boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR <strong>2012</strong> – <strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 4: Social & Community Facilities<br />
community facilities; including health, education, arts,<br />
culture and recreation to cater for the needs of the<br />
growing population. The <strong>plan</strong> seeks to assist and<br />
facilitate in the improvement of existing social,<br />
community and cultural facilities, as appropriate within<br />
Boyle and make adequate provisions for the development<br />
of new facilities. RCC provides a number of roles in<br />
ensuring adequate provision of social, community and<br />
cultural facilities as appropriate, namely:<br />
‣ Facilitation and flexibility in the provision of<br />
increased community services within Boyle as<br />
appropriate, including health, childcare, education<br />
etc.<br />
‣ Reservation of lands for community uses within<br />
Boyle.<br />
‣ Applying a collaborative approach in the assessment<br />
of <strong>plan</strong>ning applications submitted which are<br />
required to reflect the scale of its location and<br />
carrying capacity in terms of community<br />
infrastructure.<br />
‣ Plan for the appropriate expansion of Boyle as per its<br />
position with the <strong>County</strong> settlement hierarchy.<br />
Suitably located sites will be reserved in existing and<br />
newly built-up <strong>area</strong>s where deficiencies exist. In newly<br />
developing <strong>area</strong>s, sites for community facilities e.g. preschools,<br />
clinics, convenience shops and <strong>local</strong> resource<br />
centres will be identified to meet anticipated needs. The<br />
provision of social facilities including recreational<br />
facilities for the youth of the town is essential.<br />
This strategy, for the purposes of this <strong>plan</strong>, identifies the<br />
needs of communities in broad terms. However, a<br />
collaborative approach by all stakeholders i.e. state, <strong>local</strong><br />
authority, community groups and the private sector on<br />
the identification and provision of community facilities is<br />
required on an on-going basis to ensure that appropriate<br />
facilities are provided, when necessary. RCC play an<br />
integral role in facilitating and supporting these<br />
identified needs.<br />
The main policies and objectives for Social and<br />
Community Facilities are outlined below:<br />
Policies for Social & Community Facilities<br />
Policy 27<br />
Assist, encourage and facilitate the provision and<br />
extension of community facilities to serve the<br />
individual community needs of all individuals in Boyle<br />
in liaison with public bodies, community based groups,<br />
state agencies, government departments and other<br />
interested parties.<br />
Policy 28<br />
Require the provision of high quality, affordable<br />
childcare facilities at easily accessible central locations,<br />
in association with housing and other development in<br />
compliance with the <strong>County</strong> Childcare Strategy and the<br />
Childcare Facilities Guidelines for Planning<br />
Authorities, 2001 (DEHLG) or any amendments<br />
thereto.<br />
Objectives for Social & Community Facilities<br />
Objective 48<br />
Have regard to the guidance and recommendations of<br />
The Provision of Schools and the Planning System – A<br />
Code of Practice for Planning Authorities, the<br />
Department of Education and Skills (DoES) and<br />
DoEHLG, July 2008, as well as other national<br />
guidance, as appropriate for the provision of schools by<br />
ensuring that suitable lands are zoned for educational<br />
uses within the Boyle LAP boundary.<br />
Objective 49<br />
Seek to continue to develop and improve the Library<br />
services provided in Boyle and throughout the <strong>County</strong><br />
on an ongoing basis.<br />
Objective 50<br />
Facilitate the accommodation of healthcare functions at<br />
suitable locations within the LAP <strong>area</strong>, when required,<br />
in liaison with the appropriate health authorities.<br />
Objective 51<br />
Support the multi-functional use and provision of<br />
buildings and opportunities to maximise the use of<br />
existing physical resources / infrastructure within the<br />
LAP <strong>area</strong>.<br />
Objective 52<br />
Protect the cultural and natural heritage of historical<br />
burial grounds and ensure their management and<br />
maintenance is in accordance with the principles of best<br />
conservation practice.<br />
Objective 53<br />
Require that all works proposed to be carried out in<br />
graveyards, which are Recorded Monuments, are<br />
notified two months in advance, to the National<br />
Monuments Service, as required under the National<br />
Monuments Acts, and that recommendations regarding<br />
the carrying out of proposed works are complied with,<br />
as a condition of any grant aid from <strong>Roscommon</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
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