MONAGHAN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019 - 2025 Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin March 2019 Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Section Section Name Page No. 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Plan Area 1 1.2 Plan Title 2 1.3 Legal Status 3 1.4 Challenges for County Monaghan 5 1.5 Content and Format 6 1.6 Preparation of the Draft Plan 6 1.7 Pre-Draft Consultation 6 1.8 Stakeholder Consultation 7 1.9 Chief Executive’s Report 7 1.10 Strategic Aim 7 1.11 Strategic Objectives 7 1.12 Policy Context 8 1.13 Strategic Environmental Assessment 15 1.14 Appropriate Assessment 16 1.15 County Profile 16 1.16 Population & Demography 17 1.17 County Monaghan Population Change 17 1.18 Cross Border Context 20 1.19 Economic Context 21 Chapter 2 Core Strategy Section Section Name Page No. 2.0 Introduction 23 2.1 Projected Population Growth 24 2.2 Economic Strategy 26 2.3 Settlement Hierarchy 27 2.3.1 Tier 1-Principal Town 27 2.3.2 Monaghan 28 2.3.3 Tier 2- Strategic Towns 29 2.3.4 Carrickmacross 30 2.3.5 Castleblayney 30 2.3.6 Tier 3 -Service Towns 30 2.3.7 Clones 31 2.3.8 Ballybay 31 i Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 2.3.9 Tier 4 -Village Network 31 2.3.10 Tier 5 -Rural Community Settlements 32 2.3.11 Tier 6- Dispersed Rural Communities 32 2.4 Population Projections 33 2.4.1 Regeneration of Existing Lands 33 2.4.2 Housing Need Demand Assessment 2019-2039 35 2.5 Core Strategy Policy 37 2.6 Rural Settlement Strategy 39 2.7 Housing in Rural Settlements 41 2.7.1 Rural Settlement objectives and policies 42 2.8 Rural Area Types 44 2.8.1 Category 1 – Rural Areas Under Strong Urban Influence 45 2.8.2 Category 2 – Remaining Rural Area 47 2.9 Unfinished Housing in Rural Areas Under Strong Urban 47 Influence Chapter 3 Housing Section Section Name Page No. 3.1 Housing Strategy 50 3.1.1 Identified Trends 51 3.1.2 Social Housing Requirements 52 3.1.3 Housing Land Provision 52 3.1.4 Social Housing 52 3.2 Housing Policy 54 3.2.1 Urban Housing 55 3.2.2 Residential Density 56 3.2.3 Vacant and Unfinished Housing 57 3.2.4 Specialist Housing 58 3.2.5 Older People 58 3.2.6 Accommodation for those with Disabilities 58 3.2.7 Traveller Accommodation 59 3.2.8 Accommodating Homeless Persons 59 3.3 Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants 60 3.4 Lifetime Housing 59 3.5 Urban Housing Policy 59 3.6 Rural Housing 61 3.6.1 Siting and Design of Rural Housing 62 3.6.2 Rural Housing Policy 62 ii Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 Chapter 4 Economic Development Section Section Name Page No. 4.0 Introduction 64 4.1 Business and Employment in Monaghan 64 4.2 Context 65 4.3 Regional Planning Guidelines 66 4.4 Retailing 66 4.4.1 Methodology and Requirements 67 4.4.2 Retail Hierarchy 67 4.4.3 Core Retail Area and Future Needs 68 4.5 Industry 70 4.6 Agriculture & Forestry 73 4.6.1 Forestry 74 4.7 Tourism 76 4.7.1 Product and Appeal 76 4.7.2 Tourism Policies 78 4.8 Extractive Industry 80 4.9 Small Scale Business in rural areas 80 4.10 Home Based Industries 81 Chapter 5 Community Section Section Name Page No. 5.0 Introduction 83 5.1 Local Community Development Committee 83 5.2 The Local Economic & Community Plan 84 5.3 Community Facilities 84 5.4 Educational Facilities 85 5.4.1 Third Level Education 86 5.5 Sports Facilities 87 5.6 Arts and Culture 87 5.7 Libraries 88 5.8 Childcare Facilities 88 5.9 Cycling and Walking 90 5.10 Parks and Public spaces 91 5.11 Public Rights of Way 92 iii Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 Chapter 6 Heritage, Conservation and landscape Section Section Name Page No. 6.0 Introduction 95 6.1 Heritage Plans and Biodiversity Plans 96 6.2 Protection of Biodiversity including Natura 2000 Network 96 6.3 Landscape 98 6.4 Landscape Character Assessment 98 6.4.1 Kavanagh Country Landscape Assessment 99 6.5 National Landscape Strategy 2015-2025 99 6.6 Habitat Designation and Protection 102 6.6.1 European Sites 102 6.6.2 National Designations 102 6.6.3 Sites of Biodiversity Importance 108 6.7 Natura 2000 sites and AA 111 6.8 National Parks and Wildlife Service and Integrated Management Plans 112 6.9 Sliabh Beagh Conservation Action 113 6.10 Draft Sliabh Beagh Masterplan 113 6.11 Natural and Recreational Amenities 115 6.11.1 Areas of Primary Amenity 115 6.11.2 Areas of Secondary Amenity 116 6.11.3 Scenic Routes/Views 117 6.12 Geology 118 6.13 Green Infrastructure 122 6.14 Wetlands 124 6.15 Trees and Woodlands 126 6.16 Invasive Species 128 