BUNCLODY LOCAL AREA PLAN 2009-2015 Wexford County Council Forward Planning Adopted 14 TH April 2009 The Bunclody Town Local Area Plan 2009-2015 shall be read in conjunction with the Wexford County Development Plan 2007-2013. In particular, regard shall be had to Section 10-‘Development Standards and Guidelines’ which will be applied to any development proposal within the Local Area Plan boundary. Wexford County Council Table of Contents PART 1 Section 1. Introduction............................................................................................ 5 1.1 Location & Background .............................................................................................6 1.2 Legal Status ..............................................................................................................6 1.3 Purpose of Plan.........................................................................................................6 1.4 Plan Area...................................................................................................................7 1.5 Planning Context ………………………………………………………………………….7 1.6 Relationship with other Plans and Strategies………………………………….….……9 1.7 Strategic Environmental Assessment………………………………………………….10 1.8 Appropriate Assessment (AA)………………………………………………………….11 Section 2. Strategic Assessment………………………………………………………13 2.1 Population………………………………………………………………………………..13 2.2 Population Projections 2008-2015…………………………………………………….13 2.3 Age Profile………………………………………………………………………………..13 2.4 Employment………………………………………………………………………………14 2.5 Travel Patterns…………………………………………………………………………...14 Section 3. Urban Character Assessment……………………………………………..15 3.1 Historical Background .............................................................................................15 3.2 Urban Character Assessment………..………………………………………….……...16 3.2.1 Distinctive Features of the Streetscape……………………………………….…….….16 3.2.2 Buildings in the Town………………………………………………………….…………17 3.2.3 The Interrelationship between Buildings and Spaces……………………….......…...18 3.3 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………………24 PART 2 Section 4. Core Strategy................................................................................... 25 4.1 The Vision for Bunclody…………………………………………………………..…….25 4.2 Core Strategy……………………………………………………..……………………..25 4.3 Purpose of Land Use Zoning……………………………………………….………….26 4.4 Landuse Zoning Matrix Table………………………………….………………………30 Section 5. Policies & Objectives...................................................................... 33 5.1 Population & Zoned Land……………………………………………………………….33 5.2 Housing……………………………………………………………………………………34 5.2.1 Housing land supply based on population projections……………………………….35 5.2.2 Existing Residential & Future Residential..................................................... …….36 Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 1 Wexford County Council 5.2.3 Residential Density & Housing………………………………………………………...37 5.2.4 Infill Housing & Development of Backland……………………………………………38 5.2.5 Traveller Accommodation……………………………………………………………….38 5.3 Retail and Commercial…………………………………………………………..……...39 5.4 Employment and Economic Activity……………………………………………………40 5.5 Community Facilities…………………………………………………………………….41 5.6 Education…………………………………………………………………………….……42 5.7 Childcare Facilities……………………………………………………………….………44 5.8 Amenity, Recreation & Open Space……………………………………….…………..45 5.9 Tourism……………………………………………………………………………….......48 5.10 Town Centre...........................................................................................................49 5.11 Transportation & Infrastructure………………………………………………………....50 5.11.1 Access and Movement………………………………………………………………….50 5.11.2 Pedestrian Accessibility………………………………………………………………...53 5.11.3 Carparking…………………………………………………………….…….…….……..54 5.12 Wastewater Treatment Capacity & Water Supply……….………….……………….56 5.13 Flooding/Climatic Factors……………………………………………………………….58 5.14 Masterplan Zones………………………………………………………………………..59 5.15 Development Management Standards & Guidelines…………………………………59 PART 3 Section 6. Conservation Proposals...................................................................... 61 6.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………....61 6.2 Historical Development…………………………………………………………..….….61 6.3 Architectural Heritage……………………………………………………………….....63 6.4 Proposed Architectural Conservation Area…………………………………………..65 6.5 Archaelological Heritage…………………………………………….……….………...68 6.6 Natural heritage………………………………………………………….……….