Draft Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy Regional Flood Risk Appraisal Report for the Southern Region Programme mark (Used for endorsement) Programme with explicit government text Tionscadal Éireann Rialtas na Tionscadal Éireann Project Ireland hÉireann Project Ireland Government 2040 of Ireland 2040 Tionscadal Éireann Rialtas na Tionscadal Éireann Project Ireland hÉireann Project Ireland Government 2040 of Ireland 2040 Tionscadal Éireann Rialtas na Tionscadal Éireann Project Ireland hÉireann Project Ireland Government 2040 of Ireland 2040 Tionscadal Éireann Rialtas na Tionscadal Éireann Project Ireland hÉireann Project Ireland Government 2040 of Ireland 2040 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy - Southern Region Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 RFRA INTEGRATION WITH THE RSES ............................................................................................... 3 1.3 POLICY BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Irish Legislation .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3.2 European Legislation ..................................................................................................... 4 1.4 DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................ 4 2 CONTENTS AND MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN .............................................................. 6 2.1 RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY FOR THE SOUTHERN REGION ....................................................................... 6 2.2 REQUIREMENT FOR A RSES ........................................................................................................... 6 2.3 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE ..................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE SOUTHERN REGION ................................................................................ 7 2.5 KEY ASPECTS OF THE DRAFT SR RSES .............................................................................................. 7 3 THE PLANNING SYSTEM AND FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AUTHORITIES ................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES ......................................................................................................... 9 3.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................... 9 3.3 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT APPROACH ............................................................................................ 10 3.4 SEQUENTIAL APPROACH ............................................................................................................... 11 3.5 TYPES OF FLOODING .................................................................................................................... 12 3.6 FLOOD RISK ............................................................................................................................... 13 3.7 FLOOD ZONES ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.8 CLIMATE CHANGE ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.9 RFRA METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 14 4 HIGH LEVEL FLOOD RISK APPRAISAL ............................................................................... 15 4.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 15 4.2 CFRAM STUDIES ......................................................................................................................... 15 4.3 FLOOD ZONE MAPPING ............................................................................................................... 16 4.4 CLIMATE CHANGE FLOOD MAPPING .............................................................................................. 16 4.5 FLUVIAL FLOOD ZONE MAPPING REVIEW ........................................................................................ 17 4.6 FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS ............................................................................................... 17 4.7 OTHER SOURCES OF FLOODING ..................................................................................................... 18 MDR1402Rp0015_RFRA_SRA_F01 i Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy - Southern Region Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) 4.7.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 18 4.7.2 Groundwater Flooding ................................................................................................ 18 4.7.3 Pluvial Flooding ........................................................................................................... 19 4.8 CONSIDERATION OF FLOOD RISK IMPACT AND SPATIAL PLANNING ..................................... 19 4.8.1 Cork Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP) .......................................................... 20 4.8.2 Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP) ..................................... 30 4.8.3 Waterford Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP) ................................................. 36 4.8.4 Key Town – Carlow ...................................................................................................... 38 4.8.5 Key Town – Clonakilty ................................................................................................. 41 4.8.6 Key Town - Clonmel ..................................................................................................... 44 4.8.7 Key Town – Dungarvan ................................................................................................ 47 4.8.8 Key Town – Ennis ......................................................................................................... 49 4.8.9 Key Town – Gorey ....................................................................................................... 52 4.8.10 Key Town – Kilkenny.................................................................................................... 54 4.8.11 Key Town – Killarney ................................................................................................... 57 4.8.12 Key Town – Mallow ..................................................................................................... 59 4.8.13 Key Town – Nenagh ..................................................................................................... 62 4.8.14 Key Town – Newcastle West ....................................................................................... 65 4.8.15 Key Town – Thurles ..................................................................................................... 67 4.8.16 Key Town - Tralee ........................................................................................................ 69 4.8.17 Key Town – Wexford ................................................................................................... 72 5 REVIEW OF RSES POLICY OBJECTIVES .............................................................................. 75 5.1 REGIONAL STRATEGIC OUTCOMES ................................................................................................ 75 5.2 REGIONAL STRATEGIC FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ........................................................... 77 5.3 RESPONSE TO COUNCILLOR MOTIONS ............................................................................................. 79 6 GUIDANCE ON FRAS ....................................................................................................... 80 6.1 PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS ......................................................................................... 80 6.2 PLANNING AUTHORITY COLLABORATION ......................................................................................... 81 7 SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 82 7.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 82 7.2 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 82 7.3 POTENTIAL IMPACT ..................................................................................................................... 83 7.4 MITIGATION STRATEGY ................................................................................................................ 83 MDR1402Rp0015_RFRA_SRA_F01 ii Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy - Southern Region Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) APPENDICES Appendix A Summary of CFRAM FRMP Regional Measures LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: Irish