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Appendix 2Rathdown No.2District PlanTABLE OF CONTENTS1 Introduction2 Purpose of Plan3 Land Use Planning Issues in the Rathdown District3.1 Role of Rathdown No.2 Rural District3.1(i) Recreational/Scenic Quality3.1(ii) Special Amenity Area Orders (SAAOs)3.1(iii) Development Pressure3.1(iv) Bray Environs4 Policies5 Objectives5.1 Zoning Objectives5.2 Rural Development Objectives5.3 Village Development Objectives5.4 Amenity Objectives5.5 Other works and control objectives1. IntroductionThis plan is applicable in the area shown in Map 37A.2. Purpose of PlanThe Development Plan for the Rathdown No. 2 Rural District ofnorth-east Wicklow addresses the following issues, inter alia:• the delineation of the development areas of Bray (andEnvirons), Greystones, Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue• the identification of areas for amenity and nature conservationand the designation of boundaries for Special Amenity AreaOrder considerations.• the designation of greenbelt areas between expanding urbanareas3. Land Use Planning Issues in theRathdown District3.1 – ROLE OF RATHDOWN NO.2 RURAL DISTRICTThe Rathdown No.2 Rural District is an area which contributessignificantly to the amenities and recreational requirements ofCounty Wicklow’s residents and tourists. Due to its location, itis coming under increasing pressure to accommodateadditional population growth from the Dublin area, and alsofrom Bray and Greystones. The district is also expected toprovide industrial land to meet rising demand for high qualityand well located industrial sites. There are four main issueswhich are, and will be, impacting upon the Rathdown No.2Rural District, and these are set out below:-(i) Recreational/Scenic QualityA substantial section of the Rathdown No.2 Rural District isrural in character, very scenic and also very vulnerable. Thisarea is an important recreational resource, both for theresidents of Wicklow and those of the Dublin MetropolitanArea. This resource will come under increasing pressure in thefuture as leisure time and environmental appreciation increase.It is essential that Wicklow County Council strike the correctbalance between preserving and enhancing the inherentattractiveness of the area, and encouraging development of thearea as a recreational resource.(ii) Special Amenity Area Orders (SAAOs)There are a number of noted areas within the Rathdown No.2Rural District which may be subject to irreparable andunsustainable change/alteration due to their vulnerability, useand location vis-à-vis Dublin/Bray unless properly managed.These areas include The Great and Little Sugar LoafMountains, Bray Head and the Dargle Glen. The making ofSAAOs would give a greater degree of protection to theseareas.A SAAO has already been made for Bray Head and this SAAOapplies within the area shown on Map 37A. This map alsoshows the preliminary boundaries for possible future SAAOs.(iii) Development PressureThere is significant development pressure on both Enniskerryand Kilmacanogue owing to their location and easy access tothe Bray/Dublin areas. This has resulted in a tendency towardscoalescence and could result in the entire Bray, Kilmacanogueand Enniskerry settlements forming part of a large urbanconglomerate. This type settlement form should bediscouraged and every effort will need to be made to ensurethat such a trend will not continue. It is essential to ensure thatthe character of the existing villages is retained and reinforcedand development pressure from other areas will therefore haveto be controlled. This Development Plan defines developmentboundaries for Kilmacanogue and Enniskerry which will ensurethat this objective is achieved. (The development boundariesshown on Map 37A are those currently applicable (May 2009)and are subject to review and revision over time)(iv) Bray EnvironsBray is designated by the Regional Planning Guidelines for theGreater Dublin Area (RPGs) 2004-2016 as a MetropolitanConsolidation Town within the Metropolitan Area of Dublin and,together with Greystones/Delgany, forms a PrimaryDevelopment Cluster. As such, Bray is envisaged to potentiallydevelop to a relatively large scale. In terms of its role andpotential for future growth, the RPGs have identified