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

Kilcoole Local Area Plan 2008
Manager’s <strong>Report</strong>
assessment’ of the impact of the zoning on the SPA. Under ‘appropriate
assessment’ where any possible impact is identified, the zoning cannot proceed;
mitigation measures are not considered sufficient.
<strong>Managers</strong> Recommendation
No change to LAP
Submission no. 21 (mapped)
Mr. Gammell, Chris
Mr. Gammell owns 4.3 acre holding in the zone designated AA1.
1. It is put forward that the zoning within AA1 disproportionately favours particular
landowners and does not necessary reflect the most appropriate arrangement.
2. It is suggested that “CE” lands in AA1 would be better located to the immediate
east of the existing houses on Lott Lane (immediately north of Wellfield), with “R”
lands running north-south from Ballydonarea Lane to Sea Road, to include proposed
“CE” and “R1” lands as shown in the draft plan.
Manager’s Response
The issue raised is noted; however it clearly states in the draft plan that “The position,
location and size of the land use zonings shown on Map 1 within each Action Area
are indicative only and may be altered in light of eventual road and service layouts,
detailed design and topography, subject to compliance with the criteria set out for
each Action Area below”. It is therefore considered that adequate flexibility is already
built in to each action area. It is not considered that unfair advantage accrues to those
whose land has been marked for residential development in the plan. The residential
zonings cannot be developed without the co-operation of those with OS / AOS / CE
zoning and therefore an integrated and inclusive solution must be worked out by the
landowner group.
<strong>Managers</strong> Recommendation
No change to LAP.
Submission no. 22
Hampton Properties
The objective restricting the maximum size of any estate to 100 units / 200 apartments
is unduly restrictive. It is put forward that there are other means of creating ‘sense of
place’ apart for the number of units in an estate. This restriction could also result in an
oversupply of crèche facilities and unnecessary duplication of estate roads and
entrances, and poor use of land.
Manager’s Response
The number 100 houses / 200 apartments was derived after undertaking review of
new estates and large developments in the area. It is considered reasonable and any
number of above this has tended to result in excessively large, monotonous and
repetitious developments with no sense of identity. There appears to be an
unwillingness or inability of the part of designers / developers to propose alternative
design, materials, height and layout to provide for visual diversity in housing areas,
and market demand for standard houses is often cited as the reason. It is considered
that this objective will require developers to be more imaginative in the designs and
layout and foster strong new communities with a sense of identity.
The requirement that no estate be larger than 100 houses / 200 apartments does not
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