HORSE AND JOCKEY SETTLEMENT PLAN The Horse and Jockey public house forms 1.0 General Introduction and a limited focal point for the village along Development Context the main road. The railway station located on the old Clonmel to Thurles railway line • Location has been renovated and is an intrinsic part Horse and Jockey is strategically located of the history and character of Horse and on the old N8 at its intersection with the Jockey. The remainder of the built fabric new M8 and is at the entry point to the of the village is formed by a number of town of Thurles. The Horse and Jockey auto service centres and industrial has been renowned for many years as structures. being at the mid point between Dublin and Cork and as being a place for drivers to stop and get refreshments in the village. The Horse and Jockey lies c. 7km to the south east of Thurles, close to the border with South Tipperary. • Population The village is located within the Rural Electoral Division of Ballymurreen which has experienced a population The village has recently been by- decline during the inter-censal period passed and the village has the M8 1996-2002 from 282 to 252 persons (or Motorway Interchange located on the a decrease of 10%). The village and its N62, c.500m to the north. This allows surrounding area has further declined numerous opportunities for the village to 231 people in the 2006 Census (a to reclaim itself from being a transient decrease of 8%). village to a community village. • Settlement Form The opening of the M8 motorway has made a significant difference to the While the village is small in nature, it quality of life for those living and is well known nationally, given its working in the village, as the large historical position on the national road volumes of traffic which used to travel network. The boundary of the village through the village now have an with its rural hinterland is reasonably alternative route. Consequently traffic well defined, however, there has been numbers have been vastly reduced. liner growth of dwellings on the only local road entering the village. There The positive implications of the new has been little residential development roadway far out way the negatives. The in the village in the recent past. positive implications include the following: The village suffers from a lack of any • A vast reduction of traffic real built fabric. It has until recently going through the village. been subject to the main Dublin / Cork • The reduction of fumes and the road running though it and improvement in air quality. consequently it has not been able to • develop a village centre which is The reduction of noise levels. • evident in other villages in North Increase in pedestrian and road Tipperary. safety. Negative implications are few and village will need to demonstrate how include the following: effluent is to be treated. • The possible reduction in business for hotel and other establishments • Roads and Transport in the area. Infrastructure 2.0 Key aim and objectives Horse and Jockey village is located circa 2.5 km south west of Littleton at a major The main aim of the settlement plan is junction of the old N8, with the N62, and to provide a framework for appropriate is used as an entry point onto the new M8 development while at the same time motorway via the adjoining interchange. enhancing the visual character and amenities of the village. The village There is a limited network of public has an opportunity to benefit from its footpaths in the area. Public lighting is strategic location just off the M8. It is provided throughout the settlement. a key aim of this Plan to facilitate and support opportunities in the Horse and • Social and Community Jockey for the creation of jobs and Infrastructure employment through the provision of The village has a hotel, public house, commercial, light/semi-light industrial, shop, garage, and a sports club. business park developments etc. around the village. 4.0 Architectural and Key Objectives Archaeological Heritage There are a number of important sites • To facilitate low density, high within the village. These include; quality housing appropriate to the village location. • Former railway station, built • To maintain and enhance c.1880 • social, community and amenity A detached single-bay two-storey facilities within the village. railway signal box, built c.1880, now disused • To support opportunities for • Parkstown House, a detached five- commercial and employment bay two-storey over basement facilities. house, built c. 1790 • To focus development around the core of the village. 3.0 Services and Social Infrastructure • Water Supply The village is serviced by a public water supply. • Parkstown Castle (site of) TI047- • Waste Water 078, unclassified. They can date The village is not served by the public from the late 12th to the 16th sewer. Developments within the village century AD are served by individual on-site septic tanks and treatment systems. Any significant developments within the 5.0 Key Messages for the Horse and • The Council will seek to ensure Jockey the protection of Protected Structures and archaeological • The settlement should be monument (i.e. by preservation developed in a properly planned in situ or at a minimum and co-ordinated manner in protection by record). accordance with the zoning • The Council will seek to clearly objectives of the settlement plan. define the village boundary on • Low density rural clustered style all roads and junctions within development is promoted on residential zoned sites. the village by means of • The provision of additional signage, soft landscaping and passive amenity spaces traffic calming measures. • including playground facilities The Council will seek the should be provided. improvements to the fabric of • High quality designs, which are the village by means of particularly reflective of the footpaths and pavement character of the area, without pullouts, defining and reducing precluding high quality innovative the width of the main road contemporary designs. within the village and provide • The conservation and protection of tree planting and landscaping protected structures, recorded along the carriageway to give a monuments and other features of sense of enclosure within the archaeological and historical merit village. within the settlement. • The Council will seek to • Avail of opportunities offered to regularise on street car parking the village by now being by- at the public house and provide passed. a single access point from the • Maximise the potential of the kerbside parking onto the main village for employment road in order to improve traffic generating investment, safety in the village. including commercial, light and • The Council will seek the semi-light industrial and removal of inappropriate uses business park developments and structures from the centre etc. given the proximity of the of the village and promote the village to the interchange onto redevelopment of these sites for the new M8. residential and other uses suitable to the village context. 6.0 General Development Objectives • The Council will seek to ensure Proposals for development will be that all new housing schemes assessed in accordance with the add to the character of the policies and objectives of the County village through their overall Development Plan, 2010-2016 as set layout and house designs. out in the main text in Volume 1. Housing development should, where applicable, provide an In addition to general policy element of streetscape so as to requirements for development, the create a village centre and Council will seek to implement the village identity. following objectives: .