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 4: Infrastructure and Services<br />
4.6.3 Energy Strategy<br />
This Energy Strategy for Elphin aims to encourage a sustainable approach to energy generation and use<br />
and, with the appropriate agencies, ensure the sustainable supply of energy to the Elphin <strong>area</strong>. Policies and<br />
objectives in relation to energy are outlined below.<br />
Policies in relation to Energy<br />
Policy 37<br />
Policy 38<br />
Policy 39<br />
Policy 40<br />
Ensure the development of renewable energy and energy infrastructure while ensuring<br />
that residential amenities and the quality of the <strong>local</strong> environment are protected.<br />
Encourage a sustainable approach to energy generation and use, and liaise with the<br />
appropriate agencies to ensure the supply of energy to the <strong>area</strong>.<br />
Support increased energy supply, energy efficiency and the development of renewable<br />
energy services at optimum locations.<br />
Ensure that the location of renewable energy structures should minimise and/or mitigate<br />
any adverse visual impacts on the built or natural environment.<br />
Objectives in relation to Energy<br />
Objective 43<br />
Objective 44<br />
Objective 45<br />
Promote energy conservation initiatives and measures, including the incorporation of<br />
sustainable energy principles into building design and construction techniques.<br />
Endeavour to provide information on cost-effective measures and renewable energy<br />
technologies in accordance with best practice publications, including the use of passive<br />
solar design principles, solar panels and geothermal heat pumps.<br />
Facilitate improvement in the energy efficiency of the existing building stock, and<br />
promote energy conservation in all aspects of design and development of all new<br />
buildings in the Elphin LAP <strong>area</strong>.<br />
Objective 46 Prepare and implement an Energy Conservation Strategy and associated awareness<br />
campaign within the Plan <strong>area</strong>, as appropriate, if and when funding becomes available.<br />
4.7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS<br />
Telecommunications investment is essential to furthering the social and economic development of <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong>. A high quality and competitive telecommunications service is considered essential in order<br />
to promote industrial and commercial development, to improve personal security and to enhance social<br />
inclusion and mobility.<br />
The future telecommunications access needs of business parks, new housing estates or communities,<br />
should be addressed as part of the <strong>plan</strong>ning process and it should be a requirement to install fibre optic<br />
capacity in all new roads infrastructure. The promotion of high quality and increased capacity<br />
telecommunications infrastructure in the <strong>area</strong> is imperative to ensure the development of a more vibrant<br />
commercial core in the LAP <strong>area</strong>.<br />
4.7.1 Policy Context<br />
The framework for the delivery of the policies and objectives, listed below, is set in the context of national<br />
and regional <strong>plan</strong>s, policies and strategies.<br />
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