ͕Đ͘ϭϴϴϬ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϯϴ Street, Castlecomer AM ĂƚŚŽůŝĐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ/ŵŵĂĐƵůĂƚĞŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƐŝǆͲďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞͲŚĞŝŐŚƚ'ŽƚŚŝĐZĞǀŝǀĂůĂƚŚŽůŝĐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ 12301039 <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ Đ͘ϭϴϰϬ AN ϰϵ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301040 AO ϯϭ<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƐŝŶŐůĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϳϱ 12301041 AP Ϯϰď^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇZŽǇĂů/ƌŝƐŚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇŽĸĐĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301042 Castlecomer house, built 1913. Y ϮϰĂ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇZŽǇĂů/ƌŝƐŚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇŽĸĐĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301043 Castlecomer ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ϭϵϭϬͲϭϵϭϱ AR Ϯϯď^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇZŽǇĂů/ƌŝƐŚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇŽĸĐĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301044 Castlecomer house, c.1910 AS ϮϯĂ^ƵŶůŝŐŚƚsŝůůĂƐ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇZŽǇĂů/ƌŝƐŚŽŶƐƚĂďƵůĂƌǇŽĸĐĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301045 Castlecomer house, c.1910 d <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301046 h ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŽƵƌƚŚŽƵƐĞ;ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌDĂƌŬĞƚ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƐŝŶŐůĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇůĂƐƐŝĐĂůͲƐƚǇůĞŵĂƌŬĞƚŚŽƵƐĞ͕ 12301047 ,ŽƵƐĞͿ͕DĂƌŬĞƚ^ƋƵĂƌĞ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ s DƵƌƉŚǇ͕DĂƌŬĞƚ^ƋƵĂƌĞ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϰϴ AW <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301049 y ZŽǇĂůsŝůůĂŐĞ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ƩĂĐŚĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301050 z >ŝŵĞdƌĞĞ;dŚĞͿ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕ 12301051 Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ >ŝŵĞdƌĞĞ;dŚĞͿ͕ϱ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕ 12301052 Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ High Street, Castlecomer dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301053 Holland Condon, High Street, Castlecomer dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ 12301054 DŽƌĂŶ͛Ɛ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301055 McKenna, High Street, Castlecomer dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301056 <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕Dŝůů>ĂŶĞ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ 12301057 & ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ&ůŽƵƌDŝůů;ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ^ĂǁDŝůůͿ͕ ƩĂĐŚĞĚƐĞǀĞŶͲďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞͲŚĞŝŐŚƚŽǀĞƌƌĂŝƐĞĚďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϱϴ Mill Lane, Castlecomer ůĂƐƐŝĐĂůͲƐƚǇůĞŇŽƵƌŵŝůů͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ ' tĂŶĚĞƐĨŽƌĚEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽů͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;ŽīͿ͕ ƩĂĐŚĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞͲŚĞŝŐŚƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĐŚŽŽů͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ 12301059 Castlecomer , ZŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞ;,ŽƵƐĞͿ͕,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;ŽīͿ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬĚǁĂƌĚŝĂŶŚŽƵƐĞ͕ 12301060 Castlecomer c.1900 / ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽǀĞƌďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚdƵĚŽƌͲƐƚǇůĞ 12301061 gate lodge, c.1900 : ^ĂŝŶƚDĂƌǇ͛ƐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĨŽƵƌͲďĂǇĚŽƵďůĞͲŚĞŝŐŚƚŽĂƌĚŽĨ&ŝƌƐƚ&ƌƵŝƚƐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ 12301062 /ƌĞůĂŶĚĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕Đ͘ϭϴϭϱ

