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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 2012 – 2018 & BEYOND Chapter 5: Recreation, Leisure & Tourism can enhance a cultural experience as well as bring economic benefits to an attraction. The RPG’s advocate a focus on tourism, retail development, enterprise parks, roads and food production in North Roscommon including the towns of Strokestown, Boyle, Ballaghaderreen and Castlerea. County Roscommon must look to tourism as a source of potential retail income. Events such as festivals, fairs and concerts present enormous opportunities for retailers and consideration should be given to this in encouraging the development of new events and developing a countywide programme of activities for visitors. Environmental enhancement schemes, such as improvements to streetscape and pavement, should be introduced to upgrade and enhance the public realm5. Policy for Retail Tourism Policy 49 Encourage the establishment of new events such as festivals; fairs etc., in appropriate locations, to promote increased retail tourism in the LAP area and throughout the County. Objectives for Retail Tourism Objective 71 Facilitate the production of a programme of activities for tourists and visitors to the County and LAP area. This could be distributed to visitors during events such as the Boyle Arts Festival. 4. Environmental Considerations In pursuit of sustainable tourism it is imperative that the high quality landscape and environment which attracts visitors to Roscommon is undiminished by future development. A high quality product must be developed in harmony with a high quality natural environment, minimizing adverse impacts upon local communities, built heritage, landscapes, habitats and species. Tourism related enterprises should be encouraged to reduce their impact upon the environment by reducing their energy demand, increasing recycling and utilizing best practice procurement policy. The Waterways Corridor Study 2004/2005 consists of a study of three areas, the area surrounding the river from Lanesborough to Shannonbridge, from Roosky to Lanesborough and the Upper Shannon including the Boyle River, Lough Allen, Lough Key and the Carnadoe Waters. The Heritage Council has identified projects for the regeneration of the waterway corridor and actions, which can be realized over a ten-year period. Policy for Environmental Considerations Policy 50 Ensure that the facilitation of tourism and development related tourism does not impact negatively on the environmental quality or result in the deterioration of the quality of the tourism product. RCC supports the regeneration of waterway corridors throughout County Roscommon and the promotion of the unique ecology and wildlife, and activities associated with these waterways, in co-operation with organisations such as the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, The Heritage Council and the Royal Canal Amenity Group. Objective for Environmental Considerations Objective 72 Promote the development of tourism in a sustainable manner and encourage the provision of a comprehensive range of tourism facilities, subject to location, siting and design criteria, the protection of environmentally sensitive areas and other planning considerations. 5.3 RECREATION, LEISURE & TOURISM STRATEGY The Recreation, Leisure and Tourism Strategy for Boyle aims to ensure that an appropriate range of sports, recreational and tourism facilities are provided in the town to cater for the interests of all residents, irrespective of age, sex and physical ability. The Recreation, Leisure and Tourism Strategy aims to; ‣ Promote the development of tourism in the LAP area and surroundings in a sustainable manner and encourage the provision of a range of tourism facilities, subject to location, siting and design criteria, the protection of environmentally sensitive areas and other planning considerations. ‣ Protect from development the existing public and recreational open space in the area. Policies and objectives concerning recreation, leisure and tourism have been included in the body of this Chapter. Boyle Local Area Plan 2012-2018 Page 56
PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 2012 – 2018 & BEYOND Chapter 6: Built & Natural Heritage 6.1 BUILT HERITAGE CHAPTER 6: BUILT & NATURAL HERITAGE The quality of the environment is an important factor in determining where people choose to live and in attracting investment into the town. The Council will seek to preserve the built environment and its layout characteristics by encouraging recognition of the heritage value of the urban context and a high standard of design for new development proposals. Developers will be required to explain the reasoning behind a particular design solution on important or sensitive sites. (See appended Maps 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, & 8) planning permission; they are also obliged to prevent the structures becoming endangered. The DOEHLG’s Architectural Heritage Protection - Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2004) and subsequent individual guidance documents (available to download for free on www.environ.ie) are a useful source of information. Under Section 19(c) of the current RCC Scheme of Development Contributions (2008) restoration / refurbishment (to a high architectural standard) of protected structures receives a 100% exemption from development contribution fees. RCC will also consider a change of use of a protected structure to a use compatible with the conservation of the building. Grants, administered by the Council and other bodies, are also available for conservation works to protected structures. 6.1.1 Architectural Heritage Our built heritage is a unique resource, an irreplaceable expression of the richness and diversity of our past and of the generations who have gone before us. Structures and places have over time acquired character and ‘special interest’ through their continued existence and familiarity. The built heritage of County Roscommon includes not only works of great artistic and structural achievement but also everyday items; it includes all types of manmade structures and features of the landscape - houses, bridges, towns, demesnes, kerbing and stone walls. It is a non-renewable resource, once lost it cannot be replaced, so it is important that we appreciate what we have and provide adequate protection for it. Awareness of the social and economic benefits of conserving this part of our common inheritance, and of the place of conservation in policies of sustainable development, has gathered increased recognition in recent years. The Boyle LAP seeks to protect the built, archaeological and natural heritage of the town and the conservation of existing structures of heritage value or the replacement of buildings where appropriate. 1. Buildings of particular significance and Protected Structures Protected structures and proposed protected structures are structures which are of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest. They are subject to a high level of protection, which extends to their exteriors and interiors and to any structures within their curtilage. All works to them should follow best practice guidance and their owners and occupiers are required to consult with the local authority to determine which works require Photo 31: Boyle Abbey Photo 32: Abbeytown Bridge (Source: NIAH) The two oldest structures in Boyle are located very close together, the very fine Boyle Abbey and Abbeytown Bridge. The abbey was founded as a Cistercian Monastery in the 12th century under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermott; during the 17th and 18th centuries it was used to accommodate a military garrison. Boyle Abbey is one of the best preserved structures of its type in Ireland and is a popular visitor attraction. Its restored 16 th /17 th gatehouse is often utilised to house an exhibition. Both the abbey and the bridge display the shift in style from the round Romanesque arch to the more pointed Gothic arch. The Abbey is now a national monument in state care and is undergoing conservation works to its north arcade. Another of the most significant sites in Boyle, and also of National importance, is King House. This Palladian mansion from c.1730, later used as a barracks when the King family moved to Rockingham in 1788, was restored by RCC from 1989. Today it is an important tourist attraction, accommodating exhibitions focusing on the Boyle Local Area Plan 2012-2018 Page 57
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