Managers Report on submissions to the Draft Kilcoole ... - Wicklow.ie

Kilcoole Local Area Plan 2008
Manager’s <strong>Report</strong>
out in Part A of the draft plan):-
• Unzoned lands closest to the existing town centre shall be considered first for
new zoning (the ‘town centre’ being taken as the Sea Road – Main Street
junction).
• Lands that meet a social or community need
• Lands zoned AGR in the 2002 LAP shall then be considered
The lands that are the subject of this submission are not considered to accord with
these criteria and would lead to an excessive spread of the settlement on its southern
boundary
2. The Manager strongly recommends against the reduction in size of the CE
(Community & Education) zoning at this location for the following reasons
(a) The reduction of potential CE zoning is considered premature until such a time
that the long-term space needs of the secondary school are determined by the
Department of Education.
(b) Having regard to Submissions No.’s 12 & 35, the CE zoning to the rear of the
Convent is recommended to be omitted. However, given the projected population
growth for the town and environs, the plan should make provision for zoned land
for 32 primary classrooms. This equates to either one 5-acre site or a number of
smaller sites for 8 or 16 classroom schools. The current primary schools (which
have between them 16 classrooms) will require a site of min. 3 acres and therefore
it is imperative that at least one additional site of min. 3 acres is maintained in the
plan area. In order to ensure that one additional 3-acre site is provided, it is
considered prudent to maintain 3 primary school sites in the town. The sites
identified are
- the existing site occupied by St. Anthony’s (c. 4 acres)
- the school site identified in AA1 (c. 3 acres)
- this site at Creowen, in the event that it is not needed for expansion by
the secondary school (c. 4 acres)
Note: The site occupied by St. Brigid’s is considered unlikely to be
suitable for expansion to 16 classrooms.
In the event that Colaiste Chraobh Abhann does not require expansion land (for
example, if a new school is constructed in Newtownmountkennedy), this zoning can
be re-visited in the next plan period.
<strong>Managers</strong> Recommendation
No change to LAP.
Submission no. 17 (mapped)
Mr. Finnegan, Kevin
This submission relates to land (c. 23.5ha / 58 acres) located at Ballygannon, which is
zoned “GB” in the 2002 plan but are outside of the draft plan area. It is requested that
this landholding be rezoned “R” or “AGR”. The lands are bounded to the east by the
railway and the sea.
Manager’s Response
1. The lands are outside of the draft plan area. All lands outside of the draft plan that
are shown on the map are shown as ‘AG’ lands, reflecting their current function.
2. The population projections set out in the draft plan (which accord with the County
Development Plan 2004) and the calculation of required land zoning are set out in
Section 7 of Part A of the draft plan. The quantity of zoned land required takes
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