elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
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