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OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009 - 2015 Volume 2 - Settlement Plans WALSH ISLAND VILLAGE PLAN 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT The settlement plans stem directly from the policies and objectives contained in the County Development Plan with particular reference to Chapters 4, “Settlement Strategy” and 18, “Land Use and Zoning”. This is to facilitate the growth of a hierarchy of wellplanned, sustainable and complementary settlements throughout the county presented in a consistent manner to allow ease of interpretation and implementation. Walsh Island has been designated as a village within Offaly’s settlement hierarchy, as set out in Chapter 4 of the County Development Plan 2009-2015. This settlement plan along with the zoning map is seen as a specific view of the village so that development pressures can be focused and properly managed in order that the settlement can fulfill this role effectively. 1.1 Location Walsh Island is located 20kms east of Tullamore and 12kms north of Portarlington. The settlement straddles the boundary of the Rathfeston and Raheenakeeran DEDs and the 2006 Census states these areas populations as 381 and 388 persons respectively. However, it is estimated that the population within the village boundary (see plan) is approximately 450 with a further 50 in the immediate environs. Walsh Island is the local services centre for the residential community of the village itself and its surrounding rural hinterland. Pressures from the Greater Dublin Area and overspill from Edenderry have seen an increase in development pressure within this area since 2000. 1.2 Settlement Form The original settlement was basically “ribbon development” alongside the road with the Church approximately in the middle. Later development, mainly housing, while continuing this linear style also created a number of “culs-de-sac” accessed from the existing road. There has also been some growth around the Church, school, shop, public house and this could be described as the centre of the settlement. In the main, development is low rise and low density with a number of different building styles in evidence. 1.3 Context Walsh Island has been designated as a village within Offaly’s settlement hierarchy, as set out in the County Development Plan 2009-2015. A development boundary has been identified for Walsh Island and is shown on the accompanying map. It is intended that the area delineated will: - • Foster the creation of a more coherent settlement with adequate critical mass to maintain / improve local service provision. • Cater for a number of small in-depth housing schemes and also commercial development, which is appropriate in terms of scale, use and location within the village. • Contain development in order to bring some form to the settlement and engender a sense of place. 2.0 SERVICES & SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 2.1 Water Supply Walsh Island is serviced by a public water supply the source for which is at the northern end of the settlement. All new developments shall be connected to the public mains. Where a development proposal precedes adequate availability of water supply, special development contributions will apply to facilitate the necessary improvement works. Walsh Island is in the Water Services Investment Programme (2007-2009). 2.2 Waste Water The village is served by a main sewer running along the road through the village, which picks up the development on either side, and terminates in the waste water treatment plant at the north east of the February 2009 | Walsh Island Village Plan | page 172
OFFALY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009 - 2015 Volume 2 - Settlement Plans village. The plants capacity is 340PE and it is currently operating at this capacity. Consequently it is being investigated as part of the assessment of needs (2007- 2014) programme. 2.3 Other Services a) Social and Community Infrastructure. Walsh Island has a small base of such facilities serving both the settlement and the surrounding area. The following services/facilities are currently (2007) located within the plan boundary (2007): • Church (R.C.) • Shop • Post Office/Shop • Licensed Premises • National School • GAA Facility b) Roads New roads, which are necessary to serve in-depth development in Walsh Island, will be required to be designed and constructed to a high standard, in order to provide an attractive and safe environment. While these will be provided by separate developments it is intended that over time, they will evolve into an integrated network of routes allowing movement around and through the village. This will require adjoining landowners / development interests to cooperate at an early stage. c) Footpaths Footpath provision and street lighting is uncoordinated and relatively poor. 3.0 KEY MESSAGES FOR WALSH ISLAND a) Walsh Island shall be developed in a properly planned coherent manner centred around the existing embryonic core, (see 4.4) so that an attractive sustainable outcome is achieved. Policies and objectives with regard to village development are contained in the County Development Plan 2009-2015. b) Promotion of low-density clustered style development within the village, with the exception of slightly tighter knit development to help delineate the “core” area at location shown as such on the plan. c) Avoidance of excessive residential growth where such growth would precede the provision of adequate services, or would not enhance the village’s character. d) Ensure that development shall bring character to the settlement. e) Promotion of Walsh Island as a local service centre to create the critical mass necessary for maintaining and attracting services. f) The conservation and integration into new development of existing stone walls, trees and native hedgerows, and promotion of similar materials for new boundaries. g) High quality designs which are reflective of rural character but without precluding high quality innovative contemporary designs. h) Promotion of natural building and boundary materials. 4.0 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 4.1 The Main Objectives Driving Village Development are as Follows: • Facilitate people to live in high quality and primarily low density housing in a village location with rural overtones. • Maintain and enhance services at a local level. • Reinforce the attractive rural village, which exists at present by permitting appropriate and sensitively designed new development. • Create commercial and service opportunities. 4.2 Growth Rate The rate of growth will be regulated by the capacity and availability of physical and social infrastructure. Furthermore, development both in scale and rate shall not be allowed to take place at the expense of the village’s character. See County Development Plan 2009- 2015, Chapter 4, Settlement Strategy. 4.3 Priorities a) Promotion and consolidation of development within the development boundary as shown on the accompanying plan. b) Improvement of the existing road network and provision of footpaths, particularly where existing development is not served by footpaths and continue in conjunction with on-going development. February 2009 | Walsh Island Village Plan | page 173
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