Bray asbeing comparable to Swords in Fingal, Dundrum in DunLaoghaire-Rathdown, and Naas in Co. Kildare. The WicklowCounty Development Plan (CDP) Settlement Strategy, inaccordance with the provisions of the RPGs, has designatedBray as a Metropolitan Consolidation Town.The growth of Bray, however, is constrained by a lack ofavailable land, as is evidenced by the limited population growthof the town of 3.9% between 1996 - 2002 and 3.0% between2002 and 2006. Accordingly, to achieve its designated status,the majority of the future growth of the town will have to beaccommodated in the Environs area, and this growth will onlybe achieved by zoning additional lands. Therefore, theEnvirons area has a key part to play in the continued growthand development of Bray as a Metropolitan ConsolidationTown, and in its role as a Primary Development Cluster.With the selection by the Rail Procurement Agency of apreferred route for the LUAS B2 line into Bray and Fassaroe anew impetus has evolved for the crafting of a new strategy andplan for the Bray Environs area.As part of the Bray Environs LAP 2009, an analysis of the areawas carried out, resulting in the identification of lands inFassaroe as being the optimum for development purposes,with limited potential for development in the area surroundingKilruddery Demesne. The Fassaroe area is located within theMetropolitan Area as designated by the RPGs. These landshave been zoned for development purposes in both the 1999and 2004 County Development Plans, in clear recognition thatthe lands are suitable to accommodate the necessaryexpansion of Bray Town. Therefore, the Fassaroe area isconsidered the principle location within the Environs of

Bray which is suitable to accommodate a significant newpopulation and employment opportunities. In particular, thedirect access to the N11 and the M1 motorway, the plannedextension of the LUAS to Bray and Fassaroe, and its locationaladvantage within the Greater Dublin Area, afford the area astrategic advantage by ensuring the sustainability of a greaterresidential and working population.4. Policies• It is a policy to protect and conserve the scenic and ruralamenities of the Rathdown No.2 Rural District.• It is a policy to have particular regard to the protection andconservation of the amenities of Bray Head, the Great SugarLoaf, the Little Sugar Loaf and the Dargle Glen.• It is policy to provide for the suitable development of thesettlements of Greystones, Kilmacanogue and Enniskerry, andthe zoned expansion of Bray Environs in County Wicklow andCounty Dun Laoghaire Rathdown.• It is policy that sporadic development will only be permitted inrural areas in special circumstances, as outlined in Chapter 3of the County Development Plan. Such development will beencouraged to locate on suitable sites within settlements.Sporadic Development can be defined as scattered or isolateddevelopment which is “footloose” by nature i.e. it is not locationspecific and can locate in rural or urban locations.5. Objectives5.1 – ZONING OBJECTIVES• It shall be an objective to ensure that all development will bein accordance with the Rathdown No 2 Zoning Objectives MapNo’s. 37A & 38A and as detailed in the Land Use ZoningObjectives Tables A and B.• It is an objective to facilitate the provision of appropriateinfrastructure in the Rathdown No. 2 areaTable AZoneREE1E2E3HAGBTable BZoning ObjectivesObjectiveExisting residentialTo protect, provide and improve residential amenities ofexisting properties and areas while allowing for infillresidential development that reflects the establishedcharacter of the area in which it is locatedExisting employment @ GiltspurTo protect, provide and improve appropriate industrial,warehouse, wholesale and retail warehousingExisting employment @ Kilruddery (south of roundabout)To protect, provide and improve appropriate office and hightechnology activities with a high standard of layout andbuilding design which is sympathetic to the sensitivelocation adjacent to Kilruddery Demesne and whichprovides for low site coverage, the protection of existingmature trees and extensive new landscaping.Existing employment @ Kilruddery (north of roundabout)To protect, provide and improve appropriate employmentuses including industrial, warehousing and