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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 2012 – 2018 & BEYOND Chapter 5: Recreation, Leisure & Tourism At all times, unobstructed open public access will be made available along the route of the corridors. Accordingly modifications to their location may be permitted where it is clearly demonstrated that a comparable or enhanced route can be achieved. The corridor may be amended / altered through the careful location of open space provision for the development in question. Photo 23: ‘The Lawns’/Boyle Town Park Photo 24: Pleasure Grounds & King House Photo 25: Boyle Canal 3. Allotments Public allotments and community gardens can have a number of benefits for local residents. These benefits include, for example; environmental awareness, promotion of healthy lifestyles, provision of a cheap and local source of food, building and strengthening communities, providing educational opportunities and promoting diversity. Allotments are a relatively low cost way to effectively take local action on key areas of government policy, such as; biodiversity enhancement, waste management, climate change, promotion of sustainable agricultural, and implementation of Local Agenda 21. RCC will support the development of public allotments and will seek to support the identification of sites for such activities. Photo 26: Allotment (Source: www.growfarm.ie) Policy for Open Space & Sporting Provision Policy 29 Ensure that public open space provided as part of new development is of high quality and designed and finished to ensure its usability, security and cost efficient maintenance. Policy 30 Provide for the needs of young people at suitable locations through supporting youth groups, youth sports, arts activities and providing facilities to encourage the involvement of young people in activities and gatherings. Policy 31 Promote the development of an integrated open space system, consisting of open spaces, vegetation, drainage channels, etc., that will protect and conserve existing environmental designations, fauna and flora and landscape character. It will also ensure an adequate level of biodiversity and ecological functioning; will provide for the passive and active recreational needs of users; will provide high quality landscaping and open space areas on developed lands to structure; and, provide visual relief from the built environment. Objectives for Open Space & Sporting Provision Objective 54 Ensure that adequate internal open spaces and landscaping are provided within developments, including the following: 1. Retain existing mature and semi-mature trees and hedgerows on undeveloped land, where practicable and incorporate into the layout and design of developments. If retention is not possible, replacement proposals will be required. 2. Provide landscaped open spaces and parking areas within developments to provide visual relief from the built development, spaces for relaxation for staff, adequate lighting into buildings, adequate parking space, etc. Boyle Local Area Plan 2012-2018 Page 44
PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 2012 – 2018 & BEYOND Chapter 5: Recreation, Leisure & Tourism Objective 55 Implement the Council’s Development Contribution Scheme as it relates to the improvement of existing recreation and leisure facilities and the funding of new recreation and leisure facilities in tandem with new developments. Objective 56 Ensure that fully equipped playgrounds to appropriate standards are provided within all new housing developments of in excess of 20 units. In addition, a hierarchy of useable open spaces and the provision of recreational facilities appropriate to the size of the estate or taken in combination with a number of estates are provided e.g. seating areas, landscaped open spaces, basketball courts, skate-park areas, public parks and playing pitches. Objective 57 Support the development of public allotments and the identification of suitable sites for such activities. Objective 58 Ensure a high quality urban environment which takes the following into consideration; 1. Retention and augmentation of mature vegetation – especially in roadside areas. 2. Improving public amenities – by good design and provision of facilities in the public domain. 3. Control and monitoring of material used for fill in authorised development sites. 4. Prevention of unlicensed discharges – direct or indirect – to surface water systems. 5. Prevention of unauthorised ‘reclamation’ of wetlands. Objective 59 In co-operation with developers seek to identify and map a network of green corridors, which will be selected in order to integrate with existing and future developments. Objective 60 Facilitate the continued development and enhancement of facilities at Boyle Harbour. Policy for access to recreational lands Policy 32 Preserve and enhance the existing public rights of way to recreational areas including upland areas, lakeshores, river-bank areas and heritage sites, in accordance with the sustainable management practices and the overall amenity of these areas and where necessary to establish new ones in co-operation with landowners and the local community. 5.2.2 Integrated Tourism & Recreation Development Integrated Tourism is tourism that is linked to the economic, social, cultural, natural and human structures of the region where it occurs. It seeks to make the most of these structures and aims to retain local ownership and control of resources and activities with maximum benefits to the area. Integrated Tourism encourages tourism that is based on local physical, economic, social and cultural resources and local relationships so that tourist experiences are place specific. It is also sensitive to scale, which is appropriate to local circumstances and supports sustainability of resources and activities in ecological, economic and cultural terms. The Council considers that in order to capitalise on potential tourist income the following issues, amongst others, need to be addressed in consultation with Fáilte Ireland and other stakeholders as part of an integrated tourism development approach for the town: ‣ Improved promotion and marketing of the history of Boyle and its flagship attractions. ‣ Build on existing facilities and support niche markets, for example; cycling / walking / fishing / painting holidays, archaeological and nature tours, English language learning tours, and specialist markets such as activity holidays, environmental or cultural based tourism. ‣ Improved linkages with key tourist sites and attractions in the area. ‣ Improved public realm creating a café culture supporting boutique style retailing. ‣ Packages or bundles could also be development by linking with other attractions within the County and Region. ‣ Build upon the attraction offered by the Boyle Farmers Market. ‣ Promotion of high quality services which will support the fishing industry in Boyle and the surrounding area, which is recognised as being an angler’s paradise with several lakes and rivers within close proximity. ‣ Build upon the many activities such as boating, water-sports, walking, cycling, swimming and bird watching which are all available in the region. ‣ Improved promotion and marketing of walking holidays in the Boyle area. ‣ Promotion of new activities, attractions and festivals i.e. open air concerts, festivals and waterbased recreational activities on the Boyle River and Lough Key. Boyle Local Area Plan 2012-2018 Page 45
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