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 8: Recreation, Leisure and Tourism<br />
Objective 93<br />
Objective 94<br />
Objective 95<br />
Objective 96<br />
Objective 97<br />
Objective 98<br />
Objective 99<br />
Assist in the landscaping and further enhancement of the Fair Green and St Mary’s<br />
Cathedral site.<br />
Promote and facilitate the work of the Tidy Towns Committee in their enhancement<br />
scheme for the town.<br />
Encourage and promote further landscaping, hanging baskets, window boxes along the<br />
main streets.<br />
Provide landscaping within the Windmill Road housing estate in order to improve its<br />
appearance.<br />
Ensure that social, cultural and sporting activities provide adequate off-street car parking.<br />
Support the development of public allotments and seek to identify appropriate sites for<br />
such activities.<br />
Implement the <strong>Council</strong>’s Development Contribution Scheme as it relates to the<br />
improvement of existing recreation and leisure facilities and the funding of new recreation<br />
and leisure facilities in tandem with new developments.<br />
Objective 100 Support the development of an Integrated Sustainable Regional Tourism Strategy for the<br />
region in consultation with relevant statutory / non-statutory bodies and <strong>local</strong> authorities.<br />
8.4 INTEGRATED TOURISM AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT<br />
Integrated Tourism is tourism that is linked to the economic, social, cultural, natural and human structures<br />
of the region where it occurs. Integrated tourism seeks to make the most of these structures. Integrated<br />
Tourism aims to retain <strong>local</strong> ownership and control of resources and activities with maximum benefits to<br />
the <strong>area</strong>. It encourages tourism that is based on <strong>local</strong> physical, economic, social and cultural resources and<br />
<strong>local</strong> relationships so that tourist experiences are place specific. It is also sensitive to scale, which is<br />
appropriate to <strong>local</strong> circumstances and supports sustainability of resources and activities in ecological,<br />
economic and cultural terms. It encourages complementary components within tourism, between tourism<br />
and other economic and social activities and encourages <strong>local</strong> empowerment through <strong>local</strong> participation,<br />
decision-making, control and self-confidence. 2 RCC supports these aspects of integrated tourism and<br />
sustainable tourism development by facilitating greater inter-agency cohesion and better targeting of<br />
resources enabling the protection of the resources which currently attract visitors and upon which future<br />
tourism can be based.<br />
RCC recognises the need to build on existing facilities and support niche markets for example cycling<br />
holidays, archaeological and nature tours, English language learning tours, and specialist markets such as<br />
activity holidays, environmental or cultural based tourism.<br />
Policies in relation to Integrated Tourism and Recreational Development<br />
Policy 112<br />
Provide for the sports and recreational needs of Elphin by upgrading and maintaining<br />
existing facilities and providing for new facilities as required. Facilities provided should<br />
be designed with flexibility in mind so that they are multifunctional and ensure maximum<br />
usability by a variety of groups and members of <strong>local</strong> communities. Facilities should be<br />
widely accessible to ensure that sports and recreation may provide a forum for social<br />
inclusion and integration and the <strong>Council</strong> will work with sporting organisations and clubs<br />
to achieve widespread availability of facilities.<br />
2 Teagasc-Integrated rural tourism development in the west of Ireland: Learning from tourists and tour organisers<br />
Elphin Local Area Plan <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2015</strong> Page 73