99 Map ƵŝůĚŝŶŐEĂŵĞĂŶĚ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ NIAH Ref Ref < KƌŵŽŶĚĞƌŝĐŬ͕ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ;ŽīͿ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ &ƌĞĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐǇĞůůŽǁďƌŝĐŬĐŚŝŵŶĞǇ͕Đ͘ϭϵϮϱ 12301063 > ƌĚƌĂ,ŽƵƐĞ;ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ'ůĞďĞ,ŽƵƐĞͿ͕ƚŚǇ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽĂƌĚŽĨ&ŝƌƐƚ&ƌƵŝƚƐŐůĞďĞ 12301064 Road, Castlecomer ŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϭϱ D ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ 'ĂƚĞǁĂǇ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301065 E ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ZĞŵĂŝŶƐŽĨĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌhŶŝŽŶtŽƌŬŚŽƵƐĞĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301066 K ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĞŝŐŚƚͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301067 W Chatsworth Street, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚǁŽͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŽƵƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϳϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϲϴ Y ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŽƵďůĞŐĂƚĞǁĂǇ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ 12301069 Z ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϮϱ 12301070 ^ ,ŽůŽŚĂŶ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϳϱ 12301071 d Ϯ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛ƐŚŽƵƐĞ͕ 12301072 Castlecomer c.1900 h ϯ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301073 Castlecomer ŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ s ϰ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛Ɛ 12301074 Castlecomer ŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ t ϱ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛ƐŚŽƵƐĞ͕ 12301075 Castlecomer c.1900 y ϲ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛ƐŚŽƵƐĞ͕ 12301076 Castlecomer c.1900 z ϳ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛ƐŚŽƵƐĞ͕ 12301077 Castlecomer c.1900 ϴ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞdĞƌƌĂĐĞ͕<ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞƐƚŽƌĞǇƌĞĚďƌŝĐŬŵŝŶĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛Ɛ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϳϴ Castlecomer ŚŽƵƐĞǁŝƚŚĚŽƌŵĞƌĂƫĐ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ CA ĂƚŚŽůŝĐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ/ŵŵĂĐƵůĂƚĞŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͕ 'ƌĂǀĞǇĂƌĚǁŝƚŚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐƵƚͲƐƚŽŶĞŵĂƌŬĞƌƐ͕ϭϳϱϬͲϮϬϬϬ 12301079 <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ,ŝŐŚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ;ŽīͿ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϬ CC ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ƚŚǇZŽĂĚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ 'ĂƚĞǁĂǇ͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϭ ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ^ĞĐƟŽŶŽĨďƌŽŬĞŶĐŽƵƌƐĞĚƐƋƵĂƌĞĚƌƵďďůĞƐĂŶĚƐƚŽŶĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϮ ǁĂůů͕Đ͘ϭϴϱϬ CE ϭϳĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ dĞƌƌĂĐĞĚ͕ƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϵϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϯ & ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌDŝůŝƚĂƌǇĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͕ĂƌƌĂĐŬ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŶŝŶĞͲďĂǇƚŚƌĞĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŝŶĨĂŶƚƌǇďĂƌƌĂĐŬƐ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϰ Castlecomer CG Castlecomer House, Castlecomer &ƌĞĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŶŐůĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚĂŐĞŝĐĞŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϬϬ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϱ CH Castlecomer House, Castlecomer ^ŝŶŐůĞͲĂƌĐŚƌƵďďůĞƐƚŽŶĞƌŽĂĚďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌƌŝǀĞƌ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϲ CI Castlecomer House, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĮǀĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇdƵĚŽƌͲƐƚǇůĞůĂƵŶĚƌǇ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϳ : Castlecomer House, Castlecomer ^ŝŶŐůĞͲƐƉĂŶƌŽĂĚďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌƌŝǀĞƌ͕Đ͘ϭϵϬϬ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϴ CK <ŝůŬĞŶŶǇ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ĂƐƚůĞĐŽŵĞƌ ŶĚͲŽĨͲƚĞƌƌĂĐĞƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƐŝŶŐůĞͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ ϭϮϯϬϭϬϴϵ CL Castlecomer dǁŽͲĂƌĐŚƌƵďďůĞƐƚŽŶĞŚƵŵƉďĂĐŬƌŽĂĚďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌƌŝǀĞƌ͕ 12400502 Đ͘ϭϴϮϱ CM Smithstown House, Castlecomer ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚƚŚƌĞĞͲďĂǇƚǁŽͲƐƚŽƌĞǇŚŽƵƐĞ͕Đ͘ϭϴϳϱ 12400503 CN Smithstown House, Castlecomer &ĂƌŵǇĂƌĚĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͕Đ͘ϭϴϳϱ 12400504

