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NEWCASTLE WEST Local Area Plan 2008Limerick County Development Board - Strategy forEconomic, Social and Cultural Development 2002 – 2011The vision of this document prepared by the CountyDevelopment Board is to ensure that Limerick County will bean attractive place for people to live and work with access toquality services, where the collaborative focus ofcommunities and service providers can facilitate a goodquality of life.Quality of life is a key issue arising from this document and itis considered that the long-term development of NewcastleWest can satisfactorily achieve this through the provision ofhigh quality, well-designed houses, in an attractive settingwithin the boundary of a rural town at an affordable price.In an attempt to achieve balanced geographic development,the County Development Board has divided the county intofour main areas, with Newcastle West falling within the‘Large Towns’ category.The goal for this category is to ‘develop the four large townsin the County to become stronger centres for residential,commercial and industrial development’.development of Newcastle West which, comes underObjective A of the strategy, seeks ‘to strengthen NewcastleWest as a viable industrial location and also as an attractiveplace to live’. A list of specific actions to achieve thisobjective is given in the Table 1.Limerick County Development Board Review OfStrategy For Economic, Social & Cultural Development:Prioritisation Of Actions For 2006-2008This document has been prepared by the Limerick CountyDevelopment Board to review what progress has been madeto date on the existing strategy. The report outlines a rangeof actions that have been prioritised by the Board as a resultof the review.The report indicates progress has been made in establishinga Metropolitan Area Broadband Network in Newcastle Westwith construction commencing in 2006. Progress on theother actions proposed is also underway.The three other towns included in this designation areRathkeale, Abbeyfeale and Kilmallock. The long-termShannon DevelopmentLimerick Co.Co.Table 1: Extract from Limerick County Development Board - Strategy for Economic, Social and Cultural Development 2002 – 20114 Section 1: INTRODUCTION
NEWCASTLE WEST Local Area Plan 2008The Limerick County Housing StrategyThe Housing Strategy 2006-2011 sets out current and futurehousing requirements within the County and the requirementfor social and affordable housing. It is a requirement underSection 95 (1) (b) of the Planning and Development Act2000 that a planning authority shall include objectives in thedevelopment plan to secure the implementation of the‘Housing Strategy’. An objective of the Strategy is to have aland-use zoning plan prepared for Newcastle West.1.5 Other Relevant IssuesLimerick County Council Accommodation Programmefor the Traveller Community 2009-2013This document outlines Limerick County Council’s housingpolicy for the Traveller Community which is required underthe 1998 Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act. The mainbrief of the document aims to provide appropriateaccommodation for indigenous Traveller families whorequest it, and who, pursuant to generic Housing legislationand the Housing Act 1998 are considered to be in need ofaccommodation.Section 1: INTRODUCTION5
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