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 />
lands. A further benefit would be the reduction in the dependence on the use of the private motor car. It is<br />
also recognized that the fall in average household size coupled with the growth in overall population<br />
levels means that there will be greater promotion of the need for a more varied range of dwelling types<br />
and sizes than has been provided.<br />
The use of zoned and serviced land to its maximum will assist in achieving the objective of satisfying<br />
housing demand as will the provision of a greater proportion of dwellings more suitable to alteration and<br />
smaller household sizes. It is acknowledged that inappropriate high density housing has adverse effects<br />
and it is essential in the provision of for high density development that a high quality of design, layout<br />
and a good quality living environment, including the availability of shopping, transport, community,<br />
recreational and leisure infrastructure is available.<br />
Higher density will not be encouraged in rural villages where the car is the dominant form of transport and<br />
where employment, community and education facilities within the villages are restricted.<br />
In providing for a range of residential densities, consistent with the need to ensure high quality residential<br />
environments, it will be the policy of <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> to actively encourage the use of<br />
acknowledged “best practice” design guides from Ireland and the UK and to consider the approaches in<br />
such guides as a reference point for qualitative assessment of such schemes.<br />
10.3.4 Residential Site Development Standards<br />
1. Services and Infrastructure<br />
In general, applications for in-depth housing development on unserviced and unzoned lands will be<br />
regarded as premature. Where water and/or sewerage infrastructure is privately provided, the type and<br />
design shall be in compliance with the standards set by the Planning Authority. All sewerage systems shall<br />
conform to the proper <strong>plan</strong>ning and sustainable development of the <strong>area</strong> and public health standards as<br />
well as have regard to the EPA Wastewater Treatment Manuals-Treatment Systems for Small<br />
Communities, Business, Leisure Centers and Hotels (1999). Individual and/or group schemes will be<br />
required to connect up to the public sewerage scheme once it is provided.<br />
All services, including electrical, television, telephone and broadband cables, shall be laid underground.<br />
Provision shall be made for the siting of transformer stations pumping stations and other service buildings<br />
in unobtrusive locations. The developer shall also ensure that footpaths and lighting are in place by the<br />
time of occupancy. For guidance on services associated with residential developments, refer to<br />
Recommendations for Site Development Works for Housing Areas, DoEHLG (1998).<br />
2. Art Work<br />
Proposals for housing developments of over 20 units shall provide a monument/art feature or similar in a<br />
prominent and/or central location in the development to act as a focal point.<br />
3. Naming of Developments<br />
The names of residential, commercial and community developments including roads shall reflect <strong>local</strong><br />
place names, particularly townlands, or <strong>local</strong> names which reflect the landscape, its features, culture or<br />
history of the <strong>area</strong> in which the development is located. Also considered will be the names of historical<br />
persons associated with the <strong>area</strong>. The use of Irish names will be encouraged. The applicant shall provide<br />
an ex<strong>plan</strong>ation of the origin/inspiration for the name with the compliance proposal. The Planning<br />
Authority shall approve the name chosen prior to the launching of any advertising campaign for a<br />
development by the developer. Name plates should be fixed to walls and buildings where they can be<br />
seen. All houses within housing estates or comprehensive street developments shall be provided with<br />
numbers and/or names, which shall be visible from the adjoining roadway. Each separate road within an<br />
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