VOLUME CLONMEL & ENVIRONS DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 2013 Clonmel Borough Council | South Tipperary County Council CLONMEL & ENVIRONS DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... i Schedule of Policies ............................................................................................................. viii Table of Figures ...................................................................................................................... ix Abbreviations used in Text ..................................................................................................... x Foreword from the Mayor ........................................................................................................ 2 Foreword from the Town Manager ......................................................................................... 3 1.0 The Development Plan in Context .............................................................................. 4 1.1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4 1.1.1 Composition of the Development Plan ............................................................... 4 1.1.2 Strategic Environment Assessment.................................................................... 5 1.1.3 Appropriate Assessment .................................................................................... 5 1.1.4 Flood Risk Assessment ...................................................................................... 5 1.1.5 Maps .................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.6 Relationships with other Plans/Guidelines ......................................................... 6 1.1.7 The Plan, the Elected Members & the Community ............................................. 6 1.1.8 Workshops with the Elected Representatives .................................................... 7 1.1.9 The Community & Public Participation ............................................................... 7 1.1.10 Monitoring of the Development Plan .................................................................. 8 1.1.11 SEA & Monitoring ............................................................................................... 8 1.1.12 Location of Clonmel ........................................................................................... 8 2.0 Strategy, Vision & Themes .......................................................................................... 9 2.1 Core Strategy ......................................................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Core Strategy Statement .................................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Core Strategy Table ......................................................................................... 10 2.2 Vision for Clonmel .................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Principal Aims ...................................................................................................... 12 2.3.1 Demographic Trends ........................................................................................ 12 2.3.2 Town Centre ..................................................................................................... 13 2.3.3 Economy .......................................................................................................... 13 2.3.4 Infrastructure .................................................................................................... 13 2.4 Key Themes ............................................................................................................. 14 Volume 1 i CLONMEL & ENVIRONS DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013 3.0 Town Centre Strategy ................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Future Development of the Town Centre ................................................................. 15 3.1.1 Primary Retail Area............................................................................................16 3.1.2 Central Area ..................................................................................................... 17 3.1.3 Transitional Zone ............................................................................................. 18 3.2 Enhancing the Retail Quality of the Town Centre ..................................................... 19 3.2.1 South Tipperary Retail Development Programme ............................................ 19 3.2.2 Primary Retail Area Health Check .................................................................... 19 3.2.3 Retail Quantative Assessment ......................................................................... 20 3.3 Town Centre Vitality ................................................................................................. 21 3.3.1 Town Centre Mix .............................................................................................. 22 3.4 Public Realm ............................................................................................................ 23 3.4.1 Town Centre Mobility........................................................................................ 23 3.4.2 Key Public Areas .............................................................................................. 23 3.4.3 Car-Parking ...................................................................................................... 25 3.4.4 Derelict Sites .................................................................................................... 26 3.4.5 Shopfronts & Advertising .................................................................................. 26 3.5 Specific Town Centre Actions .................................................................................. 27 4.0 Economic Development............................................................................................. 29 4.1 Economic Strategy ................................................................................................... 29 4.2 Employment ............................................................................................................. 30 4.3 Existing Employers ................................................................................................... 30 4.4 Economic Development Initiatives ........................................................................... 30 4.5 New Industrial and Employment Development ......................................................... 31 4.5.1 Ballingarrane Business, Science & Technology Campus ................................. 32 4.5.2 Light and General Industry ............................................................................... 32 4.5.3 SME Development ........................................................................................... 33 4.5.4 Offices .............................................................................................................. 33 4.5.5 Non-Conforming Uses ...................................................................................... 33 4.5.6 Prevention of Major Accident ........................................................................... 34 4.6 Tourism .................................................................................................................... 35 4.7 Agricultural Environs of Clonmel .............................................................................. 35 4.8 Specific Economy, Employment & Education Actions .............................................. 36 Volume 1 ii CLONMEL & ENVIRONS DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013 5.0 Infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 37 5.1 Transport .................................................................................................................. 37 5.1.1 Land Use and Transport Planning .................................................................... 37 5.1.2 N24 & Traffic Congestion ................................................................................. 37 5.1.3 Traffic Management Plan ................................................................................. 38 5.1.4 Pedestrian/Cycle Routes & Mobility Management Plan ................................... 39 5.1.5 Radial Interconnector Routes and Vehicular River Crossing ............................ 40 5.1.6 Integrated Public Transport .............................................................................. 41 5.2 Drinking Water ......................................................................................................... 42 5.3 Wastewater Services ............................................................................................... 44 5.4 Surface Water .......................................................................................................... 44 5.5 Renewable Energy ................................................................................................... 45 5.6 Access to Natural Gas and Electricity Supply Networks ........................................... 45 5.7 Small Scale Wind Energy Production ....................................................................... 46 5.8 Telecommunications ...............................................................................................