boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART I: INTRODUCTION & CONTEXT Chapter 1: Introduction<br />
1.2 CONTENT OF THE REPORT<br />
The Boyle LAP <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>2018</strong> indicates where<br />
development is most appropriate and aims to ensure<br />
that a sustainable level of development occurs,<br />
appropriate to the scale of the town and availability of<br />
infrastructure and services, within its development<br />
envelope.<br />
The <strong>plan</strong>, once adopted, will operate as the statutory<br />
<strong>plan</strong> for the <strong>area</strong>. It has been prepared in accordance<br />
with the requirements of Section 19(2) of the Planning<br />
and Development Act 2000, as amended, and is<br />
presented in two main parts.<br />
Part I: Introduction and Context (Chapters 1 & 2) –<br />
this part of the LAP reviews the physical, demographic<br />
and <strong>plan</strong>ning context of the town.<br />
Part II: Development Strategy for <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>2018</strong> and<br />
Beyond (Chapters 3-8) – part two focuses on the<br />
delivery of <strong>plan</strong>ning policies and specific objectives<br />
and sets out the Development Standards.<br />
The policies and objectives outlined in this LAP are in<br />
addition to the policies and objectives contained within<br />
the RCDP 2008-2014. It is acknowledged that not all<br />
strategic objectives will be achieved during the six<br />
year LAP period; however it is important to identify<br />
these objectives so there is a commitment towards<br />
achieving them over the longer term.<br />
In the interests of clarity, any reference to a goal, aim,<br />
policy and objective in the text of this Local Area Plan,<br />
shall be construed as an “objective” of this Plan for the<br />
purposes of the Planning and Development Act, 2000,<br />
as amended, and the Planning and Development<br />
Regulations, 2001, as amended.<br />
1.3 LEGISLATIVE & POLICY CONTEXT<br />
Planning at this <strong>local</strong> level must be informed by<br />
prevailing <strong>plan</strong>ning policies and standards as<br />
established in international, national, regional and<br />
<strong>local</strong> guidelines, reports and other documents. This<br />
LAP is guided by the following policy documents,<br />
amongst others:<br />
National Level<br />
National Development Plan, 2007-2013 (NDP)<br />
National Spatial Strategy, 2002-2020 (NSS)<br />
Sustainable Development – A Strategy for Ireland,<br />
1997<br />
Smarter Travel: A Sustainable Transport Future: A<br />
New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020<br />
Various Planning Guidelines which address retailing,<br />
telecommunications, renewable energy, built heritage,<br />
childcare, schools, and sustainable rural housing,<br />
amongst others.<br />
Regional Level<br />
Regional Planning Guidelines for the West, 2010-2022<br />
(RPGs)<br />
The Shannon River Basin Management Plan, 2009-<br />
2015<br />
<strong>County</strong> Level<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Development Plan, 2008–2014<br />
“<strong>Roscommon</strong> Common Vision”, <strong>County</strong> Development<br />
Board Strategy, 2002-<strong>2012</strong><br />
Other Plans and Programmes of <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong><br />
A consistent theme in all <strong>plan</strong>ning related documents<br />
is that of ‘sustainable development’, defined as<br />
‘development that meets the needs of the present<br />
without compromising the ability of future generations<br />
to meet their own needs.’ RCC supports this concept<br />
which forms an important part the Boyle LAP <strong>2012</strong>-<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. European Union policy Directives and national<br />
policy guidelines were also considered by the Planning<br />
Authority during the preparation of this LAP. Readers<br />
of this LAP are encouraged to visit the RCC website at<br />
www.roscommoncoco.ie for further information.<br />
1.4 PUBLIC CONSULTATION<br />
An important element of the Plans preparation was the<br />
need to liaise directly with the <strong>local</strong> community in<br />
Boyle. Therefore, Public Notice was placed in the<br />
<strong>local</strong> press inviting written comment and advertising a<br />
public meeting. The public meeting was held in King<br />
House on April 5 th 2011. The consultation exercise<br />
generated significant interest and a number of key<br />
<strong>area</strong>s of interest to <strong>local</strong> residents and businesses were<br />
identified. All of the issues, comments and ideas raised<br />
at the meeting and written comments that were<br />
received have been carefully considered and many of<br />
them have been incorporated into this LAP.<br />
1.5 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
ASSESSMENT<br />
In tandem with the LAP process, a Strategic<br />
Environmental Assessment (SEA) process has been<br />
undertaken. Strategic Environmental Assessment<br />
(SEA) is the formal systematic evaluation of the likely<br />
significant environmental effects of implementing the<br />
Local Area Plan before a decision is made to adopt the<br />
<strong>plan</strong>. The procedures for this evaluation are set out in<br />
the Planning and Development (SEA) Regulations,<br />
2004.<br />
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