1/1/2014 CAVAN CAVAN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COUNTY PLAN COUNCIL 2014 - 2020 Planning Department – Forward Planning Section 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT .................................................... 11 1.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Content of the Development Plan ................................................................................................. 11 1.3 Aim of Development Plan ................................................................................................................ 13 1.3.1 The aims of the Plan are:- ........................................................................................................... 13 1.4 Consultation ....................................................................................................................................... 14 1.4.1 Pre Draft Consultation ................................................................................................................. 14 1.5 Regional, National and International Context ............................................................................ 16 1.6 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) .............................................................................. 18 1.7 Monitoring and Review ............................................................................................................................ 22 1.7.1 Myplan.ie .......................................................................................................................................... 22 1.8 Appropriate Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 22 CHAPTER 2: SETTLEMENT FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 25 2.0 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 25 2.1 Vision Statement ............................................................................................................................... 25 2.2 Profile of the County ......................................................................................................................... 26 2.2.1 National Context and the NSS ...................................................................................................... 26 2.2.2 Regional Context ............................................................................................................................ 28 2.3 County Development Options .............................................................................................................. 32 2.3.1 Preferred Scenario ............................................................................................................................. 35 2.4 Population ........................................................................................................................................... 35 2.4.1 Population Growth in Context ....................................................................................................... 36 2.4.2 County Overview ............................................................................................................................. 43 2.5 Settlement Hierarchy and Future Growth ........................................................................................... 44 2.5.1 Settlement Hierarchy ...................................................................................................................... 46 2.5.2 Towns and Villages, Population Trends ...................................................................................... 50 2.5.3 Potential Housing Demand ............................................................................................................ 52 2.6 Retail Development................................................................................................................................... 54 2.7 Rural Settlement Strategy ....................................................................................................................... 55 2.7.1 Rural Areas Defined ....................................................................................................................... 55 2.7.2 Rural Cavan ..................................................................................................................................... 56 2.7.3 Goal and Aims ..................................................................................................................................... 57 2.7.4 Definitions - Rural and Urban Generated Housing ......................................................................... 57 2.7.5 Rural Area Types ............................................................................................................................ 60 2.8 Core Strategy Policies...................................................................................................................... 67 2 CHAPTER 3: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 69 3.0 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 69 3.1 National Context ................................................................................................................................ 69 3.2 Regional Context ............................................................................................................................... 70 3.3 Local Context ..................................................................................................................................... 70 3.4 Agriculture & Farm Diversification ............................................................................................... 73 3.5 Enterprise Development in Urban Areas ..................................................................................... 76 3.6 Rural Enterprises ............................................................................................................................... 77 3.7 E-Working, Tele-working and Home Based Economic Activity in Rural Areas ................ 79 3.8 Extractive Industries ......................................................................................................................... 81 3.8.1 Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction ........................................................................ 82 3.9 Forestry ................................................................................................................................................ 85 3.10 Retail ..................................................................................................................................................... 87 3.11 Major Accident Directive ................................................................................................................. 94 CHAPTER 4: PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................... 95 4.0 Physical Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 95 4.1 Roads and Transportations ............................................................................................................ 95 4.1.1 Policy Context.................................................................................................................................. 96 4.1.2 Achievements .................................................................................................................................. 96 4.1.3 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 99 4.1.4 Road Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................... 100 4.1.5 National Roads .............................................................................................................................. 103 4.1.6 Regional Roads ............................................................................................................................. 105 4.1.7 Local Roads ................................................................................................................................... 106 4.1.8 Distributor/Relief Roads ............................................................................................................... 106 4.1.9 Signage on National & Non-National Roads ............................................................................. 107 4.1.10 Road Safety .............................................................................................................................. 107 4.1.11 Asset Management .................................................................................................................. 108 4.1.12 Planning Applications and Parking Requirements .............................................................. 109 4.1.13 Mobility Management Plan (MMPS) ...................................................................................... 114 4.2 Integration of Land Use and Transportation Planning .......................................................... 115 4.3 Sustainable Transport ...................................................................................................................