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elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council

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Chapter 9: Urban Development<br />

NC<br />

Neighbourhood<br />

Centre<br />

LC<br />

Local Centre<br />

• Provide for the development of a mix of residential, commercial/retail uses<br />

including comparison shops and community facilities around a public/focal<br />

space, where appropriate, with associated facilities, within walking<br />

distance from the existing town centre, where practicable, which will serve<br />

the needs of a new/existing residential <strong>area</strong>.<br />

• Provide for <strong>local</strong> services such as medical centre, offices, workshops,<br />

crèche, petrol station, waste segregation facility (bring bank), chemist,<br />

launderette, convenience shop and café, where appropriate, to meet the<br />

needs of the community<br />

• Provide sustainable transport linkages such as public transport, adequate<br />

cycle and walkways from neighbourhood centres to the town centre and<br />

peripheral <strong>area</strong>s.<br />

• Require the inclusion of appropriate open spaces in development in this<br />

zone<br />

• Protect, provide for and / or improve <strong>local</strong> centre facilities<br />

BE<br />

Business,<br />

Enterprise<br />

Park/Light<br />

Industry<br />

Warehousing<br />

&<br />

• Provide for light industry, warehousing and enterprise units and ancillary<br />

uses such as training, education, childcare, financial, cafés, hotel, petrol<br />

station, fitness centre, parking and recycling facilities.<br />

• Prohibit heavy industry and incinerators/thermal treatment <strong>plan</strong>ts.<br />

• Encourage appropriate scale, density, type and location of development to<br />

reduce traffic generated and the demand for travel and sustainable modes<br />

of transport such as connections to public transport, walking and cycling<br />

networks.<br />

• Provide transitional <strong>area</strong>s with appropriate landscaping where this zone<br />

adjoins other land uses.<br />

• Provide for appropriate advertising and advertising structures.<br />

• Provide for construction and demolition waste to be used as fill, with the<br />

associated licensing, prior to development of these sites<br />

I<br />

Industrial Uses<br />

CD<br />

Construction<br />

and Demolition<br />

waste<br />

CP<br />

Car parking /<br />

Transport<br />

node<br />

• Reserve lands for the provision of heavy industry, incinerators and thermal<br />

treatment and employment related uses.<br />

• Provide for manufacturing and service industry, and storage facilities as<br />

well as ancillary facilities such as training, education, childcare, financial,<br />

parking and recycling facilities and waste disposal options.<br />

• Provide for appropriate advertising and advertising structures.<br />

• Provide for construction and demolition waste to be used as fill, with the<br />

associated licensing, prior to development of these sites<br />

• Provide facilities for the recycling of construction and demolition waste<br />

• Provide for car parking as well as other transport facilities such as public<br />

transport, tour bus parking etc. at appropriate locations and taking account<br />

of through traffic<br />

• Ensure that traffic safety and the car parking requirements are fulfilled<br />

Elphin Local Area Plan <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2015</strong> Page 102

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