6.17 Built Heritage and Conservation 129 6.17.1 Architectural Heritage 129 6.17.2 Architectural Conservation Areas 131 6.17.3 Glaslough ACA 132 6.18 Archaeological Heritage 134 6.18.1 Records of Monuments and Places 134 6.19 Historic Houses and Demesne Landscapes 136 Chapter 7 Transport and Infrastructure Section Section Name Page No. 7.0 Introduction 138 7.1 National and Regional Transport Policy Context 139 7.2 Regional Context 141 7.3 Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning 142 7.3.1 Monaghan Land Use and Transport Planning Strategy (LUTS) 143 iv Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 7.4 National Cycle Policy Framework 2009-2020 143 7.5 Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets 143 7.6 National Transport Authority 143 7.7 Transport Provision in County Monaghan 145 7.8 National Roads 145 7.8.1 National Roads Policy 147 7.9 Strategic Non-National Routes 148 7.9.1 Non-National Roads Policy 148 7.10 Regional Roads 149 7.11 Local Roads 149 7.12 Urban and Development Road 150 7.13 Corridor and Route Selection 151 7.14 Public Transport 152 7.15 Cavan Monaghan Transport Co-ordination Unit 153 7.16 Electric Vehicles 154 7.17 Cycling and Walking 154 7.18 Greenways 155 7.19 Ulster Canal 155 7.20 Telecommunications 157 7.21 Protective and Emergency Services 158 7.21.1 Fire Service 158 7.21.2 Civil Defence 159 Chapter 8 Environment, Energy and Climate Change Section Section Name Page No. 8.0 Introduction 160 8.1 Water Resources and Quality 161 8.2 Recent Developments in Water Management 161 8.3 Surface Water Quality 161 8.4 Groundwater Protection 162 8.5 Achieving Water Quality Targets 162 8.6 Development Management and Water Quality 163 8.7 Intensive Agriculture and Land spreading of Manure and Sludge 163 8.8 Amenity Lakes 164 8.9 Preparation of Water Protection Plans 166 8.10 The Local Authority Water and Communities Office 166 8.11 Water Protection Policies 167 8.12 Irish Water 174 8.13 Energy 176 8.14 Better Energy Communities 177 8.15 Wind Energy 178 8.16 Bioenergy 179 v Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 8.17 Solar Energy 180 8.18 Geothermal Energy 180 8.19 Passive Solar Design 180 8.20 Active Solar Design 181 8.21 Passive Housing 181 8.22 Low Energy Performance Building 181 8.23 Alternative Heating Systems 181 8.24 Exempt Development for Renewables 182 8.25 Waste Management 183 8.26 Waste Management Plans 184 8.27 Waste Collection 185 8.28 Commercial Waste 185 8.29 Contamination and Remediation 186 8.30 Construction and Demolition Waste 186 8.31 Litter Control 186 8.32 The Circular Economy 186 8.33 Climate Change 188 8.34 Flood Risk Management 190 8.35 Surface Water Drainage 192 8.36 Derelict Sites 194 8.37 Dangerous Structures and Places 194 8.38 Veterinary Services 195 8.39 Lighting 195 8.40 Noise 196 8.41 Air Quality 196 8.42 Environmental Hazard Zones 197 Chapter 9 Strategic Objectives for Settlements Section Section Name Page No. 9.0 Settlement Plan Introduction 198 9.1 Vision 198 9.2 Land use zoning 201 9.3 Population 211 9.4 Derelict Sites 211 9.5 Vacant Sites 212 9.6 Regeneration and redevelopment of vacant land 214 9.7 Employment 214 9.8 Housing 214 9.9 Town Centres 216 9.10 Retailing 216 9.11 Industry, Enterprise and Employment 217 9.12 Infrastructure and Services 218 9.13 Natural and Built Heritage 219 9.14 Recreation and Amenity 221 vi Monaghan County Development Plan 2019-2025 9.15 Tourism 222 9.16 Local Area Action Plans 223 9.17 Social Inclusion 224 9.18 Village Plans 225 9.19 Tier 4 Settlements/ Villages 226 Village Maps - Ballinode, Emyvale, Glaslough, Inniskeen, Newbliss, Rockcorry, Scotshouse, Scotstown, Smithborough, Threemilehouse Chapter 10 Monaghan Settlement Plan Section Section Name Page No. 10.1 Location and Settlement Plan 228 10.1.2 Historical Context 229 10.2 Strategy and Vision 229 10.3 Education 230 10.4 Town Centre 231 10.5 Retailing 232 10.6 Industry & Enterprise in Monaghan Town 233 10.7 Power and Telecommunications 233 10.8 Roads and Traffic Management 233 10.8.1 Monaghan Land Use and Transportation Study 234 10.9 Tourism 235 10.10 Recreation and Amenity 236 10.10.1 Open Space 236 10.10.2 Monaghan Greenway 236 10.10.3 Rossmore Forest Park 237 10.11 Natural Heritage 238 10.12 Built Heritage 238 10.13 Archaeology 238 10.14 Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs) 239 Monaghan Town Zoning Map (MDP1) Monaghan Town Centre (MDP2) Monaghan Area Archaeological Importance (MDP3) Chapter 11 Carrickmacross Settlement Plan Section Section Name Page No.