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 />
(c)<br />
Will the development assist participation in – or – access to – arts, culture and heritage?<br />
10.18 COMMUNITY FACILITIES<br />
The council shall seek to ensure that community facilities are provided in tandem with housing<br />
developments as well ensuring there is an adequate proximity to all essential services, such as<br />
convenience shops. Development contributions that have been applied to housing developments could be<br />
used to provide extra community facilities.<br />
10.19 SCHOOLS<br />
Sites required for a primary school shall comply with the requirements of the Department of Education<br />
and Science publication Planning Guidelines for Primary Schools (2000). Provision must be made within<br />
the site for adequate car parking (at a rate of 3 per classroom), bus parking, pick-up/drop off <strong>area</strong>s,<br />
informal hard surface play <strong>area</strong>, and <strong>area</strong>s for organised sport activities. The <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> in<br />
association with the school authorities will endeavour to provide pedestrian crossings, road markings and<br />
footpath provision, where required. Provision should be made in secondary schools for all forms of<br />
organized sporting facilities. School buildings should be multi-functional and available for community use<br />
outside school hours.<br />
10.20 NURSING HOMES<br />
There is a continuing and growing need for nursing homes and in urban <strong>area</strong>s such facilities should be<br />
integrated, wherever possible, into the established residential <strong>area</strong>s, where their residents can expect<br />
reasonable access to <strong>local</strong> services. In determining <strong>plan</strong>ning applications for change of use of a residential<br />
dwelling or other building to nursing/elder care home, the following factors should be considered:<br />
• compliance with the standards as laid down in the Statutory Instrument No. 226 of 1993, i.e.<br />
Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations, 1993<br />
• the effect on the amenities of adjoining properties<br />
• suitable private open space<br />
• proximity to <strong>local</strong> services and facilities<br />
• the size and scale of the facility proposed – the scale must be appropriate to the <strong>area</strong><br />
10.21 CHILDCARE FACILITIES<br />
The provision of childcare facilities is subject to the Child Care Act (1991) and the Child Care (Pre School<br />
Services) Regulations of 1996, and, any relevant updates. The Planning Authority recognises the need for<br />
properly run and conveniently located childcare facilities throughout the <strong>County</strong>. It is the policy of<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> to implement the Childcare Facilities: Guidelines for Planning Authorities<br />
(DoEHLG, 2001). Applications for childcare facilities in a residential <strong>area</strong> will be assessed on the basis of<br />
their impact in terms of noise, loss of residential amenity, traffic generation and general disturbance. In<br />
general, the factors to be considered in determining a <strong>plan</strong>ning application for a childcare facility are as<br />
follows:<br />
(1) Nature of the facility:<br />
(2) Numbers and ages of children<br />
(3) Adequate parking for staff and set down <strong>area</strong>s for customers<br />
(4) Hours of operation<br />
(5) Open Space provision and measures for management of same<br />
(6) Description of cumulative impact when taken together with other childcare facilities in the vicinity.<br />
(7) Impact on residential amenity and mitigation measures, if appropriate<br />
(8) Local traffic conditions<br />
Elphin Local Area Plan <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2015</strong> Page 140