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 10: Development Management Guidelines and Standards<br />
prevent continuous flushing and operation during periods when the premises are not in operation. The use<br />
of low flush toilets, grey water systems, low flow tap and showerhead fittings and rainwater recycling<br />
measures are also encouraged.<br />
10.2.7 Wastewater Treatment<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> recognises that large <strong>area</strong>s outside the mains sewerage system are dependent on individual<br />
wastewater treatment facilities. Where such systems are used it is important that they are installed and<br />
maintained to the highest possible standards and that they conform to the requirements set out in the EPA<br />
Waste Water Treatment Manual and more up-to-date standards if issued. Individual treatment systems will<br />
only be permitted in serviced <strong>area</strong>s under the most exceptional circumstances.<br />
10.2.8 Flood Risk and Protection<br />
This section should be read in conjunction with the guidelines produced by the DoEHLG and the OPW,<br />
The Planning System and Flood Risk Management. New development will be required to meet the<br />
following criteria;<br />
• Development, which is sensitive to the effects of flooding, will not be permitted in flood prone or<br />
marginal <strong>area</strong>s<br />
• Appropriately designed development, which is not sensitive to the effects of flooding, may be<br />
permissible in flood plains provided it does not reduce the flood plain <strong>area</strong> or otherwise restrict<br />
flow across floodplains<br />
• Development must so far as is reasonably practicable incorporate the maximum provision to<br />
reduce the rate and quantity of runoff.<br />
• For developments adjacent to water courses of a significant conveyance capacity any structures<br />
must be set back from the edge of the watercourse to allow access for channel<br />
clearing/maintenance. This would usually be a minimum of 10 metres.<br />
• Any new development must be designed and constructed to meet the following minimum flood<br />
design standards<br />
o For urban <strong>area</strong>s and where development (existing , proposed or anticipated) are involved<br />
- the 100 year flood<br />
o For Rural <strong>area</strong>s or where further developments (existing , proposed or anticipated) are not<br />
involved – the 25 year flood<br />
o Where streams open drains or other water courses are being culverted – the minimum<br />
permissible culvert diameter is 900mm.<br />
10.3 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (To be read in conjunction with Chapter 9: Urban<br />
Development)<br />
This section should be read in conjunction with the guidelines produced by the DoEHLG, Sustainable<br />
Residential Development in Urban Areas: Guidelines for Planning Authorities (December 2008) and<br />
Urban Design Manual: A best practice guide (Parts 1 and 2) (December 2008).<br />
10.3.1 Residential Development (Qualitative)<br />
It is the policy of <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> to encourage the establishment and maintenance of high<br />
quality sustainable residential communities. The creation of residential <strong>area</strong>s with a “Sense of Place”<br />
should be the priority. In the making of places, road layout and the movement of vehicles should not<br />
dictate the internal layout of a housing scheme. The design of new residential development should provide<br />
for a network of functional and aesthetically pleasing public, semi-private and private spaces rather than<br />
merely a hierarchy of roads. The <strong>Council</strong> will seek to ensure that new housing development incorporates<br />
the principles of urban design and that future developments are well integrated with the form and<br />
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