boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council

PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2012-2018 & BEYOND Chapter 3: Infrastructure & Services
Objectives for Water Supply
Objective 20
Promote water conservation measures within the LAP
area and require the installation of water meter boxes in
all new residential units and in units where planning
permission for new works is granted.
Objective 21
Ensure high water quality standards are maintained in
implementing the relevant European Community Water
Quality Directives and Regulations.
Objective 22
Eliminate the wastage of water through detection and
enforcement of repairs. Replace/repair water mains and
connections as necessary, and as resources permit.
Objective 23
Have regard to and promote the objectives of the
Shannon River Basin District Management Plan, and
associated Programme of Measures in relation to water
quality for the County.
Objective 24
All unserviced properties in the catchment area of a
public wastewater scheme should be connected to the
public network where sufficient capacity exists and
where impacts on Natura 2000 sites will not occur, as
determined by Habitats Directive Assessment (where
relevant).
3.4 FLOOD RISK & PROTECTION
3.4.1 Existing Context
The DEHLG guidelines, The Planning System and
Flood Risk Management, Guidelines for Planning
Authorities (2009) defines flooding as;
‘a natural process that can happen at any time in a
wide variety of locations. Flooding from the sea and
from rivers is probably best known but prolonged,
intense and localised rainfall can also cause sewer
flooding, overland flow and groundwater flooding’.
While there are different types and causes of flooding,
the most common in County Roscommon is the
flooding of rivers especially the Shannon River
Catchment. The Office of Public Works completed a
flood study for the county and findings indicated that
flooding in the county mainly occurs along the eastern
boundary with the River Shannon. A review of
existing Office of Public Works (OPW) and local
information was carried out. According to the OPW
National Flood Hazard Mapping, there are ten
recorded flood events in the Boyle area and these
include:
Table 2: Flood events in the Boyle LAP Area
(Source: OPW National Flood Hazard Mapping)
No. Flood Event Year
1 Carrick-on-Shannon Road, October 1998
Boyle
2 Railway Station, Boyle July 1996
3 Church View, Boyle July 1996
4 Felton Road, Boyle July 1996
5 Hanley Avenue, Boyle July 1996
6 Boyle Abbey, Boyle recurring
7 Deerpark, Boyle recurring
8 Turlough – Breandrum, Boyle -
9 Easky River, Ballylugnagon recurring
10 Ballinphuill, Boyle recurring
The flood events on this list from the OPW National
Flood Hazard Mapping are important to note, however
as examined in the Flood Risk Assessment that was
completed as part of this LAP process, it is not
considered necessary to examine each of these in
further detail as several of them are small localised
incidences which have not been recurring. (See
appended Map 4a) As outlined above, four of the ten
listed flood events are considered recurring events.
However, two are situated outside the development
boundary, one is a small scale road drainage issue
which will not be a constraint on appropriate landuse
in the area, and the fourth is situated on lands which
will be zoned for Greenbelt in this Boyle LAP 2012-
2018. (See Map 4a & 14a) It is therefore considered
that these flood events will not be a constraint on
appropriate landuse in the area.
From local information and site inspections during
2009, a number of areas which experienced significant
flooding have been identified. See appended Map 11
marked Liable to Flooding. It is important to note that
these are the main areas in the Boyle Plan Area that
flooded during the extreme flooding of November
2009. These sites have been illustrated and considered
as part of the Flood Risk Assessment for this Plan.
The Boyle LAP 2012-2018 has been assessed in
accordance with the Guidelines for Planning
Authorities on The Planning System and Flood Risk
Management (2009). The avoidance principle of the
sequential approach has been met to avoid
development in areas at risk of flooding and to ensure
that flood risk will not be increased elsewhere. This
screening report finds that the Boyle Local Area Plan
2012-2018 does not require further assessment under
Stage 3, which involves a Detailed Flood Risk
Assessment.
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