……..70 Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 2 Wexford County Council Appendices…………………………………………………………………………………73 Masterpan Areas…………………………………………………………………………..75 Map 1 - Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 Zoning Map Map 2 - Protected Structure within Bunclody Area Map 3 - Designated Sites in the Bunclody Area Map 4 - Proposed Architectural Conservation Area Map 5 - Masterplan Areas Map 6 - Area 1 Map 7 - Area 2 Map 8 - Area 3 Map 9 - Area 4 Map 10 - Masterplan Areas Aerial Photograph Map 11 - Services Network Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 3 Wexford County Council Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 4 Wexford County Council Section 1. Introduction 1.1 Location & Background The name Bunclody is the anglicised version of an Irish descriptive ‘bun clodaigh’ or ‘bun cladaigh’ which roughly translated means ‘the end of the stony stream’. The stream in question is the Clody, which ends where it joins the River Slaney at Slaney Bridge on the Carnew road, which is immediate to the present town. The market town of Bunclody is located just seven miles from Enniscorthy, nestled in the foothills of Mount Fig 1.1 - Location Map Leinster. The town is sited predominantly on the western side of the River Slaney. This Local Area Plan has been prepared by Wexford County Council. Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 5 Wexford County Council 1.2 Legal Status The Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 has been prepared under sections 18, 19 and 20 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2007 and the Planning & Development Regulations 2001-2008. This Plan sets out the vision that will guide the development of Bunclody for the next six years. This Local Area Plan is consistent with the objectives of the County Development Plan (i.e. Wexford County Development Plan 2007-2013). 1.3 Purpose of the Plan The purpose of this Local Area Plan is to take a long term view of the future development of Bunclody in order to manage change in the town’s physical environment and provide for new development that contributes to, and enhances the existing qualities of the town. This shall be done by ensuring that development is planned in a comprehensive and co-ordinated manner. Though the development policies and objectives set out in this Plan are for the next six years, the Development Strategy provides the foundations that will shape the future development of the Bunclody area beyond 2015. The aim of the Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 is to: Facilitate the planned, integrated economic and sustainable development of Bunclody by balancing the needs of the community and preserving or enhancing the natural and built environment. Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 6 Wexford County Council 1.4 Plan Area Wexford County Council established a development area boundary for Bunclody in the Bunclody & Environs Local Area Plan 2002. The development boundary of the town has been amended following consideration of the following factors: • Consistency with strategic policies at national, regional and local level; • Anticipated population growth target for Bunclody; • The existing urban structure of the town; • Need for economic growth in the area; • The proper planning and sustainable development of the area; • Proximity of the site to cSAC and pNHA; • The likely future development needs, given the increased pressure for development in Bunclody in recent years. 1.5 Planning Context Town Function Bunclody is typical of a town settlement located in a predominantly rural area. The town performs an important civic and service function with a concentration of civic amenities including Churches and Schools. These provide services not only for the resident population but also for a much wider rural and parish based population. The town provides a relatively high concentration of urban dwellings in a compact area, and services such as pubs, small retailers and local economic activity concentrated along Main Street. Bunclody Local Area Plan 2009-2015 7 Wexford County Council Physical Setting and Appreciation Situated between the towns of Tullow (Co. Carlow) and Enniscorthy (Co. 0 CARHIL L Wexford) Bunclody is located on a low-lying area of relatively undulating land within a large agricultural hinterland. The River Slaney and BAL LINAPARK River Clody converge at Bunclody NEW TOWNBARRY contributing to the town’s unique CL OHAM ON character and sense of place. y Bunclody is essentially an old market d o l C r e v i ClonmullenR Castle (Si te of) We ir town with development having taken place off the radial routes leading out in a lower density manner from the town centre to the west. The area is one of great natural beauty with the rivers Slaney, Clody and Derry flowing through the parish and the Blackstairs Mountains forming a backdrop. Mt. Leinster [2610ft], the highest in the chain, is situated just above the town of Bunclody. The town of Bunclody is situated in an undulating landscape of fertile agricultural land. The River Slaney and River Clody flow through the town and most of the traditional town settlement has developed to its north