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 />
Objectives in relation to the Re-Use and Regeneration of Derelict Sites and Buildings<br />
Objective 126 Implement the provisions of the Derelict Sites legislation.<br />
Policies in relation to Architecture and Urban Design<br />
Policy 139<br />
Policy 140<br />
Policy 141<br />
Policy 142<br />
Promote character in Elphin by development that responds to and reinforces <strong>local</strong><br />
distinctive patterns of development, landscape and culture.<br />
Promote the continuity of street frontages and the enclosure of space by development,<br />
which clearly defines private and public spaces and has a hierarchy of open spaces:<br />
private, semi-private and public.<br />
Promote development that has diversity and choice.<br />
Promote accessibility and <strong>local</strong> permeability by developments that connect with each<br />
other and are easy to move through, putting people before traffic and integrating land uses<br />
and transport.<br />
Objectives in relation to Architecture and Urban Design<br />
Objective 127 Require designers to;<br />
identify and recognise the essential elements of quality, which determine the character<br />
of an <strong>area</strong>,<br />
demonstrate that the proposed development has continuity and enclosure of spaces,<br />
and that public and private spaces are defined, and<br />
demonstrate the adaptability, diversity and mix of the proposed development.<br />
Policy in relation to sustainable energy and design<br />
Policy 143<br />
Improve qualitative standards of sustainable design in proposed developments in line with<br />
the detailed recommendations contained within Section 5.7 and Section 12.3, 12.4 and<br />
12.5 of Volume 1 of the CDP 2008 – 2014 and Chapter 10 of this LAP.<br />
Elphin Local Area Plan <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2015</strong> Page 116