wholesalewarehousing, business, office and science / technology use.To provide for hotel and related leisure developmentTo protect and improve rural amenity and provide for thedevelopment of agricultureTo protect and enhance the open nature of lands betweensettlementsLand Use MatrixLand use RE E1 E2 E3 H A GBAgriculturalX X X X X Y YBuildingsCommercial Vehicle X O X O O X OParksCommunity facilities Y O Y Y X O Xand public servicesEducation Facilities Y X O O O O OExtractive Industry X X X X X O OFilling Stations O Y X Y O O OFinancialO X Y Y Y X Xand/or ProfessionalServicesForestry X O O O O Y OOGarden Centres X Y X Y O O OHotel X X X O Y X XHousing Estates Y X X X X X XIndustrial Buildings X Y X Y O O OLarge Scale Retail X Y X Y X X XWarehousingLocal RetailO X X O X X XShoppingMotor Sales Outlets X Y X Y X O XOffices X O Y Y O X XOne Off Houses Y X X X X Y YSpecial CaseExemptionOne Off Houses Y X X X X X XNo ExemptionTravellers Halting O O X O X O OSiteTourist Caravan X X X X X O OParkRiding Stables X X X X O Y YWholesale Outlets X Y X Y X X XWarehouses X Y X Y X X ONormally Permitted YNot Normally Permitted but Open For Consideration ONot Permitted X

5.2 – RURAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESResidential development will generally not be permitted in theA/GB zones other than the provision of a dwelling in specialcircumstances as provided for in Chapter 3 of the CountyDevelopment Plan. Other rural development will be consideredin light of the relevant policies of the County DevelopmentPlan.It is an objective to ensure that all lands within 137 metres ofthe N11 are kept free from development, except where there isexisting development. The Council may allow a reduction in thebuilding lines where the National Road is adjacent toemployment zoned lands or runs through employment zonedlands or is adjacent to other zoned lands identified in Maps37A and 38A as ‘Bray Environs LAP – specific objectives’ andthe Bray Town Plan. No development other than landscapingshall be allowed within 20 metres of the edge of the hardpavedsurface of a National Road5.3 –TOWN & VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDevelopment in the settlements of Bray (and its environs),Greystones, Enniskerry, shall have regard to the DevelopmentPlans and Local Area Plans applicable in each town.Development in the smaller settlements of Kilmacanogue andKilmurray shall have regard to the policies, objectives anddevelopment standards set out in Chapters 3 and 5 of theCounty Development Plan.5.4 – AMENITY OBJECTIVESThe Council, in co-operation and consultation with Bray TownCouncil, has secured a Special Amenity Area Order (SAAO) forBray Head. In addition, it is an objective of the Council toconsider the making of Special Amenity Area Orders (eithercollectively or individually) for the Great Sugar Loaf, the LittleSugar Loaf and the Dargle Glen (as identified on Map No. 37A)and to ensure that development which prevents the realisationof this objective is restricted in these areas.It is an objective to consider the preservation of KilrudderyHouse and Gardens and to preserve the buffer area fromdevelopment which would be injurious to the existence, settingor proper interpretation of Kilruddery House and Gardens.5.5 – OTHER WORKS AND CONTROL OBJECTIVESOther works and control objectives, not detailed in this districtplan are contained in Part 1 of the County Development Plan.

Wicklow County Council Planning DepartmentCounty Buildings, Station Road, WicklowTel: (0404) 20100 Email: plandev@wicklowcoco.ieRATHDOWN NO. 2 PLANMAP 1LegendWICKLOWCOUNTYCOUNCILBray Town Council boundaryBray Environs LAP boundaryAGGBBray Environs LAPSpecific objectivesLAP areas - Enniskerry &Greystones/DelganyExisting small growth towns & villages(Kilmacanogue & Kilmurray)SAAO (existing and future)Employment (E1, E2, E3)GBGBHotelAG - To protect and improve ruralamenity and provide for thedevelopment of agricultureGB - To protect and enhance the opennature of lands between settlementsDirector of Services:Senior Planner:Desmond O' BrienPatrick B. HooperScale: 1:100,000Date: 21 July 2009Drawn By: SW/POFChecked By: SWOrdnance Survey Ireland. All rights reserved.Licence Number 2008/10CCMA/Wicklow County Council

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