Tuam Local Area Plan 2011-2017* Forward Planning Galway County Council Adopted February 28th 2011. *Deferral of Notice under 19(1)(d) for a period of 2 years from 25/01/2016 Please Note At the Council Meeting of 25th January 2016 under Section 19(1)(d), the Elected Members decided by Resolution to defer the sending of Notice under Section 20(3)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) Tuam Local Area Plan 2011-2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT ................................................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Legislative Context ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Planning and Development Acts and Regulations ............................................................ 1 1.2.2 SEA Directive, Regulations and Guidelines ...................................................................... 2 1.2.3 Habitats Directive, Regulations and Guidelines ................................................................ 2 1.3 Policy Context .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Hierarchy of Plans ............................................................................................................. 3 1.3.2 Other Relevant Policy Documents ..................................................................................... 3 1.3.3 Role of Tuam Local Area Plan (LAP) ................................................................................ 4 1.3.4 Vision Statement ................................................................................................................ 5 SECTION 2. EXISTING TUAM PROFILE AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ............................... 6 2.1 Existing Tuam Profile ................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 Location and Access .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 Historical Development of Tuam – ‘Tuaim Dá Ghualann’ ................................................. 6 2.1.3 Existing Town Structure and Land-Use Profile .................................................................. 7 2.1.4 Demographic Trends and Socio-Economic Profile ............................................................ 8 2.2 Development Strategy ...............................................................................................................12 2.2.1 Strategic, Statutory and Local Context ............................................................................ 12 2.2.2 Development Strategy Options ........................................................................................ 13 2.2.3 Preferred Development Strategy - Preferred Option – Option 3 ..................................... 14 2.2.4 Strategic Development Policies ....................................................................................... 15 2.2.5 Land Use Zoning Framework .......................................................................................... 15 2.2.6 Land Use Zoning Objectives ............................................................................................ 16 SECTION 3. SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................... 23 3.1 Water Services ..........................................................................................................................23 3.1.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 23 3.1.2 Water Services Policies ................................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Water Services Objectives ............................................................................................... 24 3.2 Surface Water and Flooding ......................................................................................................25 3.2.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 25 3.2.2 Surface Water and Flooding Policies .............................................................................. 27 3.2.3 Surface Water and Flooding Objectives .......................................................................... 28 3.3 Waste Management ..................................................................................................................28 3.3.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.2 Waste Management Policies ........................................................................................... 28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Galway County Council February 2011 Tuam Local Area Plan 2011-2017 3.3.3 Waste Management Objectives ....................................................................................... 29 3.4 Climate Change and Energy .....................................................................................................30 3.4.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 30 3.4.2 Climate Change and Energy Policies .............................................................................. 31 3.4.3 Climate Change and Energy Objectives .......................................................................... 32 3.5 ICT Telecommunications ...........................................................................................................33 3.5.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 33 3.5.2 Information and Communication Technology Policies .................................................... 33 3.5.3 Information and Communication Technology Objectives ................................................ 33 SECTION 4. TRANSPORTATION AND MOVEMENT .................................................................... 34 4.1 Sustainable Transport ...............................................................................................................34 4.1.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 34 4.1.2 Sustainable Transport Policies ........................................................................................ 35 4.1.3 Sustainable Transport Objectives .................................................................................... 36 4.2 Roads, Traffic Management and Parking ..................................................................................37 4.2.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 37 4.2.2 Road and Traffic Management Policies ........................................................................... 38 4.2.3 Road and Traffic Management Objectives ...................................................................... 40 SECTION 5. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT & ENTERPRISE .. 43 5.1 Sustainable Economic Development .........................................................................................43 5.1.1 Sustainable Development ................................................................................................ 43 5.1.2 Realising Future Economic Development Potential ........................................................ 43 5.2 Employment Strategy for Tuam .................................................................................................43 5.3 Tuam’s Current Economic/Employment Profile ........................................................................44 5.3.1 Financial Services ............................................................................................................ 44 5.3.2 Retail Opportunities ......................................................................................................... 44 5.3.3 Accommodation/Restaurants ........................................................................................... 44 5.3.4 Existing Industrial/Enterprise Profile ................................................................................ 44 5.4 Future Industrial/Enterprise/Transportation Strategy for Tuam .................................................46 5.4.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 46 5.4.2 Employment and Economic Development Policies ......................................................... 48 5.4.3 Employment and Economic Development Objectives ..................................................... 49 5.5 Retail Development ...................................................................................................................50 5.5.1 Context ............................................................................................................................. 50 5.5.2 Retail Development Policies