100 >'E RPS Structures NIAH Structures RPS & NIAH Structures ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ

FIGURE A2.1 ^d>KDZZKZK&WZKdd^dZhdhZ^^d/KE >'E RPS Structures NIAH Structures RPS & NIAH Structures ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ

FIGURE A2.2 ^d>KDZZKZK&WZKdd^dZhdhZ^^d/KE

102 C495 / G

C48 / K C45 / I C48 / L

C50 / U

C56 / BE C53 / C48 / AY C56 / BD

C54 / BA

C65 / BT C505 / AS

C505 / AQ C65 / BW

C65 / BY C503 / AR

>'E RPS Structures C60 / AM NIAH Structures RPS & NIAH Structures ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ

FIGURE A2.3 ^d>KDZZKZK&WZKdd^dZhdhZ^^d/KE

103 >'E RPS Structures NIAH Structures RPS & NIAH Structures ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWůĂŶŽƵŶĚĂƌǇ

FIGURE A2.3 ^d>KDZZKZK&WZKdd^dZhdhZ^^d/KE

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106 Appendix 03 EĂƟǀĞdƌĞĞƐĂŶĚ^ŚƌƵďƐ

Appendix 03 EĂƟǀĞdƌĞĞƐ and Shrubs

ϯ͘ϭ͗EĂƟǀĞdƌĞĞƐĂŶĚ^ŚƌƵďƐ

Common Name >ĂƟŶEĂŵĞ Height Suitable Suitable ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞ&ŽƌdƵďƐ͕ 'ƵŝĚĞdŽWůĂŶƟŶŐ͗^ĞĞ<ĞǇ ;DĂǆͿ &ŽƌWƵďůŝĐ &Žƌ^ƚƌĞĞƚƐ Containers And ĞůŽǁ Open And ZĂŝƐĞĚĞĚƐƚĐ͘ Spaces ŽŶĮŶĞĚ Spaces

Alder ůŶƵƐŐůƵƟŶŽƐĂ 22m zĞƐ No zĞƐ W^

Alder buckthorn &ƌĂŶŐƵůĂĂůŶƵƐ 6m zĞƐ No zĞƐ

Arbutus Arbutus unedo ϴŵ zĞƐ No zĞƐ EŽƚĨƌŽƐƚŚĂƌĚǇ

Ash &ƌĂǆŝŶƵƐĞǆĐĞůƐŝŽƌ Ϯϴŵ zĞƐ No No /W^

Aspen Populus tremula 24m zĞƐ No No W^sEŽƚĐůŽƐĞƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ

Bird cherry Prunus padus 14m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ P

Bramble ZƵďƵƐĨƌƵĐƟĐŽƐƵƐ 2m No No No ͬ,ŶŽƚĞ͗ƚĞŶĚƐƚŽďĞŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ

Broom ǇƟƐƵƐƐĐŽƉĂƌŝƵƐ 2m zĞƐ No zĞƐ *

Burnet rose Rosa 2m zĞƐ No zĞƐ͕ďƵƚǀŝŐŽƌŽƵƐ ͬ,

Common (or hůĞǆĞƵƌŽƉĞĂƵƐ 2.5m zĞƐ No /ŶĂƌƵƌĂůƐĞƫŶŐ ,s

Crab apple DĂůƵƐƐǇůǀĞƐƚƌŝƐ 6m zĞƐ No No AHIP

Dog rose Rosa canina 2m zĞƐ No zĞƐsŝŐŽƌŽƵƐ ͬ,

Downy birch ĞƚƵĂůƉƵďĞƐĐĞŶƐ ϭϴŵ zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ /W

