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NEWCASTLE WEST Local Area Plan 2008Objective 1:A POSITIVE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTi. To ensure sufficient land is zoned for development to allowfor appropriate levels of growth over the plan period, so asto strengthen and consolidate the existing urban form andsupport the long term viability of the town;ii.iii.iv.To establish a clear development boundary as a physicaland visual edge to the town in accordance with the needsof the town, that reinforces the distinction between thebuilt-up area and the open countryside based wherepossible on recognisable physical features;To identify adequate land for recreational (active) publicopen space and facilities;To facilitate land designations where necessary to protectimportant structures, areas of architectural significance,and archaeological remnants.Objective 2:A VIBRANT AND BALANCED URBAN FORMi. To ensure the sustainable development of the town bypromoting a range of house types and sizes to cater for allages, household sizes and income groups;ii. To co-ordinate the delivery of new residential developmentwhilst addressing physical constraints, and infrastructuralcapacities but maintaining the critical mass to support newemployment and services;iii. To establishing a robust urban framework to guide futuredevelopment which respects the established character andidentity of the town while following strong urban designprinciples;iv. To formulate a set of design and density guidelines toencourage development that will reinforce the physicalqualities of the town;v. To ensure that a high level of local services and amenitiesin terms of sports / recreational play facilities, educational,community, childcare and retail provision are provided intandem with new housing development.Objective 3:A HEALTHY COMMUNITY & NATURAL ENVIRONMENTv. To encourage the reduction, reuse and recycling of wasteand improve energy efficiency to reduce the impact ofclimate change.Objective 4:A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMYi. To ensure appropriate areas of suitable land are zoned toencourage enterprise and to provide a range of retailingand service opportunities for residents in the town;ii.iii.iv.To encourage the regeneration of the town centre tosupport existing local businesses addressing pedestrianaccessibility and traffic movements;To encourage tourism related development through theidentification of initiatives for specific locations;To protect existing tourist related uses where necessarythrough zoning designations.Objective 5:STRONG LOCAL SERVICES AND AMENITIESi. To designate specific sites for additional services andfacilities to cater for the current and future needs of thepopulation;ii. To support the provision of new community andeducational facilities in the town;iii.iv.To encourage the role of Newcastle West as the CountyTown of Limerick and the key Urban Centre for westLimerick and its surrounding rural hinterland;To reserve land for public open space, recreational andsports facilities and parks/walkways.Objective 6:AN ACCESSIBLE AND LEGIBLE TOWNi. To establish a safe and user-friendly movement framework toimprove permeability and accessibility within the centre of thetown and between the various land uses outside the towncore;ii.To ensure that the local road network provides ease of accessfor residents between the various residential and employmentareas;i. To identify lands with high natural amenity values as openspace for passive recreation use;iii.To manage levels of traffic and reduce vehicle speeds withinthe town;ii.To protect and enhance the Rivers Arra and Daar and theirriparian margins, encouraging public access wherepossible;iv.To provide for a more pedestrian and cyclist friendlyenvironment in the town which reduces conflict between theneeds of pedestrian and motorist;iii.iv.To introduce land designations where necessary to protectimportant natural features, areas of high visual amenity,and important views;To protect water quality and enhance biodiversity;v. To promote the provision of amenity walks within and throughthe town and linking the various natural and heritage features.22 Section 4: CORE STRATEGY
NEWCASTLE WEST Local Area Plan 20084.4 Core PoliciesSustainable DevelopmentAchieving good sustainable design in new development is a key objective of CentralGovernment and the County Council. The core strategy for the Newcastle West LAP istherefore based on the need to ensure the sustainable planning and development of the townas a balanced community with high quality standards in the provision of housing, employmentsocial and community facilities, recreation and amenities, transport and the naturalenvironment.It is the policy of the Council to promote development that makes a positive contribution tosustainability within Newcastle West by recognising the importance of conserving andenhancing the quality of the built and natural environment, as well as the needs of all sectionsof the local community, in its decisions on the use of land and on other strategies that havean impact on the use of space.Core Policy 1:Sustainable DevelopmentExplanation:To achieve sustainability it is considered that new development should be contained withinthe settlement boundary, with an emphasis on high quality design. This will ensure that thetown can develop as a positive and balanced community within a coherent physicalframework that encourages an efficient and sustainable use of land. This strategic objective isdefined through a range of policies and land use designations that seek to control, guide andencourage forms and types of development at appropriate locations within the town. Thetown expansion areas are the areas within the settlement boundary where the LAP will seekto direct the future development of the town.Development UsesFuture development within Newcastle West is mostly concerned with new residentialallocations on lands throughout the town, and other community and employment uses withinthe town centre and other selected sites.The Land-use Zoning Plan (refer Appendix 1) encourages a variety of uses in a manner thatpromotes the concept of a balanced residential community with appropriate services andfacilities, while ensuring that the town retains its character and continues to functioneffectively as a compact physical place with good accessibility and high quality public spaces.The development of residential land will be carefully monitored by the Council to ensure thatthe overall requirements are being delivered and the Strategy will be modified if necessary.It is the policy of the Council to facilitate a variety of land uses within the settlement boundarythat can cater for existing and future needs of the population over the next six years andbeyond. New development uses will have regard to the proper planning and sustainabledevelopment of Newcastle West and respect the amenities of the neighbouring properties aswell as the character and visual appearance of the town. All new and proposed uses will alsohave to conform to the permissible uses as detailed in the Land Use Zoning Matrix (Table 5).Core Policy 2:Development UsesExplanation:The Land-use Zoning Matrix provides an indication of the permissible uses under each landuse zoning and the types of uses that may be open for consideration.Section 4: CORE STRATEGY23
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