Elder Sambucus nigra 6m zĞƐ No No s

, Guelder rose sŝďƵƌŶƵŵŽƉƵůƵƐ 4.5m zĞƐ No No

Crataegus Hawthorn 9m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ AHIPS ŵŽŶŽŐǇŶĂ AHS ,ĂǌĞů ŽƌǇůƵƐĂǀĞůůĂŶĂ 6m zĞƐ No No

AHPS Holly Ilex aquifolium 15m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ

Lonicera Honeysuckle climber zĞƐ On walls No C ƉĞƌŝĐůǇŵĞŶƵŵ climber* Ivy Hedera helix zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ C

109 Common Name >ĂƟŶEĂŵĞ Height Suitable Suitable ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞ&ŽƌdƵďƐ͕ 'ƵŝĚĞdŽWůĂŶƟŶŐ͗^ĞĞ<ĞǇ ;DĂǆͿ &ŽƌWƵďůŝĐ &Žƌ^ƚƌĞĞƚƐ Containers And ĞůŽǁ Open And ZĂŝƐĞĚĞĚƐƚĐ͘ Spaces ŽŶĮŶĞĚ Spaces :ƵŶŝƉĞƌƵƐ zĞƐ Juniper 6m No No S communis /ŽŶůǇƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌůĂƌŐĞ Pedunculate oak YƵĞƌĐƵƐƌŽďƵƌ 30m zĞƐ No No spaces

Privet Ligustrum vulgare 3m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ No

Purging Rhamnus 4.5m No No No ,Ws buckthorn ĐĂƚŚĂƌƟĐĂ

Rowan or Sorbus 9m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ ,/W mountain ash aucuparia Scots pine WŝŶƵƐƐǇůǀĞƐƚƌŝƐ 24m zĞƐ No No AI Sessile oak YƵĞƌĐƵƐƉĞƚƌĂĞĂ 30m zĞƐ No No /ŽŶůǇƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌůĂƌŐĞ spaces Silver birch ĞƚƵůĂƉĞŶĚƵůĂ ϭϴŵ zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ /W Sloe, blackthorn Prunus spinosa 3m zĞƐ No No ,Ws

Spindle ƵŽŶǇŵŽƵƐ 7.5m zĞƐ No No H europaeus Western (or hůĞǆŐĂůůŝŝ 1.5m zĞƐ No zĞƐ * mountain) gorse Whitebeam ^ŽƌďƵƐĂƌŝĂͬ 12m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ IPS spp. ^͘ĂŶŐůŝĐĂͬ^͘ devoniensis ͬ^͘ŚŝďĞƌŶŝĐĂͬ^͘ ůĂƟĨŽůŝĂͬ^͘ rupicola Wild cherry Prunus avium 15m zĞƐ zĞƐ zĞƐ AHI Willow spp. Salix spp. 6m Some No No sEŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŶĞĂƌ buildings or services Wych elm hůŵƵƐŐůĂďƌ 30m zĞƐ No PS

Yew dĂǆƵƐďĂĐĐĂƚĂ 14m zĞƐ No zĞƐ AIPS

'ƵŝĚĞƚŽWůĂŶƟŶŐ<ĞǇ͗ ʹ'ƌŽǁƐŝŶĂǁŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨƐŽŝůƐ ʹdŽůĞƌĂƚĞƐŽƌƉƌĞĨĞƌƐĚĂŵƉĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ʹůŝŵďĞƌ ,ʹ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌŚĞĚŐŝŶŐ /ʹ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĂƐĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƚƌĞĞ WʹdŽůĞƌĂƚĞƐƐŵŽŬĞŽƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ^ʹdŽůĞƌĂƚĞƐƐŚĂĚĞ sʹ/ŶǀĂƐŝǀĞ ΎͲdŽůĞƌĂƚĞƐĚƌǇĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ

110